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Bad Moon Rising- Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Strumming The Intro And Verse

    Here’s how to play the intro and verse guitar parts. Discover the chord progression and detailed breakdown of the strumming pattern.

    Strumming the Chorus

    Now, we’ll move on to the first part of the chorus to “Bad Moon Rising”.

    Verse Chords And Lyrics

    [Verse 1]
    D       A   G    D
    I see a bad moon rising
    D     A       G     D
    I see trouble on the way
    D     A    G          D
    I see earthquakes and lightning 
    D     A   G       D
    I see bad times today
    
    [Verse 2]
    D      A    G       D
    I hear hurricanes a blowing
    D          A      G      D
    I know the end is coming soon
    D      A      G   D
    I fear rivers overflowing
    D          A        G        D
    I hear the voice of rage and ruin
    
    [Verse 3]
    D        A        G       D
    Hope you got your things together
    D            A     G           D
    Hope you are quite prepared to die
    D                A      G     D
    Looks like we're in for nasty weather
    D          A     G      D
    One eye is taken for an eye
    

    Chorus Chords And Lyrics

    [Chorus]
    G       
    Don't go around tonight
    D
    'Cause it's bound to take your life
    A          G               D
    There is a bad moon on the rise
    

    Putting To Together

    [Intro]
    D A G D
    
    [Verse 1]
    D       A   G    D
    I see a bad moon rising
    D     A       G     D
    I see trouble on the way
    D     A    G          D
    I see earthquakes and lightning 
    D     A   G       D
    I see bad times today
    
    [Chorus]
    G       
    Don't go around tonight
    D
    'Cause it's bound to take your life
    A          G               D
    There is a bad moon on the rise
    
    [Verse 2]
    D      A    G       D
    I hear hurricanes a blowing
    D          A      G      D
    I know the end is coming soon
    D      A      G   D
    I fear rivers overflowing
    D          A        G        D
    I hear the voice of rage and ruin
    
    [Chorus]
    G       
    Don't go around tonight
    D
    'Cause it's bound to take your life
    A          G               D
    There is a bad moon on the rise
    
    [Verse 3]
    D        A        G       D
    Hope you got your things together
    D            A     G           D
    Hope you are quite prepared to die
    D                A      G     D
    Looks like we're in for nasty weather
    D          A     G      D
    One eye is taken for an eye
    
    [Chorus]
    G       
    Don't go around tonight
    D
    'Cause it's bound to take your life
    A          G               D
    There is a bad moon on the rise
    
    G       
    Don't go around tonight
    D
    'Cause it's bound to take your life
    A          G               D
    There is a bad moon on the rise
    

    Complete Chords And Lyrics Text File: Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival

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