BAD MOON RISING by Creedence Clearwater Revival (Easy Guitar/Lyric Scrolling Chord Chart Play-Along)

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This easy to follow, absolute beginner level, play-along video for guitar and vocals is in the key of D major with no capo required. Scrolling chord chart format. If necessary, slow the tempo in the settings menu for practice purposes.

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"Bad Moon Rising" is a song written by John Fogerty and performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was the lead single from their album Green River and was released in April 16, 1969 four months before the album. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on 28 June 1969 and reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in September of that year (see 1969 in music). It was CCR's second gold single.[2]

The song has been recorded by at least 20 different artists, in styles ranging from folk to reggae to psychedelic rock.

In 2010, Rolling Stone ranked it No. 364 on its "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list.

It is one of five songs by the band that peaked at the No. 2 spot on the U.S. Billboard chart and didn't get to No. 1. It was blocked by "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" by Henry Mancini.

"Bad Moon Rising" uses weather imagery to make the point that something bad is lurking "out there."[3]

Fogerty reportedly wrote the song after watching the 1941 film The Devil and Daniel Webster. Inspired by a scene in the film involving a hurricane, in which everybody's crops were destroyed except for the guy who made a deal with the devil, Fogerty claims the song is about "the apocalypse that was going to be visited upon us".[4][5] He also said that when the band was learning the song he recognized the dichotomy between the apocalyptic words and the happy melody.[4] He said "It wasn't until the band was learning the song that I realized the dichotomy. Here you've got this song with all these hurricanes and blowing and raging ruin and all that, but it's 'I see a bad moon rising.' It's a happy-sounding tune, right? It didn't bother me at the time."[4]

Lyrics

I see the bad moon a-risin'
I see trouble on the way
I see earthquakes and lightnin'
I see bad times today
Don't go around tonight
Well it's bound to take your life
There's a bad moon on the rise
I hear hurricanes a-blowin'
I know the end is comin' soon
I fear rivers over flowin'
I hear the voice of rage and ruin
Don't go around tonight
Well it's bound to take your life
There's a bad moon on the rise, alright
Hope you got your things together
Hope you are quite prepared to die
Looks like we're in for nasty weather
One eye is taken for an eye
Well don't go around tonight
Well it's bound to take your life
There's a bad moon on the rise
Don't come around tonight
Well it's bound to take your life
There's a bad moon on the rise

Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: John C. Fogerty
Bad Moon Rising lyrics © Concord Music Publishing LLC