Rush - Distant Early Warning: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Distant Early Warning" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Am7 An ill wind comes arising C Across the cities of the plain G There's no swimming in the heavy water Am7 No singing in the acid rain G Red alert, red alert Am7 It's so hard to stay together C Passing through revolving doors G We need someone to talk to Am7 And someone to sweep the floors, incomplete, incomplete Chorus: Dm C The world weighs on my shoulders Dm F G But what am I to do? Dm C You sometimes drive me crazy Dm F G But I worry about you Dm C I know it makes no difference Dm F G To what you're going through Dm C But I see the tip of the iceberg Dm F G And I worry about you Cruising under your radar Watching from the satellites Take a page from the red book Keep them in your sights Red alert, red alert Left and rights of passage Black and whites of youth Who can face the knowledge That the truth is not the truth? Obsolete, absolutely, oh Chorus: The world weighs on my shoulders But what am I to do? You sometimes drive me crazy But I worry about you I know it makes no difference To what you're going through But I see the tip of the iceberg And I worry about you The world weighs on my shoulders But what am I to do? You sometimes drive me crazy But I worry about you I know it makes no difference To what you're going through But I see the tip of the iceberg And I worry about you Absalom, absalom, absalom You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  Am7  C  Dm  F  G  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Distant Early Warning" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Distant Early Warning" by Rush.