Biography:
Rainbow was a British rock band formed by Deep Purple founder and former guitarist Ritchie Blackmore in 1975. In addition to Blackmore, the band originally consisted of former Elf lead singer Ronnie James Dio, bassist Craig Gruber, drummer Gary Driscoll, and keyboardist Micky Lee Soule. Over the years, Rainbow went through many lineup changes. including bringing in other vocalists Graham Bonnet and Joe Lynn Turner, before it folded in 1999.
The name of the band was inspired by the Rainbow Bar and Grill
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EYES OF THE WORLD - Rainbow
From "Down To Earth" 1979 LP
Written by Richie Blackmore and Roger Glover
Cool song but a lot harder than I thought. Almost pseudo-classical.
Intro is keyboard solo approximately similar to Mars from the Planets Suite.
00:00 to 00:23 is ringing Gb
Then
Gb Db C A Ab Gb
Gb Db C A Ab Gb Db C (play this twice)
Gb Db C A Ab Gb Db C G Gb Db C G Gb
A F D A Ab A C D E
A
I see the innocent victim fighting to get to his door
A G A
No chain of events can shackle him down he's not man anymore
A G A
Evil moves evil ways with his back to the wall
A E D C D
Evil mind looking down without seeing at all
D E D C A
You ain't got a lot to say
A E D C G
Judging by the things you do
G
If only you could feel the tears and pain in the eyes of the world
A B C D E C B A B C D
A B C D E C B A G F E
A
Dust to dust by the million broken dreams in the ground
A G A
Aching hearts in the back streets of home where the spirit is gone
A G A
Evil takes evil kills with no shame or concern
A G A E D C D
Killing me killing you watch the end of the burn
D E D C A
Maybe you don't understand
A E D C G
We don't need you anymore
G
If only you could see the tears and pain in the eyes of the world
A B C D E C B A B C D
A B C D E C B A G F E
GUITAR SOLO (04:00-04:30)
Play B and A
GUITAR SOLO (04:31-04:54)
Play B and E
Then A short burst Gb A D A Gb G Gb A D E
KEYBOARD SOLO (05:01-05:14)
E x4
G x 4
B x2
D x 2
E x 12
A
And in the name of religion for we gave him our soul
A G A
Hold on tight every second my whore for he's taking his toll
A G A
Evil moves evil ways with his back to the wall
A G A E D C D
Evil mind looking down without seeing at all.....(eyes of the world)
D E D C A
Don't wanna don't wanna cry no more.......(eyes of the world)
A E D C D
In the eyes......(eyes of the world)
D E D C A
You ain't got a lot to say.......(eyes of the world)
A E D C D
But he's got to feel his way......(eyes of the world)
D E D C A
Oh oh oooooh........(eyes of the world)
A E D C G
We don't need you anymore....(eyes of the world)
G
If only you could feel the tears and pain in the eyes of the world
Nice 1950s style detective series type ending! : A Bb G A D C A Bb G A
From "Down To Earth" 1979 LP
Written by Richie Blackmore and Roger Glover
Cool song but a lot harder than I thought. Almost pseudo-classical.
Intro is keyboard solo approximately similar to Mars from the Planets Suite.
00:00 to 00:23 is ringing Gb
Then
Gb Db C A Ab Gb
Gb Db C A Ab Gb Db C (play this twice)
Gb Db C A Ab Gb Db C G Gb Db C G Gb
A F D A Ab A C D E
A
I see the innocent victim fighting to get to his door
A G A
No chain of events can shackle him down he's not man anymore
A G A
Evil moves evil ways with his back to the wall
A E D C D
Evil mind looking down without seeing at all
D E D C A
You ain't got a lot to say
A E D C G
Judging by the things you do
G
If only you could feel the tears and pain in the eyes of the world
A B C D E C B A B C D
A B C D E C B A G F E
A
Dust to dust by the million broken dreams in the ground
A G A
Aching hearts in the back streets of home where the spirit is gone
A G A
Evil takes evil kills with no shame or concern
A G A E D C D
Killing me killing you watch the end of the burn
D E D C A
Maybe you don't understand
A E D C G
We don't need you anymore
G
If only you could see the tears and pain in the eyes of the world
A B C D E C B A B C D
A B C D E C B A G F E
GUITAR SOLO (04:00-04:30)
Play B and A
GUITAR SOLO (04:31-04:54)
Play B and E
Then A short burst Gb A D A Gb G Gb A D E
KEYBOARD SOLO (05:01-05:14)
E x4
G x 4
B x2
D x 2
E x 12
A
And in the name of religion for we gave him our soul
A G A
Hold on tight every second my whore for he's taking his toll
A G A
Evil moves evil ways with his back to the wall
A G A E D C D
Evil mind looking down without seeing at all.....(eyes of the world)
D E D C A
Don't wanna don't wanna cry no more.......(eyes of the world)
A E D C D
In the eyes......(eyes of the world)
D E D C A
You ain't got a lot to say.......(eyes of the world)
A E D C D
But he's got to feel his way......(eyes of the world)
D E D C A
Oh oh oooooh........(eyes of the world)
A E D C G
We don't need you anymore....(eyes of the world)
G
If only you could feel the tears and pain in the eyes of the world
Nice 1950s style detective series type ending! : A Bb G A D C A Bb G A
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