My Rainbow Race
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CAPO: 2nd Fret
Intro: D Em Esus4 G D Asus4
La la la la la la la la la la
D Em Esus4 Em Bm D A
Dsus4 Dadd9 D
D Em
One blue sky above us
G D
One ocean, lapping all our shores
Em G Em
One earth so green and round
A D
Who could ask for more?
Em
And because I love you
G A D Em
I'll give it one more try
To show my rainbow race
A Asus4 D
It's too soon to die
Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
It's too soon to die
D Em
Some wanna be like an ostrich
G D
Bury their heads in the sand
Em G
And some hope their plastic dreams
A D
Will unclench all greedy hands
Em
Some want to take the easy way
Em G D
Poisons and bombs, they think we need 'em
Em G
Don't you know you can't kill all the unbelievers
A D
There's no shortcut to freedom
Em
And because I promised
G A D
I’ll give it one more try
Em G Em
To show my rainbow race
A Dadd9 Em A D
It’s too soon, it’s too soon to die
Asus4 Em D Em
It’s too soon, it’s too soon to die
D Asus4 Em D G D
It’s too soon to die, it’s too soon to die
Em G D Em
It’s too soon to die, it’s too soon to die
G D Em
It’s too soon to die, it’s too soon to die
G D
It’s too soon to die
D Em
One blue sky above us
G D
One ocean lapping all our shores
Em G Em
One earth so green and round
A D
Who would ask for more?
Em
And because I love you
G D
I'll give it one more try
Em G Em
To show my rainbow race
A D A Asus4 D
It's too soon to die, it’s too soon to die
How to play My Rainbow Race
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.