Rockin In Rage chords by The Who

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


Key: D / A (Chorus and Middle 8)


Chorus:
  A5   A/G      A5        A/G       A5            F          F G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|2-2-2-2-------2-|--2---2---------|2-2-2-2---------|----------------|
A|0-0-0---------0-|--0---0---------|0-0-0---------3-|--3---3-3/5-5---|
E|------3---------|--------3/5-3---|------3---3---1-|--1---1-1/3-3---|

CHORDS
           E-A-D-G-B-e
Bb/D*      x-x-0-7-6-6
E/D        x-x-0-4-5-4
Dsus2(b6)  x-x-0-3-5-5
Eb/D       x-x-0-3-4-3
Bb/D       x-x-0-3-3-1
F/D        x-x-0-5-6-5
C/D        x-x-0-5-5-3

D7         x-x-0-5-7-5 or 2-x-0-2-1-2 (= D7/F#)
Bbdim7     x-1-2-0-2-0
Dm9        x-5-3-5-5-x
Dm6        x-5-3-6-3-x

D5         x-x-0-2-3-x
F/C        x-3-3-x-1-x
G7/B       x-2-3-0-x-x

A5         x-0-2-x-x-x
G          3-x-0-0-3-3

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Intro:
| Dsus2 Em7/D | Dsus2 Em7/D |
| Dsus2 Em7/D |  Em7/D  |
               (let ring)

Verse 1:
     D              Bb/D*
If I can't speak my truth
           E/D     Dsus2(b6)
For fear of being abused
           Eb/D      Bb/D
I might as well be a mute
   F/D         C/D
My voice never used
D         Bb/D*
I'll be maligned
        E/D          Dsus2(b6)
I'll be distant and trolled
     Eb/D      Bb/D
If I can't be aligned
        F/D          | C/D | % |
I'll be thrown in the cold


Bridge:
  D                             D7
I don't think I've ever felt so out on the margin
        Gm                  Bbdim7
I'm too old to fight and we share these in blades
  Dm9                     Dm6
I feel like a leper, like handing my cards in
       Bb/D                    C/D
Like I don't have the right to join the parades


Pre-Chorus:
    D5         F/C   F/C         G7/B
I'm rockin' in rage, forward and back
   D5          F/C         G7/B        A
My bones is engaged, they splinter and crack

| D5 F/C | F/C G7/B | D5 F/C | G7/B F/C |

     D5          F/C      F/C         G7/B
Deep fire in the clock is one last rampage
D5           F/C        G7/B       A
Drop all the lines, I'm rockin' in rage


Chorus:
A5         A/G   | A5 A/G |
Rockin' in rage
      A5              A/G
Oh, I won't leave the stage
F             F   G      A5 :
 Oh yeah, I'm rockin' in rage


Middle 8:
| A5 | A5   G D | A5 | A5   G D |

           A5                                  G   D
If you can ride it right here, you know how to die
           A5                               G   D
If you can conquer your fear, you'll get to fly
| A5 | A5      G          D | A5 | % |
          Ooh, you'll get to fly


Verse 2:
     D            Bb/D*
This must be your right
          E/D         Dsus2(b6)
To get it down on the page
    Eb/D          Bb/D
You know you must write
    F/D           C/D
You know you must rage
    D              Bb/D*
You might learn to fly
    E/D        Dsus2(b6)
Get out on the stage
        Eb/D          Bb/D
But you might as well lie
  F/D         | C/D | % |
Unless you can rage


Bridge:
  D                             D7
I don't think I've ever felt so out on the margin
        Gm                  Bbdim7
I'm too old to fight and we share these in blades
  Dm9                     Dm6
I feel like a leper, like handing my cards in
       Bb/D                    C/D
Like I don't have the right to join the parades


Pre-Chorus:
    D5         F/C   F/C          G7/B
I'm rockin' in rage, well past my prime
  D5        F/C      G7/B       A
Denying the curtain, waiting on time

| D5 F/C | F/C G7/B | D5 F/C | G7/B F/C |

   D5          F/C         F/C          G7/B
So this is the carver, the death before age
  D5             F/C           G7/B       A
I thought I'd be calm, but I'm rockin' in rage


Chorus:
A5         A/G   | A5 A/G |
Rockin' in rage
      A5              A/G
Oh, I won't leave the stage
F   F       G     | A5  A/G  | A5 A/G     |   A5 A/G | F  G |
    Rockin' in rage,               rockin' in rage

A5         A/G   | A5 A/G |
Rockin' in rage
A5      A/G             | A5 A/G |
  Oh, I won't leave the stage
F   F       G     | A5  A/G   | A5 A/G |  A5 A/G | F     G        | A5 | % |
    Rockin' in rage,                     Oh, oh, I won’t leave the cage


Verse 3:
     D              Bb/D*
If I can't speak my truth
            E/D    Dsus2(b6)
For fear of being abused
           Eb/D      Bb/D
I might as well be a mute
   F/D         C/D
My voice never used
     D          Bb/D*
This must be my right
          E/D         Dsus2(b6)
To get it down on the page
  Eb/D        Bb/D
I know I must write
  F/D        | C/D | % |
I know I must rage


Coda:
| Dsus2 Em7/D | Dsus2 Em7/D |
  Rage ...
| Dsus2 Em7/D | D
  Rage ...