Rush – A Passage To Bangkok (Guitar)

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Chords

[Chords] A x03330
A5 x02xxx
Asus4 xxx9-10-10
B5 x24xxx C5 x35xxx D xx0232 D5 x57xxx D/F# 2x032x Dsus4 xx0233 E5 x79xxx F# 2xxxxx F#5 24xxxx G 3554xx G5 35xxxx G/B x25xxx
Gsus4 xxx788
The following chords(*) use alternative shapes:

A xxx9-10-9
D xxx775 G xxx787
[Intro Riff]
 N.C.
e|-----||-------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B|-----||-------------------------------|---------------------------------||
G|-----||-------------------------------|---------------------------------|| x2
D|-----||-------------------------------|---------------------------------||
A|-----||-7-------5-------7\2-----2-----|-3-------2-------3p2-------------||
E|-0-0-||-------0-------0-----------0-0-|-------0-------0-----3-------0-0-||
*********************************** | \ slide down | p pull off *********************************** [Verse 1] N.C. Our first stop is in Bogotá to check Colombian fields N.C. The natives smile and pass along a sample of their yield
E5      D5         E5 D5 B5      C5     G/B   C5 G5
Sweet Jamaican pipe      dreams, golden Acapulco nights

E5   D5       E5 D5 B5        C5  G/B C5 G5
Then Morocco, and   the East, fly by  morning light
[Chorus] * *
      D      G     G  D      Dsus4 D   G5    F#  G5  F#   G5 A     D/A
We're on the train to Bangkok    -    aboard the Thailand Ex-press
* * *
      D       G     G   Gsus4 G   D        G5 F# G5   F#  G5  A
We'll hit the stops a - long  the way - we on-ly stop for the best
[Verse 2] N.C. Wreathed in smoke in Lebanon, we burn the midnight oil N.C. The fragrance of Afghanistan rewards a long day's toil
E5      D5   E5  D5 B5  C5          G/B  C5  G5
Pulling into Kathmandu, smoke rings fill the air

E5       D5   E5 D5  B5         C5      G/B  C5  G5
Perfumed by a Ne-pal night, the Express gets you there
[Chorus] * *
      D      G     G  D      Dsus4 D   G5    F#  G5  F#   G5 A     D/A
We're on the train to Bangkok    -    aboard the Thailand Ex-press
* * *
      D       G     G   Gsus4 G   D        G5 F# G5   F#  G5  A
We'll hit the stops a - long  the way - we on-ly stop for the best
[Solo]
 B5           F#5          G5           A5      D
|1  2  3  4  |1  2  3  4  |1  2  3  4  |1  2  3  4  |

 B5           F#5          G5           A5    D
|1  2  3  4  |1  2  3  4  |1  2  3  4  |1  2  3  |

 B5           F#5          G5           A5      D A5
|1  2  3  4  |1  2  3  4  |1  2  3  4  |1  2  3  4  |

 B5           F#5          G5           A5
|1  2  3  4  |1  2  3  4  |1  2  3  4  |1  2  3  |

 B5           F#5          G5           A5      D
|1  2  3  4  |1  2  3  4  |1  2  3  4  |1  2  3  4  |
[Chorus] * *
      D      G     G  D      Dsus4 D   G5    F#  G5  F#   G5 A     D/A
We're on the train to Bangkok    -    aboard the Thailand Ex-press
* * * * *
      D       G     G   Gsus4 G   D        G5 F# G5   F#  G5  A    A Asus4 A
We'll hit the stops a - long  the way - we on-ly stop for the best
[Chorus] * * [Fill]
           D      G     G  D      Dsus4 D   G5    F#  G5  F#   G5
Yes, we're on the train to Bangkok    -    aboard the Thailand Ex-press
* * *
      D       G     G   Gsus4 G   D        G5 F# G5   F#  G5  A     G5 D/F# G5 D/F# G5 A D
We'll hit the stops a - long  the way - we on-ly stop for the best

[Fill]
 N.C.
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-0---0-4---4-5---5-6---6-7--|
E|----------------------------|
Additional comments: 1) Repeat intro riff for N.C. portion of verses. 2) Heads up! Note the change to 3/4 time for one bar in the 2nd and 4th line of the solo section.