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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising Chords

Chord reference C, G, F, C7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C]I see the [G]bad [F]moon [C]rising, [C]I see [G]trouble [F]on the [C]way [C]I see [G]earth[F]quakes and [C]lightning, [C]I see [G]bad [F]times [C]today [C7]

[F]Don’t go around tonight, Well it’s [C]bound to take your life [G]There’s a [F]bad moon on the [C]rise

[C]I hear [G]hurri[F]canes [C]blowing, [C]I know the [G]end is [F]coming [C]soon [C]I fear [G]rivers [F]over[C]flowing, [C]I hear the [G]voice of [F]rage and [C]ruin [C7]

[F]Don’t go around tonight, Well it’s [C]bound to take your life [G]There’s a [F]bad moon on the [C]rise

[C]Hope you [G]got your [F]things [C]together, [C]hope you are [G]quite [F]prepared to [C]die [C]Looks like we’re [G]in for [F]nasty [C]weather, [C]One eye is [G]taken [F]for an [C]eye [C7]

[F]Don’t go around tonight, well it’s [C]bound to take your life [G]There’s a [F]bad moon on the [C]rise [C7]

[F]Don’t go around tonight, Well it’s [C]bound to take your life [G]There’s a [F]bad moon on the [C]rise [G]There’s a [F]bad moon on the [C]rise [G]There’s a [F]bad moon on the [C]rise

[C] [G] [C]

Album Green River
Genres Rock, Classic Rock
Year 1969
Key C

How to Play Bad Moon Rising on Guitar?

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising can be played in the key of C using the C, G, F, C7 chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Bad Moon Rising with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.