Rush - Vapor Trail: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Vapor Trail" 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 Vapor Trail 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 "Vapor Trail" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Bm              G             Em         D   A
Stratospheric traces of our transitory flight
Bm               G
Trails of condensation held
    Em               D  A
In narrow paths of white
Bm          G
The sun is turning black
     Em                D  A
The world is turning gray
Bm                   G
All the stars fade from the night
    Em             D A
The oceans drain away

Chorus:
D
Horizon to Horizon
 Am
Memory written on the wind
 D                                    Am
Fading away like an hourglass, grain by grain
  D                              Am
Swept away like voices in a hurricane
      Bm        G
In a vapor trail
      Em        D A
In a vapor trail

Atmospheric phases make the transitory last
Vaporize the memories that freeze the fading past
Silence all the song birds
Stilled by the killing frost
Forests burn to ashes
Everything is lost

Chorus

D                                   Am
Washed away like footprints in the rain
D                                Am
Swept away like voices in a hurricane

      Bm        G
In a vapor trail
      Em        D  A
In a vapor trail
      Bm        G
In a vapor trail
      Em        D  A
In a vapor trail
      Bm        G
In a vapor trail
      Em        D  A
In a vapor trail
      Bm        G
In a vapor trail
      Em        D  A
In a vapor trail


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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

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