Rising Red Lung tab by Wilco

Wilco - Rising Red Lung

transcribed by: robertdanielmaher (at) gmail (com)

tuning: CGCFAD (drop C)
please note: chord names are the ACTUAL chords; not relative to chord shape

the picking pattern varies (so fool around!), but here is the basic pattern:

 Cadd9      Am/C       Cadd9      Gmadd4
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--5-----5--5----|--3-----3--3----|--5-----5----5--|--3-----3---3---|
|-----2-------2--|4----4-------4--|2----2-----2----|5----5-------5--|
|--4---4---4---4-|--4---4---4---4-|--4---4---4---4-|--2---2---2---2-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|0---0---0---0---|
|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|----------------|

 Cadd9      Gmadd4      Fadd4
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--5-----5--5----|--3-----3---3---|0----0-----0--0-|0----0-----0----|
|2----2-------2--|5----5-------5--|--5-----5----5--|--5-----5----0--|
|--4---4---4---4-|--2---2---2---2-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|
|----------------|0---0---0---0---|----------------|----------------|
|0---0---0---0---|----------------|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|

verse:

Cadd9      Am/C
saw a rising red lung
Cadd9      Gmadd4
glisten under the sun
Cadd9        Gmadd4
i wonder when it will pop
    Fadd4 (only one bar)
in the snow

Cadd9      Am/C
the melody’s a mistake
Cadd9      Gmadd4
an embrace at the wake
Cadd9      Gmadd4
how long does it take
     Fadd4
for us to know

Cadd9          Am/C
i want a wig that’s been blown
Cadd9     Gmadd4
by something unknown
Cadd9     Gmadd4
buried under a mile
  Fadd4
of snow

Cadd9        Am/C
found a fix for the fits
Cadd9     Gmadd4
come listen to this
Cadd9      Gmadd4
as intimate as a kiss
    Fadd4
over a phone
    Dm9
and it goes…

instrumental:

 Dm9
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|7--7-5--7--7-5--|7--7-5--7--7-5--|
|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|----------------|----------------|

 C        Dm9         Gmadd9  (let ring)
|----------------|----------------|  |----7s8---------|
|----------------|----------------|  |---5------------|
|----------------|----------------|  |--5-------------|
|7--7-5--7--7-5--|5--7-5--5--7-5--|x3 |-7--------------|
|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|  |7---------------|
|----------------|----------------|  |----------------|

*(important note: i think this is what Jeff Tweedy is actually playing during the
instrumental, but I suggest picking or strumming the chords if playing alone...i will note the
chord shapes at the bottom)

verse:

Cadd9        Am/C
found a fix for the fits
Cadd9     Gmadd4
come listen to this
Cadd9        Gmadd4
it’s buried under the hiss
    Fadd4 (only one bar)
and It glows

Cadd9      Am/C
like a powerful smile
Cadd9   Gmadd4
a car radio dial
Cadd9      Gmadd4
as intimate as a kiss
    Fadd4
over a phone
    Dm9
and it goes…

instrumental:

Dm9

C Dm9 C Dm9 C Dm9

F Gm F Gm Dmadd9 Am
F Gm F Gm Dmadd9 C

Dm9 C Dm9 C Dm9 C


chords used:

  Dm9 x7577x or xx2032
   C x5777x or xx0232
   F 5x0003
   Gm x02210
 Dmadd9 xx2002