Tom Sawyer chords by Rush

Chords with lyrics

Intro:

E MajorE

Verse:

N.C. (E MajorE)
A augmentedA modern-day warrior
N.C. (E MajorE)
Mean mean stride,
N.C. (E MajorE)
Today's Tom Sawyer
N.C. (E MajorE)
Mean mean pride.

Bridge:

E MajorE D/ED/E A/EA/E C/EC/E

Verse:

E MajorE
 Though his mind is not for rent,
D/ED/E
 Don't put him down as arrogant.
A/EA/E
 His reserve, a quiet defense,
C/EC/E
 Riding out the day's events.
C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C majorC  G/BG/B Am7Am7
     The river

Bridge:

E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G A5A5 E minorEm Cmaj7Cmaj7 B5B5 A5A5 G5G5 F#5F#5
E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G A5A5 E minorEm Cmaj7Cmaj7 B5B5 A5A5 G5G5 F#5F#5

Chorus:

  E minorEm    D/F#D/F#     G+G   A5A5
And what you say about his company
  E minorEm     Cmaj7Cmaj7  B5B5  A5A5 G5G5 F#5F#5
Is what you say about society.
E minorEm     D/F#D/F# G+G     A5A5
Catch the mist, catch the myth
E minorEm     Cmaj7Cmaj7 B5B5    A5A5 G5G5 F#5F#5
Catch the mystery, catch the drift.

Bridge:

E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G A5A5 E minorEm Cmaj7Cmaj7 B5B5 A5A5 BB

C-Part:

BB
 The world is, the world is,
A augmentedA    G+G    BB
Love and life are deep,
A augmentedA      G+G  A augmentedA  E MajorE
Maybe as his eyes are wide.

Verse:

N.C. (E MajorE)
Today's Tom Sawyer,
N.C. (E MajorE)
He gets high on you,
N.C. (E MajorE)
And the space he invades
N.C. (E MajorE)
He gets by on you.

Riff:

e|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-7-4-6---4-----7---4-6-------| x10
A augmentedA|-------7---5-----------7-5---|
E MajorE|---------------------------7-|

Solo:

e|-----------------------------|  |----------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|  |----------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------|  |----------------------|
D MajorD|-7-4-6---------7---4-6-------| x3 |-7-4-6----------------|
A augmentedA|-------7-5-------------7-5---|  |-------7-5---------5--|
E MajorE|-----------7---------------7-|  |-----------7-5--7-----|
All of this twice.

e|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-7-4-6---4-----7---4-6-------| x2
A augmentedA|-------7---5-----------7-5---|
E MajorE|---------------------------7-|

e|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|-7-4-6---------5---4-6-------|
D MajorD|-------7-5-------------7-5---| x2
A augmentedA|-----------7---------------7-|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7-4-6---4-----7---4-6--------7-4-6----------------|
A augmentedA|-------7---5-----------7-5----------7-5---------5--|
E MajorE|---------------------------7------------7-5--7-----|

Bridge:

E MajorE D/ED/E A/EA/E C/EC/E

Verse:

E MajorE
 No, his mind is not for rent
D/ED/E
 To any god or government.
A/EA/E
 Always hopeful, yet discontent,
C/EC/E
 He knows changes aren't permanent,
C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7 C majorC  G/BG/B Am7Am7
     But change is.

Bridge:

E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G A5A5 E minorEm Cmaj7Cmaj7 B5B5 A5A5 G5G5 F#5F#5
E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G A5A5 E minorEm Cmaj7Cmaj7 B5B5 A5A5 G5G5 F#5F#5

Chorus:

  E minorEm    D/F#D/F#     G+G   A5A5
And what you say about his company
  E minorEm     Cmaj7Cmaj7  B5B5  A5A5 G5G5 F#5F#5
Is what you say about society.
E minorEm    D/F#D/F#   G+G     A5A5
Catch the witness, catch the wit,
E minorEm     Cmaj7Cmaj7 B5B5     A5A5 G5G5 F#5F#5
Catch the spirit, catch the spit.

Bridge:

E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G A5A5 E minorEm Cmaj7Cmaj7 B5B5 A5A5 BB

C-Part:

BB
 The world is, the world is,
A augmentedA    G+G     BB
Love and life are deep,
A augmentedA      G+G   A augmentedA  E MajorE
Maybe as his skies are wide.

Verse:

N.C. (E MajorE)
Exit the warrior,
N.C. (E MajorE)
Today's Tom Sawyer,
N.C. (E MajorE)
He gets high on you,
N.C. (E MajorE)
And the energy you trade,
N.C. (E MajorE)
He gets right on to the friction of the day.

Outro:

E MajorE F# minorF#m E MajorE F# minorF#m E MajorE F# minorF#m E MajorE F# minorF#m

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