Rumi chords by Tankian Serj

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

🤘 Intro:
F  C#


🤘 Verse 1:
          F
Oh, Dear Rumi
                 C#
My little baby, I love you
     G#          D#
You move me, my son
      Bb
You improve me
                  C
Cause you're the one

🤘 Instrumental:
F C# Bb D# C
F C# Bb G# C
F C# F C#

🤘 Verse 2:
G#
The wisdom of the word
                D#
The source of all of creation
Bb                           C
Ecstasy of devotion in the sound  of every action
F                             C#
Striving to hear and see all life, an anomaly
F                              C#
Never lose that wonder, the necessity of mystery
G#                                D#
Be drunk with passion and the peaceful rivers of love
Bb                                  C
Close both your eyes and hear the distant flight of doves


🤘 Chorus:
F                              C#
When you're grown up in your prime
                         Bb
Stay away from God and crime
                         D#          C         F
Embody justice for this tormenting, tormented world
                               C#
You will learn something every day
                                 Bb
Don't dip your toes, go all the way
                           G#             C               F
Be the change you want to see and be the man you want to be
C# Bb C


🤘 Verse 3:
         F
Oh dear Rumi,
                C#
The supreme poet of love
    Bb                C
You move me like the sun
G#                       D#
Become the truth and hold it above all
Bb                                    C
Get lost in the breeze of the trees that stand tall
G#                                      D#
Don't you realize that it's all about knowledge and love
Bb                                  C
Close both your eyes and hear the distant flight of doves


🤘 Chorus:
F                              C#
When you're grown up in your prime
                         Bb
Stay away from God and crime
                         D#         C         F
Embody justice for this tormenting tormented world
                               C#
You will learn something every day
                                 Bb
Don't dip your toes, go all the way
                         G#             C               Gm   F
Be the change you wanna see and be the man  you want to be


🤘 Bridge:
F                D#  D
Man you want to be
      Gm
Dear son
                   F                     D#                D
I pray that your days are long and your path matches your song
      Gm                   F                            D#                         D
Your smile is worth every sacrifice in this life, your breath now my reason to go on
   Gm                   F                      D#               D
I love you more than I ever could imagine for anything on this earth

🤘 Chorus:
F                              C#
When you're grown up in your prime
                         Bb
Stay away from God and crime
                         D#          C         F
Embody justice for this tormenting, tormented world
                               C#
You will learn something every day
                                 Bb  G#  C
Don't dip your toes, go all the way

Last 🤘 Chorus:
F                              C#
When you're grown up in your prime
                         Bb
Stay away from God and crime
                         D#          C         F
Embody justice for this tormenting, tormented world
                                C#
You will learn something every day
                                Bb
Don't dip your toes, go all the way
                           C
Be the change you want to see
                                          F
And be the man and be the man you want to be