#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Rael By The Who >From The Who Sell Out, 1967 Written by Pete Townshend ?1967 Fabulous Music Inc./Towser Tunes Ltd ============== transcribed by 09-29-1997 Whotabs litgo@aol.com rev 08-31-2001 www.thewho.net/whotabs ============== Tune down whole step: DGCFAD [note: add one whole tone to each chord below to find shapes, e.g., C = D, F = G, Bb = C ] ||:C C F G |C C F G :| Ooh... C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) GThe (320003@1)Red-chins in their millions C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) GWill (320003@1)overspill their borders C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)chaos then will reign in our Rael The country of my fathers A proud land of old order Like a goldfish being swallowed by a whale Bb (x1333x@1) AbRael, (xx1114@1)the home of my religion Bb (x1333x@1) Ab (xx1114@1) GTo (320003@1)me the center of the earth The Red-chins in their millions Will overspill their borders And chaos then will reign in our Rael My heritage is threatened My roots are torn and cornered And so to do my best I'll homeward sail C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Bb (x1333x@1) Bb (x1333x@1) Bb (x1333x@1) BbAnd (x1333x@1)so to do my best I'll homeward sail Bb (x1333x@1) (Bb/A) (Bb/G) F (133211@1) (F/Eb) (F/D) (F/C) Now captain, listen to my instructions Bb (x1333x@1) FReturn (133211@1)to this spot on christmas day Bb (x1333x@1) FLook (133211@1)toward the shore for my signal Bb (x1333x@1) Ab (xx1114@1) GAnd (320003@1)then you'll know if in Rael I'll stay ||:G G G/F# C/G C/G G:|| G (320003@1) G/F# (320002@1) C/G (3x555x@1) GIf (320003@1)a yellow flag is fluttering G (320003@1) G/F# (320002@1) C/G (3x555x@1)name="chord_320003@1">G Sickly herald against the morn G (320003@1) G/F# (320002@1) F (133211@1) Then you'll know my courage has ended C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C/G (3x555x@1)name="chord_320003@1">G And you'll send your boat ashore But if a red flag is flying Brazen bold against the blue Then you'll know that I am staying And my yacht belongs to you Bb (x1333x@1) FNow (133211@1)captain, listen to my instructions Return to this spot on christmas day Look toward the shore for my signal Bb (x1333x@1) Ab (xx1114@1) GAnd (320003@1)then you'll know if in Rael I'll stay || G G G/F# C/G C/G G || A A A/Ab D/A D/A A || G... || Bb Bb Bb/A Eb/Bb Eb/Bb Bb || Ooh ooh ooh Bb (x1333x@1)A (x02220@1) Ab (xx1114@1) Eb (x43121@3) Bb (x1333x@1) Eb/Bb (x43121@3)Bb (x1333x@1)|D/C ||Dsus4 D(no3)/C|D/C || |-4----||--5---0-------|-4----|| |-5----||--5---5-------|-5----|| |-4----||.-4---4-------|-4---.|| |(0)---||.-0---0-------|(0)--.|| |------||--------------|------|| |------||--------------|------|| || C (x32010@1) |C5 Csus2|| D/C (x30232@1) | ||-2----|-5---0--||--4-----| ||-3----|-3---3--||--5-----| ||.2----|-2---2-.||--4-----| ||.0----|-0---0-.||--------| ||------|--------||--------| ||------|--------||--------| D/C (x30232@1) Dsus4/C D(no3)/C D/C (x30232@1) Dsus4/C D(no3)/C He's crazy if he thinks we're coming back again He's crazy if he thinks we're coming back again C (x32010@1) C5 (x355xx@1) Csus2 (x35533@1)D/C (x30232@1) Dsus4/C D(no3)/C He's crazy if he thinks we're coming back again C (x32010@1) C5 (x355xx@1)name="chord_x35533@1">Csus2 D/CHe's (x30232@1)crazy, anyway |[bass only these 2 meas]D/C C |D/C C D/C | |--------|--------------|---------|-------------| |--------|--------------|---------|-------------| |--------|--------------|---------|-------------| |2-0x----|--2-0---------|2-0x-----|-2-0---------| |--------|------3-2-0---|---------|-----3-2-0---| |--------|------------3-|---------|-----------3-| |C Bb/C | C (x32010@1)Bb/C | |---------|-------------------| |---------|-------------------| |---------|-------------------| |0--------|--0----------------| |---3x----|-----3--2--0-----0-| |---------|--------------3----| || A (x02220@1) | || ||----------------|---------------|| ||----------------|---------------|| ||----------------|---------------|| ||------------4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|| ||-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|| ||----------------|---------------|| [Open C pedal throughout] |D/C C (x32010@1) | D/C (x30232@1)C (x32010@1) G/C|D/C C (x32010@1) | D/C (x30232@1)C (x32010@1)D/C| (x30232@1)|4---2------|--4---2---5--|4---2-----|--4---2---4--| |5---3------|--5---3---5--|5---3-----|--5---3---5--| |4---2------|--4---2---6--|4---2-----|--4---2---4--| |0---0------|--0---0---0--|0---0-----|--0---0---0--| |-----------|-------------|----------|-------------| |-----------|-------------|----------|-------------| |E/C D/C (x30232@1)| E/C D/CE/C|F/C (x30232@1) | | |6---4----|---6---4---6--|7------|-------| |7---6----|---7---6---7--|8------|-------| |6---4----|---6---4---6--|7------|-------| |0---0----|---0---0---0--|0------|0------| |---------|--------------|-------|-------| |---------|--------------|-------|-------| ||F/C Fsus4/C F/C |Fsus2/C F/C x2 F/C Fsus4/C|F5/C | ||-7-----8-----7----|-------------||7-----8-----|10------| ||-8-----8-----8----|-10-8-10-8---||8-----8-----|8-------| ||-7-----7-----7----|-----------7-||7-----7-----|7-------| ||(0)---------------|-------------||------------|0-------| ||------------------|-------------||------------|--------| ||------------------|-------------||------------|--------| |F/C Fsus4/C|F/C || A (x02220@1) | || |7-----8----|-7-------||----------------|---------------|| |8-----8----|-8-------||----------------|---------------|| |7-----7----|-7-------||----------------|---------------|| |-----------|-0-------||------------4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|| |-----------|---------||-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|| |-----------|---------||----------------|---------------|| D/C (x30232@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)If a yellow flag is fluttering D(no3)/C D/C (x30232@1) Dsus4/C Sickly herald against the morn D(no3)/C C (x32010@1) C5Then (x355xx@1)you'll know my courage has ended Csus2 (x35533@1) C (x32010@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)you'll send your boat ashore ------------- Part II [approx organ changes; can be played tuned down or in standard tuning: EADGBE] C (x32010@1) What I see is all I've seen F (133211@1) CIn (x32010@1)my sweetest sleeping dreams F (133211@1) CWhat (x32010@1)I feel is all I've felt F (133211@1) AmWhen (x02210@1)by newborn babes I've knelt F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) AmWhat (x02210@1)I know now is all I've known FThat (133211@1)has been good while I have grown CBless (x32010@1)the thoughts that made me sail F (133211@1) A5And (x022xx@1)the god who made Rael ============= litgo@aol.com #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. 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