Bad Moon Rising was released in 1969 by Creedence Clearwater Revival. The track was written by John Fogerty and was the lead single from their album Green River .The track reached #2 on the Billboard hot 100 singles chart and #1 on the UK singles chart for three weeks in September 1969. The live version can be heard here Bad Moon Rising (Live 1970)

Green River 

Bad Moon Rising 
By:  Creedence Clearwater Revival

[G] I see the [D7] bad [C] moon a[G]rising.
[G] I see [D7] trouble [C] on the [G] way.
[G] I see [D7] earth[C]quakes and [G] lightnin'.
[G] I see [D7] bad [C] times to[G]day.

[C] Don't go around tonight,
Well, it's [G] bound to take your life,
[D7] There's a [C] bad moon on the [G] rise.

[G] I hear [D7] hurri[C]canes a[G]blowing.
[G] I know the [D7] end is [C] coming [G] soon.
[G] I fear [D7] rivers [C] over [G] flowing.
[G] I hear the [D7] voice of [C] rage and [G] ruin.

[C] Don't go around tonight,
Well, it's [G] bound to take your life,
[D7] There's a [C] bad moon on the [G] rise.

Instrumental Verse and chorus chords

[G] Hope you [D7] got your [C] things to[G]gether.
[G] Hope you are [D7] quite pre[C]pared to [G] die.
[G] Looks like we're [D7] in for [C] nasty [G] weather.
[G] One eye is [D7] taken [C] for an [G] eye.

[C] Don't go around tonight,
Well, it's [G] bound to take your life,
[D7] There's a [C] bad moon on the [G] rise.

[C] Don't go around tonight,
Well, it's [G] bound to take your life,
[D7] There's a [C] bad moon on the [G] rise.

Creedence Clearwater Revival- <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeZm7KQJT1o">Youtube Song</a>

BAD MOON RISING (Listen to midi)   (sample) 
   C           G       F      C                 G        F          C
1. I see a bad moon rising, I see trouble on the way.
              G       F               C                      G                  C
    I see earthquakes and lightning, I see bad times today.
   F                                        C
Don't go 'round tonight, it's bound to take your life,
   G          F                          C
there's a bad moon on the rise.
   C           G   F             C                            G        F           C
2. I hear hurricanes a blowing, I know the end is coming soon.
              G       F      C                           G                         C
    I fear rivers overflowing, I hear the voice of rage and ruin.
+ CHORUS 

PLAY-  C  G  F  X3  C  G  C  F  C INSTRUMENTAL

      C             G            F           C
3. Hope you got your things together,
                             G          F           C
    hope you are quite prepared to die.
                               G       F          C
    Looks like we`re in for nasty weather,
                      G                  C
    one eye is taken for an eye.
   + CHORUS   X2  
    (Creedence Clearwater  Revival)

Bad Moon Rising

Bad Moon Rising


Intro and strumming for the verses:
  D      C    G    D
--0-0----3----2----0----
--2-2----0----3----2----
--2-2----0----2----2----
--2-2----0----0----2----


D         C   G    D        D     C       G      D
I see the bad moon rising,  I see trouble on the way
D     C    G          D          D     C   G     D
I see earthquakes and lightning, I see bad times today

G                                   D
Don't go around tonight,  well it's bound to take your life
C         G               D
There's a bad moon on the rise

D      C    G     D         D          C      G      D
I hear hurricanes blowing,  I know the end is coming soon
D      C      G   D         D          C        G        D 
I fear rivers overflowing,  I hear the voice of rage and ruin

G                                   D
Don't go around tonight,  well it's bound to take your life
C         G               D
There's a bad moon on the rise

D         C   G    D        D     C       G      D

D         C   G    D        D     C       G      D
D        C        G      D          D            C     
G           D
Hope you got your things together,  hope you are quite prepared to die
D          C            G     D         D          C     G      D
Looks like we're in for nasty weather,  one eye is taken for an eye

G                                   D
Don't go around tonight,  well it's bound to take your life
C         G               D
There's a bad moon on the rise

G                                   D
Don't go around tonight,  well it's bound to take your life
C         G               D
There's a bad moon on the rise

[D]I see A [A]bad [G]moon [D]rising
[D]I see [A]trouble [G]on the [D]way
[D]I see [A]earth[G]quakes and [D]lightning
[D]I see [A]bad [G]times [D]today

(chorus)
[G]Don't go around tonight
Its [D]bound to take your life
[A]Theres a [G]bad moon on the [D]rise

[D]I hear [A]hurri[G]canes A [D]blowing
[D]I know the [A]end is [G]coming [D]soon
[D]I fear [A]rivers [G]over[D]flowing
[D]i hear the [A]voice of [G]rage and [D]ruin

(chorus)

[D]Hope you [A]got your [G]things [D]together
[D]Hope you are [A]quite [G]prepared to [D]die
[D]Looks like we're [A]in for [G]nasty [D]weather
[D]One eye is [A]taken [G]for an [D]eye

(chorus)

(chorus)

Bad Moon Rising

verse:

G         D   C    G        G         D   C    G
I xxx xxx xxx xxxx xxxxxx, x see xxxxxxx on xxx way
G     D    C          G          G     D   C     G
I xxx earthquakes xxx lightning, x see xxx times xxxxx

chorus:

C                                   G
Don't xx xxxxxx xxxxxxx, xxxx xxxx bound xx xxxx xxxx xxxx
D         C               G
There's x xxx xxxx xx the xxxx

and so on.....play the same chords for the 2. and 3. Verse. Chorus after the 2. verse and 2 times after the 3. verse, then ring out.

Have fun

Verse 1

 G I see the  D7 bad  C moon a G rising
 G I see  D7 trouble  C on the  G way
 G I see  D7 earth C quakes and  G lightning
 G I see  D7 bad  C times to G day

Chorus

 C Don't go around tonight
Well it's  G bound to take your life
 D7 There's a  C bad moon on the  G rise

Verse 2

 G I hear  D7 hurri C canes  G blowing
 G I know the  D7 end is  C coming  G soon
 G I fear  D7 rivers  C over  G flowing
 G I hear the  D7 voice of  C rage and  G ruin

Chorus
 C Don't go around tonight
Well it's  G bound to take your life
 D7 There's a  C bad moon on the  G rise

Solo

 G   D7   C   G 
 G   D7   C   G 
 C   C   G   G   D7   C   G 

Verse 3

 G Hope you  D7 got your  C things to G gether
 G Hope you are  D7 quite pre C pared to  G die
 G Looks like we're  D7 in for  C nasty  G weather
 G One eye is  D7 taken  C for an  G eye

Chorus (x2)

 C Don't go around tonight
Well it's  G bound to take your life
 D7 There's a  C bad moon on the  G rise

Verso 1
 G I see the  D7 bad  C moon a G rising
 G I see  D7 trouble  C on the  G way
 G I see  D7 earth C quakes and  G lightning
 G I see  D7 bad  C times to G day
Estribillo
 C Don't go around tonight
Well it's  G bound to take your life
 D7 There's a  C bad moon on the  G rise
Verso 2
 G I hear  D7 hurri C canes  G blowing
 G I know the  D7 end is  C coming  G soon
 G I fear  D7 rivers  C over  G flowing
 G I hear the  D7 voice of  C rage and  G ruin
Estribillo
 C Don't go around tonight
Well it's  G bound to take your life
 D7 There's a  C bad moon on the  G rise
Solo
 G   D7   C   G 
 G   D7   C   G 
 C   C   G   G   D7   C   G 
Verso 3
 G Hope you  D7 got your  C things to G gether
 G Hope you are  D7 quite pre C pared to  G die
 G Looks like we're  D7 in for  C nasty  G weather
 G One eye is  D7 taken  C for an  G eye
Estribillo (x2)
 C Don't go around tonight
Well it's  G bound to take your life
 D7 There's a  C bad moon on the  G rise

C   
Jaja, okay okay
                  F
Ya sé qué pasa aquí
   A#                            C
Encuentras la grandeza frente a ti
             C
Y no sabes bien qué sentir
       F            A#                      C
Es adorable, que jamás los humanitos cambiarán
           C       F
Despierta ya, oye bien, 
           A#                   C
este como ves es Maui, de verdad
             C                F
Sé que como yo no encuentras dos
        A#          C
Lo que miras es un semi Dios

[Coro 1]
Am         F           C
  Yo solo sé decir de nada
        E7               Am
Por el mar, el cielo, el sol
                F            C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada
     E7                    C
Soy sólo un ordinario semi yo

[Estrofa 2]
C                                F  
Hey, ¿qué fortachón el cielo elevó?
                        A#
Cuando eras de esta altura, éste
C                  C
  Si la noche enfrió, 
                  F
¿quién fue quien fuego te llevó?
       A#          
¿Qué, alguien me nombró? 
C              C       F
  Oh, yo sólo lazo el sol
          A#                    C
De nada, para estirar tu diversión
          C       F
Brisa yo hago soplar, de nada, 
   A#           C
y así tus velas elevar

[Coro 2]
Am        F            C
  Yo sólo sé decir de nada, 
        E7                  Am
por las islas que traje del mar
              F                  C
No ruegues jamás, nunca más, de nada
         E7                     Am
¡Ha! Genial es mi manera de servir, 
    F
de nada, 
    C
de nada

[Parte Rap]
C
De nada dudes ya
Hey, honestamente te explicaré 
de natural modo cada fenómeno
El mar, el sol, el gas, 
oh, ese es Maui hablando de más
Anguilas que, yo las enterré, 
de la palmera los cocos creé
Un consejo, una lección te doy
No me molestes si en mi descanso estoy
Am
  El tapiz que en mi piel se ve, 
F
  es el mapa de lo que gané
C
  Por donde fui provoqué mil sucesos
E7
  Ve al pequeñín mini Maui nomás zapateando,
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ¡Hey!

[Coro 3]
Am          F              C
  Yo sólo puedo decir, de nada (de nada)
           E7              Am
Por el mundo especial que doy
                 F           C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada (de nada)
    E7                     Am
De nada hablaré, que ya me voy
          F            C
Te toca a ti decir de nada (de nada)
       E7             Am
Pues quiero esa barca ya
             F          C
Muy lejos navegaré, de nada (de nada)
       E7               Am
Pues Maui nada sabe de nadar
              F                 C  F C
(De nada) De nada (De nada) de nada
         C
Y gracias

De Nada

G      Em
I found a love for me
               C                         D
Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead
                G                 Em
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
          C                                  D
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

                                 G
Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
              Em                     C               G  D
Not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this ti-ime
                   G                         Em
But darling just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
             C                  D
And in your eyes you’re holding mine

       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D              Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

               G                    Em
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
                C                                        D
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
           G             Em
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
         C                              D
To carry love, to carry children of our own

                              G                     Em 
We are still kids, but we’re so in love, fighting against all odds
                  C               G  D
I know that we’ll be alright this ti-ime
               G                            Em 
Darling just hold my hand, be my girl, I’ll be your man
          C              D
I see my future in your eyes



       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

G Em C D 


       Em     C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight


Perfect

Intro (2X):
Am	G	F	C

Verse 1:
                C	               Am		
There's so much craziness surrounding me
                F	 	             G		            
There's so much going on it gets hard to breathe
     Am     F		                          C
When all my faith has gone you bring it back to me
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

             C	             Am		
When I'm not sure of my priorities
               F	 	             G		
When I've lost sight of where I meant to be
     Am   F		            C
Like holy water washing over me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Verse 2:
          C	                   Am		
When my head is strong but my heart is weak
              F	 	          G		
I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty
     Am      F				                          C
When I can't find the words you teach my heart to speak
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me yeah

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Bridge:
G                           F                 C
    Everybody’s talking in words I don't understand
G                                    F              C
    You got to be the only one who knows just who I am
Em                                    F	
    You’re shining in the distance I hope I can make it through
           D	                              G                                    
Cause the only place that I want to be is right back home with you 


Verse 3:
                 C	             Am		
I guess there's so much more I have to learn
               F	 	                       G		
But if you're here with me, I know which way to turn
        Am         F		                   C
You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can run
Am	            G	       F   C
   You make it real for me 

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

You Make It Real

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP


C         G
Baa, baa, black sheep,
F            C
Have you any wool?

F        C
Yes sir, yes sir,
G          C
Three bags full.

C           G
One for the master,
F           C
One for the dame,

F               C
And one for the little boy
G                  C
Who lives down the lane.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Am      C              F              C
I had a dream, we were sipping whisky neat
        F              C                 G
Highest floor, the Bowery, and nowhere’s high enough
    Am              C                F             C
Somewhere along the lines, we stopped seeing eye to eye
         F               C           G
You were staying out all night and I had enough


      F           Am             F                    C       
No, I don't wanna know where you been or where you're goin’
      F               Am                 G
But I know I won't be home and you'll be on your own


            F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
            F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am        C              G         F   
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F         C              Am        G
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
F           C       G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)


Am  C  Am       C              F           C
       I had a dream, we were back to seventeen
       F                   C            G
Summer nights and the Libertines, never growing up
Am             C          F                 C
I'll take with me the polaroids and the memories
        F              C                G
But you know I'm gonna leave behind the worst of us


             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
             F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G               
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning

         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G  E7  Am
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
             F                    C                G                
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F            C           Am           G
No no, no no no, Bowery, no no, no no no, whiskey neat
F           C       G                     Am
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I, it ain’t me

It Ain't Me

Am
There's a sadness all around us
          F                         C
There are words we're too afraid to say
                                        Am
The things that I thought would last forever
    F              G
Are changing every day

          Am
There's a hunger can't be satisfied
        F                       C
And the streets are filled with rage
C                       Am
It's time to dig deep inside ourselves
F                       G
And face the life we've made

Am
It's gonna take two of us
C                           Am
Ijust can't do it all on my own
F				  C
I see the day gettin' brighter
G                    F
Hold me a little bit tighter

C                      Am      F
Out of the darkness in hand in hand
     Am               F        G
Baby together we will make our stand
C                             Am      F
Reach out and touch me we can win somehow
       Am              F                G
I know there's nothing that can stop us now
F              Am                 G   C
Oh, baby, come with me out of the darkness

...

Out Of The Darkness

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Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush

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Row, Row, Row Your Boat

(Verse)
Em              G                                     
47 millionaires on a ship with marble squares
D
Licking up their lollipops
A           C
No one ever interrupts
Em              G                           
47 millionaires on a ship with marble squares
D
Playing with their teddy bears
A                 C      Em
talking 'bout the rising fares
Em              G                            
47 millionaires on a ship with marble squares
D
Whistling to their favorite song
A                  C
Dancing, laughing, all night long
Em              G                             
47 millionaires on a ship with marble squares 
D
Praying to the morning sun 
A                  C      Em
Talking with their golden tongue

(Pre-chorus)
      G            D      Em  
And I wished I was one of them
      G            D      Em
And I wished I was one of them

(Chorus)
    C                            G
I'd love to be a millionaire, I wished I had a golden mare
    D                                  Em
And I would waste my precious time, by looking for the perfect rime
C                           G
Life is easy, life is good, it would be like Hollywood
   D            C      Em
If I could be a millionaire

(Verse)
Em              G                           
47 millionaires on a ship with marble squares
      D
There was a wave, that killed 
             A            C
Them all and now the lollipops are gone
Em              G                           
47 millionaires on a ship with marble squares
D
Travelling to the Nowhere-Land
A                     C     Em
Where nasty pleasures never end

(Pre-chorus)
      G            D      Em 
And I wished I was one of them 
      G            D      Em
And I wished I was one of them

(Bridge)
    Em          D               Em        D              Em           
Hey tell me how can it be, that money can set you free,  tell me 
    D               C         D
How can it be, that money can set you

Em          D               Em        D              Em           
Tell me how can it be, that money can set you free,  tell me 
    D               C         D
How can it be, that money can set you,  
C         D        Em
Money can set you free

(Chorus)
    C                            G
I'd love to be a millionaire, I wished I had a golden mare
    D                                  Em
And I would waste my precious time, by looking for the perfect rime
C                           G
Life is easy, life is good, it would be like Hollywood
   D            C      Em
If I could be a millionnaire
        D            C      Em
If only I could be a millionaire

47 Millionaires

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