Distant Early Warning

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Song

Artist - Rush

Song - Distant Early Warning.

It's not perfect, but this is how I play it.

G|---------------------------------|---------------5---5-4-0---------|
D|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|-----3---5---------------7-7-5-0-|
A|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|-3-3---3---0-3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|
A|-----3---5-5---5/7-7-5p0-3-3-5-5-|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
E|-3-3---3-----3-------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------5---5-4-0---------|---------------------------------|
D|-----3---5---------------7-7-5-0-|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3---3---0-3-------------------|-----3---5-5---5/7-7-5p0-3-3-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|-3-3---3-----3-------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|
A|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
E|---------------------------------|

Synth part, but I play it on bass.

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5---4---2-----5---4---2-----5---4---2-----5---4---2-|
A|---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-----3-----1---3---3---1-----3-----1---3---3--|

an ill wind comes arising across the cities of the plain.

G|---------------------------------|---------------5---5-4-0---------|
D|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|-----3---5---------------7-7-5-0-|
A|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|-3-3---3---0-3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

there's no swimming in the heavy water, no singing in the acid rain

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|
A|-----3---5-5---5/7-7-5p0-3-3-5-5-|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
E|-3-3---3-----3-------------------|---------------------------------|

red alert.

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----3---5-5---5/7-7-5p0-3-3-5-5-|
E|-3-3---3-----3-------------------|

it's so hard to stay together, passing through revolving doors,

G|---------------------------------|---------------5---5-4-0---------|
D|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|-----3---5---------------7-7-5-0-|
A|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|-3-3---3---0-3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

we need someone to talk to and someone to sweep the floors, Incomplete.

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|
A|-----3---5-5---5/7-7-5p0-3-3-5-5-|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
E|-3-3---3-----3-------------------|---------------------------------|

Synth part, again.

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5---4---2-----5---4---2-----5---4---2-----5---4---2-|
A|---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-----3-----1---3---3---1-----3-----1---3---3--|

Chorus

The world weighs on my shoulders, but what am I to do?

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|

You sometimes drive me crazy, but I worry about you.

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|

I know that it makes no difference, to what you're going through

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|

I've seen the tip of the iceberg and I worry about you.

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|
G|---------------------------------|---------------5---5-4-0---------|
D|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|-----3---5---------------7-7-5-0-|
A|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|-3-3---3---0-3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----3---5-5---5/7-7-5p0-3-3-5-5-|
E|-3-3---3-----3-------------------|

Cruising under your radar, watching on satellites.

G|---------------------------------|---------------5---5-4-0---------|
D|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|-----3---5---------------7-7-5-0-|
A|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|-3-3---3---0-3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Take a page from the red book and keep them in your sights

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|
A|-----3---5-5---5/7-7-5p0-3-3-5-5-|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
E|-3-3---3-----3-------------------|---------------------------------|

red alert.

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----3---5-5---5/7-7-5p0-3-3-5-5-|
E|-3-3---3-----3-------------------|

Left and rights of passage, black and whites of youth

G|---------------------------------|---------------5---5-4-0---------|
D|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|-----3---5---------------7-7-5-0-|
A|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|-3-3---3---0-3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Can you face the knowledge that the truth is not the truth? Obsolete.

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|
A|-----3---5-5---5/7-7-5p0-3-3-5-5-|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
E|-3-3---3-----3-------------------|---------------------------------|

Synth part, again.

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5---4---2-----5---4---2-----5---4---2-----5---4---2-|
A|---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-----3-----1---3---3---1-----3-----1---3---3--|

Chorus

The world weighs on my shoulders, but what am I to do?

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|

You sometimes drive me crazy, but I worry about you.

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|

I know that it makes no difference, to what you're going through

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|

I've seen the tip of the iceberg and I worry about you.

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|X4
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------5---3----------3---5-----------5--------------3-|
E|-----------------------------------------------1---3-3-5-5---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------3-|
A|-5-----------5---3----------3---5---5---5-5---5--------3-5---|
E|-------------------------------------------------1-3-5-------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------5---5-4-----------|
D|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|-----3---5-------------7-7-5-0---|
A|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|-3-3---3---0-3-----------------7-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----5---7---5-------5---7-7-5-0-|
A|-----3---5-5---5/7-7-5p0-3-3-5-5-|-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
E|-3-3---3-----3-------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5---4---2-----5---4---2-----5---4---2-----5---4---2-|
A|---0---0---------0---0---------0---0---------0---0---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5---4---2-----5---4---2-----5---4---2-----5---4---2-|
A|---0---0---------0---0---------0---0---------0---0---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-----3-----1---3---3---1-----3-----1---3---3--|

The world weighs on my shoulders, but what am I to do?

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|

You sometimes drive me crazy, but I worry about you.

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|

I know that it makes no difference, to what you're going through

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|

I've seen the tip of the iceberg and I worry about you.

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|X8
D|-----------3---2-----------2---3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----3-3-3-3---3-----5-5-5-5-3-----------------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------5-1---3-5-3---5---|

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