Rush - Red Tide: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Red Tide" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.
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Learn Red Tide Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Rush
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Red Tide" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
F G Nature has some new plague F G To run in our streets F G History some new wrinkle F G We are doomed to repeat Dm Fugitives at the bedroom door Am Lovers pause to find an open store G Rain is burning on the forest floor F And the red tide kisses the shore Chorus: Am G Am This is not a false alarm G Am F G This is not a test Stay out of the sun It only burns my skin Sky full of poison And the atmosphere's too thin Bless the sun, the rain no more River running like an open sore Black wind falling to the ocean floor And the red tide washes ashore Chorus: Am G Am This is not a false alarm G Am This is not a test G Am Nowhere we can fly away G C Nowhere we can rest Dm C The party is disrupted by F Gm7 F G An uninvited guest Deadline approaches For the weary land It used to be something But we let it run down in our hands Too late for debate, too bad to ignore Quiet rebellion leads to open war Bring a sea-change to the factory floor As the red tide covers the shore Gm A# D# F Now's the time to turn the tide Gm A# D# F Now's the time to fight Dm C Let us not go gently F Gm7 To the endless winter night Am Now's the time to make the time G While hope is still in sight Dm C Let us not go gently F Gm7 To the endless winter night Dm C Let us not go gently F Gm7 To the endless winter night Chorus: This is not a false alarm This is not a test Nowhere we can fly away Nowhere we can rest Dm C Let us not go gently F Gm7 To the endless winter night Dm C Let us not go gently F Gm7 To the endless winter night Dm C Let us not go gently F Gm7 Dm7 F A# C To the endless winter night Dm7 F A# C Dm7 F A# C And the red tide kisses the shore Dm7 F A# C And the red tide kisses the shore You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  A#  C  Dm  D#  Dm7  F  G  Gm  Gm7  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 "Red Tide" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Red Tide" by Rush.