Rush - The Pass: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Pass" 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.

Learn The Pass 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 "The Pass" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

A#
Proud swagger out of the school yard
                                D#
Waiting for the world's applause
Rebel without a conscience
                      A#
Martyr without a cause
Static on your frequency
                              D#
Electrical storm in your veins
Raging at unreachable glory
                             A#
Straining at invisible chains

                               F         A#
And now you're trembling on a rocky ledge
                     F         D#
Staring down into a heartless sea
                      F        D#
Can't face life on a razor's edge
                                     Dm Am C
Nothing's what you thought it would be

Chorus:
Dm                         Am
All of us get lost in the darkness
  C                Dm               Am C
Dreamers learn to steer by the stars
Dm                        Am
All of us do time in the gutter
  C               Dm
Dreamers turn to look at the cars
  Am                   F               D#
Turn around and turn around and turn around
                                     F D#
Turn around and walk the razor's edge
Don't turn your back
And slam the door on me

It's not as if this barricade
Blocks the only road
It's not as if you're all alone
In wanting to explode
Someone set a bad example
Made surrender seem all right
The act of a noble warrior
Who lost the will to fight

And now you're trembling on a rocky ledge
Staring down into a heartless sea
Done with life on a razor's edge
Nothing's what you thought it would be

Chorus:
All of us get lost in the darkness
Dreamers learn to steer by the stars
All of us do time in the gutter
Dreamers turn to look at the cars
Turn around and turn around and turn around
Turn around and walk the razor's edge
Don't turn your back
And slam the door on me

                        F A#
No hero in your tragedy
                        F D#
No daring in your escape
                            F D#
No salutes for your surrender
                           F D#
Nothing noble in your fate
                            Dm Am C
Christ, what have you done?

Chorus:
All of us get lost in the darkness
Dreamers learn to steer by the stars
All of us do time in the gutter
Dreamers turn to look at the cars
Turn around and turn around and turn around
Turn around and walk the razor's edge
Turn around and walk the razor's edge
Turn around and walk the razor's edge
Don't turn your back
And slam the door on me


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

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 "The Pass" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Pass" by Rush.

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