Rush – Grand Designs (Guitar)

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[Intro] |D Em | 3x D A to B
Em                  D    Em    G    A
 Different degrees...
|D Em |G | [Verse 1]
D   Em         G
   So much style without substance

D   Em       G
   So much stuff without style

D        Em           G
   It's hard to recognize the real thing

D      Em         G                 D    Em    G
   It comes along once in a while

D          Em                G     A
   Like a rare and precious metal

   D       Em          G    A
Beneath a ton of rock

    D          Em        G       A
It takes some time and trouble

    D         Em       G     A
To separate from the stock

     D         Em         G      A
You sometimes have to listen to

   D       Em     G
A lot of useless talk
[Pre-Chorus]
D    Em
      Shapes and forms

D    Em                  D
      Against the norm
[Chorus]
Em
 Against the run of the mill

D
 Swimming against the stream

A                             Bm
 Life in two dimensions is a mass production scheme
[Instrumental] |D Em |G | 2x [Verse 2]
D   Em      G              D      Em        G
   So much poison in power, the principles get left out

D   Em      G                 D      Em            G           D    Em    G
   So much mind on the matter, the spirit gets forgotten about

D          Em             G       A
   Like a righteous inspiration,

D       Em           G     A
   Overlooked in haste

D          Em             G        A
   Like a teardrop in the ocean,

   D      Em      G     A
A diamond in the waste

 D          Em         G       A
Some world-views are spacious

     D        Em               D
And some are merely spaced
[Chorus]
Em
 Against the run of the mill

D
 Static as it seems

A                                       Bm                   D
 We break the surface tension with our wild kinetic dreams

Em                D
 Curves and lines

Em
 Of grand designs

Em
 Against the run of the mill

D
 Swimming against the stream

A                             Bm
 Life in two dimensions is a mass production scheme
[Solo] |Em |D |A |Bm | 2x [Chorus]
Em
 Against the run of the mill

D
 Static as it seems

A                                       Bm
 We break the surface tension with our wild kinetic dreams
[Ending] |D Em |G A | 14x |D |D |D |D | 2x