Rush – Peaceable Kingdom (Guitar)

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Rush - Peaceable Kingdom (chords) Music by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson Lyrics by Neil Peart Transcribed by Travis Lausch Don't normally do chord charts, would rather have full tabs but this is an easy 10 IQ points. Anyway, Alex Lifeson's guitar playing in this is quite intricate and doesn't always follow the proper chord changes, so this is just going to be a basic arrangement and I'll add some tab of more accurate parts for certain sections: [Intro]
E5
A wave toward the clearing sky
D5 C5 D5 F5 C5 [Verse 1] (during verses, Alex simply plays a Dsus2 chord over the entire verse while Geddy plays these bass chords)
D5                  C5                      D5             C5
All this time we're talking and sharing our rational view

D5                         C5              D5       F5       C5
A billion other voices are spreading other news

D5                  C5                   D5                C5
All this time we're living and trying to understand

      D5                    C5               D5      F5      C5
Why a billion other choices are making their demands
[Pre-Chorus]
E5
(riff)

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2---------------|
A|--2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2---------------|
E|--0-0-x-x-0-0-x-x-0-0--00000000000--|
E                   Asus2
Talk of a peaceable kingdom

E                      Asus2
Talk of a time without fear

E                      Asus2
The ones we wish would listen

E                  Asus2
Are never going to hear
[Chorus]
Riff for next section:
   G6     Esus2      Asus2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-xx-2-2-xx-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2--|
A|--2-2-xx-2-2-xx-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2--|
E|--3-3-xx-2-2-xx-2-2------------------|

G6         Esus2           Asus2
Justice against the hanged man

G6        Esus2             Asus2
Knight of Wands against the hour

G6         Esus2       Asus2
Swords against the kingdom

G6       Esus2     Asus2
Time against the tower
[Verse 2]
D5            C5                             D5            C5
All this time we're shuffling and laying out all our cards

        D5                    C5                    D5   F5   C5
While a billion other dealers are slipping past our guards

D5            C5                          D5               C5
All this time we're hoping and praying we all might learn

        D5                     C5                    D5   F5  C5
While a billion other teachers are teaching them how to burn
[Pre-Chorus 2]
E5
(riff)

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2---------------|
A|--2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2---------------|
E|--0-0-x-x-0-0-x-x-0-0--00000000000--|
E                    Asus2
Dream of a peaceable kingdom

E                       Asus2
Dream of a time without war

E                      Asus2
The ones we wish could hear us

E                       Asus2
Have heard it all before
[Chorus]
   G6     Esus2      Asus2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-xx-2-2-xx-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2--|
A|--2-2-xx-2-2-xx-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2--|
E|--3-3-xx-2-2-xx-2-2------------------|

    G6         Esus2      Asus2
The hermit against the lovers

       G6        Esus2     Asus2
Or the devil against the fool

G6         Esus2       Asus2
Swords against the kingdom

    G6       Esus2      Asus2
The wheel against the rules
[Interlude] Riff:
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--0-0-0-3--0-0-3--0-3-0-7p0-7p0--|--0-0-0-3--0-0-3--0-3-0-10p0-10p0--|
[Verse 3]
D5            C5                          D5         C5
All this time we're burning like bonfires in the dark

  D5                C5                        D5   F5   C5
A billion other blazes are shooting off their sparks

D5         C5                D5         C5
Every spark a drifting ember of desire

   D5               C5                   D5   F5   C5
To fall upon the earth and spark another fire

   D5               C5
To fall upon the earth and spark another...
E Asus2 E Asus2 [Outro]
E                 Asus2
A homeward angel on the fly

E                  Asus2
A wave toward the clearing sky

E5
(riff)

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2---------------|
A|--2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2---------------|
E|--0-0-x-x-0-0-x-x-0-0--00000000000--|
Riff to end:
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--0-0-0-3--0-0-3--0-3-0-7p0-7p0--|--0-0-0-3--0-0-3--0-3-0-10p0-10p0--|
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