Red Barchetta — Rush
Chords and lyrics for Red Barchetta by Rush (key of F).
Intro
[A] [F#m] [G] [D]
[A] [F#m] [G] [D]
[A] [F#m] [G]
[D]
Verse 1
My [A]uncle has a country place
that [F#m]no one knows about.
He [G]says it used to be a farm [A]before the motor law.
And on [A]Sundays I elude the eyes and [F#m]hop the turbine freight
To [G]far outside the wire where my [D]whitehaired uncle waits.
Interlude
[F#m] [G] [F#m] [G]
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [G] [A]
Verse 2
[A]Jump to the ground[D] as the [A]turbo slows[D] across the [A]border line.[D]
[G] [A] [A]Run like the wind[D] as [A]excitement [D]shivers up and [A]down my [D]spine.
[G] [A] [F]Down in his barn[C] my [F]uncle preserved[C] for me an [F]old machine[C]
For [F]fifty odd [G]years, to [F]keep it[C] as [F]new has been[C] his [F][C]dearest dream.
Verse 3
I [A]strip away the old debris that [F#m]hides the shining car.
A [G]brilliant Red Barchetta from a [D]better vanished time.
I [A]fire up, the willing engine [F#m]responding with a roar.
[G]Tires spitting gravel,
I commit[D] my weekly crime.[E]
Break
[D] Wind in my hair,
Shifting and drifting Mechanical music,
Adrenaline surge,
Bridge
[A#] [F] [A#] [F] [C#] [G#] [C#] [G#]
[A#]Well weathered [F]leather, hot [A#]metal and [F]oil.
The [C#]scented [G#]country air,
[C#] [G#] [E]Sunlight on [B]chrome,
The [E]blur of the [B]landscape, [G]every [D]nerve aware.[G]
Solo
[G] [A] [D] [G]
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [D] [G] [A]
Verse 4
[A]Suddenly ahead of me [F#m]across the mountain side,
A [G]gleaming alloy air car shoots towards[A] me two lanes wide.
I [A]spin around with shrieking tires to [F#m]run the deadly race.
Go [G]screaming through the valley as [A]another joins the chase.
Interlude
[F] [E] [F] [E] [F] [E] [F] [G]
[F] [E] [F] [E] [F] [E] [F] [G]
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [G] [A]
Verse 5
[A]Drive like the wind,[D] [A]straining the [D]limits of [A]machine and [D]man.
[G] [A] [A]Laughing out [D]loud with [A]fear and hope[D] i've got a [A]desperate[D] plan.
[G] [A] At the [F]one lane bridge[C] I leave the [F]giants [C]stranded at the [F]river side.
[C]
[F] [G] Race [F]back to the farm[C] to [F]dream with my [C]uncle at the [F][C][F][C]fireside.[C][F]
Outro
[A] [F#m] [G] [D]
[A] [F#m] [G] [D]
[A] [F#m] [G] [D]
[G]
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