Rael 1 chords by The Who

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

* Always strum once

Intro:

C majorC  G+G   C majorC  FF   C majorC N.C.
Ooohoooh! Ooohoooh! Ooohoooh! ooohoooh
C majorC  G+G   C majorC  FF   C majorC N.C.
Ooohoooh! Ooohoooh! Ooohoooh! ooohoooh

Verse 1:

C majorC        G+G
The Red Chins in their millions
C majorC       FF
Will overspill their borders
  C majorC        G+G        C majorC  FF
And chaos then will reign in our Rael
C majorC       G+G
The country of my fathers
 C majorC       FF
A augmentedA proud land of old order
C majorC           G+G          C majorC  FF
Like a goldfish being swallowed by a whale

Bridge:

Bb majorBb          AbAb
Rael, the home of my religion
  Bb majorBb          AbAb   G*
To me the center of the Earth

Verse 2:

C majorC  G+G   C majorC  FF
Ooohoooh! Ooohoooh!
N.C.
The Red Chins in their millions
N.C.
Will overspill their borders
N.C.
And chaos then will reign in our Rael
  C majorC      G+G
My heritage is threatened
  C majorC         FF
My roots are torn and cornered
  C majorC      G+G         C majorC   FF
And so to do my best I'll homeward sail
  C majorC      G+G         C majorC   FF  Bb majorBb
And so to do my best I'll homeward sail

Chorus:

Bb majorBb                FF
Now Captain, listen to my instructions
 Bb majorBb               FF
Return to this spot on Christmas Day
Bb majorBb              FF
Look toward the shore for my signal
  Bb majorBb                AbAb G+G  G* Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
And then you'll know if in Rael I'll sta-ay

Verse 3:

G+G      Gsus4Gsus4    G+G
If a yellow flag is fluttering
       Gsus4Gsus4    G+G
Sickly herald against the morn
      FF
Then you'll know my courage has ended
      C majorC       G+G
And you'll send your boat ashore

Verse 4:

       Gsus4Gsus4   G+G
But if a red flag is flying
       Gsus4Gsus4   G+G
Brazen bold against the blue
      FF
Then you'll know that I am staying
    C majorC        G+G   Bb majorBb
And my yacht belongs to you

Chorus:

Bb majorBb                FF
Now Captain, listen to my instructions
 Bb majorBb               FF
Return to this spot on Christmas Day
Bb majorBb              FF
Look toward the shore for my signal
  Bb majorBb                AbAb G*
And then you'll know if in Rael I'll sta-ay

Interlude:

G+G
Pa-palapapapaaa pa-palapapaaa
A augmentedA
Pa-palapapapaaa pa-palapapaaa
G+G
Pa-palapapapaaa pa-palapapaaa
Bb majorBb
Pa-palapapapaaa pa-palapapaaa
  AbAb   Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
Ooohooohooooooooh

Instrumental:

D*  D* D* D*  D* D* D*  D* D* D*

Interlude:

D* D* D*       D*      D*   D*
  He's crazy if he thinks we're coming back again
D* D* D*       D*      D*   D*
  He's crazy if he thinks we're coming back again
D* D* D*       D*      D*   D*
  He's crazy if he thinks we're coming back again
D* D* D*    D* D* D*
  He's crazy  -  anyway

Instrumental:

D MajorD  Bb majorBb
A augmentedA
D* C*  D* C* D* D* C*
D* C* D* F* C*
C majorC
    Aaaaaaaaah!
FF
Aaaaaaaah!
A augmentedA
Aaaaaaaah!

Outro:

D*  C* C* D*  C* C*     D*     D*
           If a yellow flag is fluttering
    D*         D*
Sickly herald against the morn
F*     C*         C*
Then you'll know my courage has ended
  C*   C*       D*
And you'll send your boat ashore

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