Rainbow Connection chords by Paul Williams

Chords with lyrics

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

Key: G+G

Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:
G+G       E minorEm   Am7Am7     D MajorD
Why are there so many songs about rainbows
  Gmaj7Gmaj7     E minorEm  Am7Am7  D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
And what's on the other side
G+G      E minorEm      Am7Am7  D MajorD
Rainbows are visions, but only illusions
  Gmaj7Gmaj7     E minorEm     C majorC
And rainbows have nothing to hide

Cmaj7Cmaj7
So we've been told and some choose to believe it
Bm7Bm7                 B7B7
I know they're wrong, wait and see

Am7Am7      D7D7      Bm7Bm7    E7E7
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection
  Am7Am7     D7D7      G+G
The lovers, the dreamers and me

Verse 2:
G+G       E minorEm        Am7Am7     D MajorD
Who said that every wish would be heard and answered
Gmaj7Gmaj7      E minorEm   Am7Am7  D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
When wished on the morning star
G+G    E minorEm         Am7Am7   D MajorD
Somebody thought of that and someone believed it
G+G       E minorEm   C majorC
Look what it's done so far

Cmaj7Cmaj7
What's so amazing that keeps us stargazing
Bm7Bm7
And what do we think we might see

Am7Am7      D7D7      Bm7Bm7   E7E7
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection
  Am7Am7     D7D7      G+G
The lovers, the dreamers and me

Bridge:
D MajorD     E minorEm    G+G
All of us under its spell
  C majorC       G+G    A minorAm D7#5
We know that it's probably magic

Verse 3:
G+G       E minorEm        Am7Am7      D MajorD
Have you been half asleep, and have you heard voices
Gmaj7Gmaj7      E minorEm     Am7Am7  D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
I've heard them calling my name
G+G      E minorEm        Am7Am7       D MajorD
Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailors
Gmaj7Gmaj7       E minor 7Em7    C majorC
The voice might be one in the same

Cmaj7Cmaj7
I've heard it too many times to ignore it
Bm7Bm7                  B7B7
It's something that I'm supposed to be

Am7Am7      D7D7      Bm7Bm7    E7E7
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection
  Am7Am7     D7D7      G+G
The lovers, the dreamers and me

Coda:
D MajorD    E minorEm    G+G
La da da dee da da doo
  C majorC    D MajorD     G+G
La da da da da dee da doo