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INTRO: appregio based on G F F Em bar chords, something like:
E|-----3--------1--------1--------0---
B|--------3--------1----------------0-
G|------------------------------------
D|---5--------3--------3--------2-----
A|----------------------------2-------
E|-3--------1--------1------0---------
This figure repeats throughout the verses.
At one point in the first verse, this changes slightly:
(sorry, don't have exact lyric with me)
G F F Em
I have drunk from fire water
G F F Em D C
Free spirits rising in the world
and then above figure repeats again.
CHORUS:
G F C
Raw, raw, burnt back to the bone
G F C
Raw, raw, you better leave this child alone
G F C
Raw, raw, I ain't got no home...now
F F
Burnt right back...burnt right back to the bone.
G G (rake) G G (rake) F F (rake) F F (rake)...then back to the verse.
BRIDGE: (after second chorus)
D
Rolling like a river, running like a train
D C G
Free spirits rising in the world today
SOLO: don't have it, but it's based on the G G F C pattern of the verse
then second verse, repeating G G F C until the end of the song
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Ken MacFarlane | email: ksm@eniac.seas.upenn.edu
CETS Technical Staff | ksm@pender.ee.upenn.edu
University of Pennsylvania | office: 057 GRW (Moore)
Philadelphia, PA 19104 | phone: (215)898-2476
How to play Raw
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.