God Gave Noah The Rainbow Sign Chords

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God Gave Noah The Rainbow Sign by The Carter Family is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, E and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			                     A                           E             A 
    I've gotta home in that rock, don’t you see? 
                                                  D             A 
    I've gotta home in that rock, don’t you see? 
                              D         A                                  D           A 
    I've gotta home in that rock, just beyond the mountain top, 
                          D         A         E         A 
    hide me, oh Rock of Ages, cleft for me. 

                       A                                   E            A 
    God gave Noah the rainbow sign, don’t you see? 
                                                            D             A 
    God gave Noah the rainbow sign, don’t you see? 
                                     D           A                                    D          A 
    God gave Noah the rainbow sign, no more water but for next time, 
                            D         A        E         A 
    hide me, oh, Rock of Ages, cleft for me. 

                    A                            E             A 
    Poor old Lazarus, poor as I, don’t you see? 
                                                   D             A 
    Poor old Lazarus, poor as I, don’t you see? 
                                    D       A                                         D          A 
    Poor old Lazarus, poor as I, when he died he had a room on high, 
                            D         A        E         A 
    hide me, oh, Rock of Ages cleft for me. 

      A                                             E           A 
    East and west the fire will roll, hide thy me. 
                                                      D          A 
    East and west the fire will roll, hide thy me. 
                                   D         A                                 D            A 
    East and west the fire will roll, how will it be with my poor soul, 
                           D         A        E         A 
    hide me, oh Rock of Ages, cleft for me. 

                       A                          E           A 
    When this world's all on fire, hide thy me, 
                                                  D           A 
    when this world's all on fire, hide thy me. 
                                 D        A                           D        A 
    When this world's all on fire, let thy bosom be my pillow, 
                           D         A        E         A 
    hide me, oh Rock of Ages, cleft for me. 
    	

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