Since You Been Gone chords by Rainbow

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: G

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:

Riff pt. 1:         Riff pt.2:
G G G  D D Em Em Em  C C G G G  D Em C C C D D
G G G  D D Em Em Em  C C G G G  D Em C C D
                           Whoa ah. Whoa ah.

Verse 1:

G      D/F#      Em     D
I get the same old dreams, same time every night,
C      G/B     Am   D
Fall to the ground and I wake up.
G    D/F#      Em        D
So I get out of bed, put on my shoes, and in my head,
C      G/B     Am   D
Thoughts fly back to the break-up.

Pre-Chorus:

Eb          F
These four walls are closin' in.
            e|----------------|
            B|----------------|
            G|----------2-----|
            D|--------3-----3-|
            A|------3---------|
            E|----------------|

Eb              D
Look at the fix you've put me in.
e|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|-----------------|
D|1---------------|-----------------|
A|----------3-1-0-|(0)3-4-5---------|
E|----------------|-----------------|


Chorus:

G           D Em          C
Since you've been gone, since you've been gone
  G        D   Em  C C C D D
I'm out of my head, can't take it.
G        D   Em          C
Could I be wrong, but since you've been gone
G          D Em  C C C D D
You've cast a spell so break it.

G G G  D D Em Em Em  C C G G G  D Em C C   C  D  D
Oh!      Oh!       Oh!        Since you been gone!


Verse 2:

G     D/F#    Em       D
So in the night I stand, beneath the back street light
C      G/B      Am      D
I read the words that you sent to me.
G       D/F#      Em        D
I can take the afternoon, the night time comes around too soon,
C     G/B      Am   D
You can't know what you mean to me.


Pre-Chorus:

Eb            F
Your poison letter. Your telegram.
             e|----------------|
             B|----------------|
             G|----------2-----|
             D|--------3-----3-|
             A|------3---------|
             E|----------------|

Eb                 D
Just goes to show you don't give a damn!
e|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|-----------------|
D|1---------------|-----------------|
A|----------3-1-0-|(0)3-4-5---------|
E|----------------|-----------------|


Chorus:

G           D Em          C
Since you've been gone, since you've been gone
  G        D   Em  C C C D D
I'm out of my head, can't take it.
G        D   Em          C
Could I be wrong, but since you've been gone
G          D Em  C C C D D
You've cast a spell so break it.

G G G  D D Em Em Em  C C G G G  D Em C C   C  D  D
Oh!      Oh!       Oh!        Since you been gone!


Guitar solo:
G/B C G/D C/E G/B B7 Em Em/D C Am

Bridge:
G/B  C     G/D  C/E   G/B     B7    Em Em/D C Am
If you will come back, baby you know you'll never do wrong

D D D   D D
   Ugh!


Chorus:

A           E F#m          D
Since you've been gone, since you've been gone,
  A        E   F#m D D D E E
I'm out of my head, can't take it.
A        E   F#m          D
Could I be wrong, but since you've been gone,
A          E F#m  D D D E E
You've cast a spell so break it.

A A A  E E F#m F#m F#m  F F A A A  E E F#m F#m F#m  F F
Oh!      Oh!        Oh!      Oh!

A A A   E  E  A
Ever since you been gone!

Outro Guitar Solo:
A A A  E E F#m F#m F#m  D D A A A  E F#m D D D E E
A A A  E E F#m F#m F#m  D D A A A  E F#m D D D E E

A           E F#m          D
Since you've been gone, since you've been gone,
  A        E   F#m D D D E E
I'm out of my head, can't take it.
A           E F#m          D
Since you've been gone, since you've been gone,
  A        E   F#m  D D D E E
I'm out of my head, can't take it.

(Fades out)