Rainbow – Temple Of The King
164 bpm 4/4 Strumming
[Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow 1975]
Intro
Am Am F F G G Am Am
Am Am G G Dm F Am Am
Verse 1
C G
One day in the year of the fox
Dm Am
came a time remembered well…
F G
When the strong young man of the rising sun
Am Am
heard the tolling of the great black bell…
Pre Chorus 1
C G
One day in the year of the fox when the
E Am
bell began to ring…
F G
it meant the time had come for the one
Am Am
to go to the Temple of the King…
Chorus 1
Dm Dm
There in the middle of the circle…
Am Am
he stands searching… seeking…
G G
with just one touch of his trembling hand
Am Am
the answer will be found…
Dm Dm
Daylight waits for the old man sings
Am Am
“Heaven… help me…”
G G
Just like a rush of thousand wings…
E E
it shines upon the one
F G
and the day has just
Interlude 1 / Solo
Am Am F F G G Am Am
begun…
Am Am G G Dm F Am Am
Verse 2
C G
One day in the year of the fox came a
Dm Am
time remembered well…
F G
When the strong young man of the rising sun
Am Am
heard the tolling of the great black bell…
Pre Chorus 2
C G
One day in the year of the fox
E Am
when the bell began to sing…
F G
it meant the time had come for the one
Am Am
to go to the Temple of the King…
Chorus 2
Dm Dm
There in the middle of people he stands
Am Am
seeking… feeling…
G G
Just the wave of a strong right hand
E E
he's gone-eee
F G
to the Temple of the
Interlude 2 / Solo
Am Am F F G G Am Am
King-ggg…
Am Am G G Dm F Am Am
Solo
Am Am F F Am Am F F
Am Am G G Dm Dm E E
Am Am F F Am Am F F
Am Am G G Dm Dm E E
Bridge
Dm Dm
Far from the circle of the edge of the world
Am Am
he's hoping… wandering…
G G
Thinking back of the stories he's heard of
Am Am
what he’s going to see…
Dm Dm
There in the middle of the circle
Am Am
he lies “Heaven… help me…”
G G
Then all could see the shine in his eyes
E E
the answer had been found…
Dm Dm
Back with the people in the circle
Am Am
he stands giving… feeling…
G G
With just one touch of a strong right hand
E E
they know-www
F G
of the Temple and the
Outro / Solo
Am Am F F G G Am Am
King-ggg…
Am Am G G Dm F Am Am
* F (F)(F) * E (E)(E) * Am