G             Em      Am7         D 
Why are there so many songs about rainbows, 
 
     Gm7          Em     Am7     D 
And what's on the other side? 
 
G            Em           Am7     D 
Rainbows are visions, but only illusions 
 
    Gm7           Em         Am7     D 
And rainbows have nothing to hide. 
 
Cm7 
So we've been told, and some choose to believe it; 
 
Bm             F#m7            B7 
I know they're wrong, wait and see. 
 
Am7           D           Bm7/5       E7 
Someday we'll find it, the Rainbow Connection -- 
 
    Am7          D           G 
The lovers, the dreamers, and me. 
 
 G            Em              Am7            D 
Who said that ev'ry wish would be heard and answered 
 
     Gm7            Em       Am7     D 
When wished on the morning star? 
 
G           Em                 Am7        D 
Somebody thought of that, and someone believed it -- 
 
Gm7           Em      Am7     D 
Look what it's done so far. 
 
Cm7 
What's so amazing that keeps us star gazing, 
 
    Bm         F#m7            B7 
And what do we think we might see? 
 
Am7            D           Bm7/5       E7 
Someday we'll find it, the Rainbow Connection -- 
 
    Am7          D           G 
The lovers, the dreamers, and me. 

Bridge: 
 
Bm7       Em7         G 
All of us under its spell; 
 
   C               G      Am7   D+ 
We know that it's probably ma - gic 
 
G             Em              Am7             D 
Have you been half asleep and have you heard voices? 
 
Gm7              Em        Am7     D 
I've heard them calling my name. 
 
G            Em               Am7             D 
Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailors? 
 
    Gm7            Em          Am7     D 
The voice might be one and the same. 
 
Cm7 
I've heard it too many times to ignore it -- 
 
      Bm            F#m7           B7 
It's something that I'm s'posed to be. 
 
Am7           D           Bm7/5       E7 
Someday we'll find it, the Rainbow Connection -- 
 
   Am7         D             G 
The lovers, the dreamers, and me. 

Coda: 
 
D  G G/F# Em Bm7      
La da  da  de da  
 
Am7      D7       G 
La la da da da de do