Rush: Cinderella Man From the album A Farewell to Kings (Mercury Records) Copyright 1977 Core Music Publishing Music by Lee and Lifeson Lyrics by Lee Comments/corrections to C. D. Bruce Transcription by Jimmy Pena and C. D. Bruce Intro, Electric guitar w/Distortion & Chorus 3/4 e|------------------------|------------------------| B|------------------------|------------------------| G|------------------------|------------------------| D|-------------5---4------|-------------5-5-4-4----| A|-2---4---5-----------5--|-2-2-4-4-5-5---------5\-| E|------------------------|------------------------| 4/4 Repeat 3 times sus4 A D/A Dsus2/A e|-0-----------2------------------|-2-----------3------------------| B|-2-----------3------------------|-3-----------3------------------| G|o2-----------2------------------|-2-----------2-----------------o| D|o2-----------0------------------|-0-----------2-----------------o| A|-0-----------0-------0---0---0--|-0-----------0-------0---0---0--| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A D/A G e|-0-----------2------------------|---------------------3---3------| B|-2-----------3------------------|---------------------3---3------| G|-2-----------2------------------|---------------------0---0------| D|-2-----------0------------------|---------------------0---0------| A|-0-----------0-------0---0---4--|-5---4-----------------------4--| E|--------------------------------|---------5---3------------------| G e|---------------------3---3------| B|---------------------3---3------| G|---------------------0---0------| D|---------------------0---0------| A|-5---4--------------------------| E|---------5---3------------------| 1st Verse Acoustic Guitar(s) (possibly tuned to Nashville tuning) A G6 D/F# e|--------------------------------|---------------------0---0-0----| B|-2---2-------2-------2---2-2----|-3---3-------3-------3---3-3----| G|o2---2-------2-------2---2-2----|-0---0-------0-------2---2-2----| D|o2---2-------2-------2---2-2----|-0---0-------0-------0---0-0----| A|-0---0-------0-------0---0-0----|-x---x-------x-------x---x-x----| E|--------------------------------|-3---3-------3-------2---2-2----| A G6 D/F# Em7 Dsus2 e|---------------------0---0-0----|-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0------| B|-2---2-------2-------2---2-2----|-3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3------| G|-2---2-------2-------2---2-2----|-0-0-0-2-2-------0-0-0-2-2-----o| D|-2---2-------2-------2---2-2----|-0-0-0-0-0-------2-2-2-0-0-----o| A|-0---0-------0-------0---0-0----|-x-----x------------------------| E|--------------------------------|-3-----2------------------------| Electric guitar w/Distortion & Chorus G/D D C/E G e|-3-----3-3---2-------2-------0--|-----0--------------------------| B|-3-----3-3---3-------3-------1--|-----1-------1---3-------3------| G|-4-----------2-------2-------0--|-----0-------0---0-------0------| D|-0-----------0-------0-------2--|-----2-------2---0-------0------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G/D D C/E G e|-3-----3-3---2-------2-------0--|-----0-------0---3--------------| B|-3-----3-3---3-------3-------1--|-----1-------1---3--------------| G|-4-----------2-------2-------0--|-----0-------0---0--------------| D|-0-----------0-------0-------2--|-----2-------2---0--------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G/D D C/E G e|-3-----3-3---2-------2-------0--|-----0-------0------------------| B|-3-----3-3---3-------3-------1--|-----1-------1---3-------3------| G|-4-----------2-------2-------0--|-----0-------0---0-------0------| D|-0-----------0-------0-------2--|-----2-------2---0-------0------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 2/4 G/D D C/E e|-3-----3-3---2-------2-------0--|-----0-------0--| B|-3-----3-3---3-------3-------1--|-----1-------1--| G|-4-----------2-------2-------0--|-----0-------0--| D|-0-----------0-------0-------2--|-----2-------2--| A|--------------------------------|----------------| E|--------------------------------|----------------| 1st time 4/4 G G/D D C/D D G/D e|-3~-----------------------------|-3-------2-------0-------2---3--| B|-3~-----------------------------|-3-------3-------1-------3---3--| G|-0~-----------------------------|-4-------2-------0-------2---4--| D|-0~-----------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0---0--| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D C/D D CaddD e|-----2-------2---0-------2------|-0~-----------------------------| B|-----3-------3-\-1-------3------|-3~-----------------------------| G|-----2-------2---0-------2------|-0~-----------------------------| D|-----0-------0---0-------0------|-2~-----------------------------| A|--------------------------------|-3~-----------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| e|(0)-----------------------------| B|(3)-----------------------------| G|(0)-----------------------------| D|(2)-----------------------------| A|(3)-----------------------------| E|--------------------------------| Acoustic Guitar (possibly tuned to Nashville tuning) Cinderella Man... D A e|-2-------2---2---2---2----------|---------------------0----------| B|-3-------3---3---3---3----------|-2-----------2---3--------------| G|o2------------------------------|-2------------------------------| D|o0------------------------------|-2------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|-0------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Bm E e|--------------------------------|-------------0------------------| B|-3-----------3-----------3------|-------------0------------------| G|-4-----------4-----------4------|-------------1------------------| D|-4-----------4-----------4------|-2---2---2---2------------------| A|-2-----------2-----------2------|-2---2---2---2------------------| E|--------------------------------|-0---0---0---0------------------| Am G e|---------------------0----------|-3------------------------------| B|-1-----------------------1------|-3---------------3--------------| G|-2------------------------------|-0-----------0------------------| D|-2------------------------------|-0------------------------------| A|-0------------------------------|-2------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|-3------------------------------| 1st time 3/4 5/4 Electric guitar w/Distortion & Chorus A G D e|------------------------|---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2----------| B|------------------------|---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3----------| G|------------------------|-2-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---2---------o| D|-------------5---4------|-2-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---------o| A|-2---4---5-----------5--|-0--------------------------------------| E|------------------------|----------------------------------------| 2nd time 4/4 Repeat 3 times sus4 A D/A Dsus2/A e|-0-----------2------------------|-2-----------3------------------| B|-2-----------3------------------|-3-----------3------------------| G|o2-----------2------------------|-2-----------2-----------------o| D|o2-----------0------------------|-0-----------2-----------------o| A|-0-----------0-------0---0---0--|-0-----------0-------0---0---0--| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A D/A G e|-0-----------2------------------|---------------------3---3------| B|-2-----------3------------------|---------------------3---3------| G|-2-----------2------------------|---------------------0---0------| D|-2-----------0------------------|---------------------0---0------| A|-0-----------0-------0---0---4--|-5---4-----------------------4--| E|--------------------------------|---------5---3------------------| G e|---------------------3---3------| B|---------------------3---3------| G|---------------------0---0------| D|---------------------0---0------| A|-5---4--------------------------| E|---------5---3------------------| 2nd Verse Acoustic Guitar(s) (possibly tuned to Nashville tuning) A G6 D/F# e|--------------------------------|---------------------0---0-0----| B|-2---2-------2-------2---2-2----|-3---3-------3-------3---3-3----| G|o2---2-------2-------2---2-2----|-0---0-------0-------2---2-2----| D|o2---2-------2-------2---2-2----|-0---0-------0-------0---0-0----| A|-0---0-------0-------0---0-0----|-x---x-------x-------x---x-x----| E|--------------------------------|-3---3-------3-------2---2-2----| A G6 D/F# Em7 Dsus2 e|---------------------0---0-0----|-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0------| B|-2---2-------2-------2---2-2----|-3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3------| G|-2---2-------2-------2---2-2----|-0-0-0-2-2-------0-0-0-2-2-----o| D|-2---2-------2-------2---2-2----|-0-0-0-0-0-------2-2-2-0-0-----o| A|-0---0-------0-------0---0-0----|-x-----x------------------------| E|--------------------------------|-3-----2------------------------| G/D D C/E G e|-3-----3-3---2-------2-------0--|-----0-------0------------------| B|-3-----3-3---3-------3-------1--|-----1-------1---3-------3------| G|-4-----------2-------2-------0--|-----0-------0---0-------0------| D|-0-----------0-------0-------2--|-----2-------2---0-------0------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G/D D C/E G e|-3-----3-3---2-------2-------0--|-----0-----------3--------------| B|-3-----3-3---3-------3-------1--|-----1-------1---3--------------| G|-4-----------2-------2-------0--|-----0-------0---0--------------| D|-0-----------0-------0-------2--|-----2-------2---0--------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G/D D C/E G e|-3-----3-3---2-------2-------0--|-----0-------0------------------| B|-3-----3-3---3-------3-------1--|-----1-------1---3-------3------| G|-4-----------2-------2-------0--|-----0-------0---0-------0------| D|-0-----------0-------0-------2--|-----2-------2---0-------0------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 2/4 G/D D C/E e|-3-----3-3---2-------2-------0--|-----0-------0--| B|-3-----3-3---3-------3-------1--|-----1-------1--| G|-4-----------2-------2-------0--|-----0-------0--| D|-0-----------0-------0-------2--|-----2-------2--| A|--------------------------------|----------------| E|--------------------------------|----------------| 4/4 G e|-3~-----------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-3~-----------------------------|--------------------------------| G|-0~-----------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-0~-----------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Rhythm Guitar behind the solo (clean electric w/Chorus effect) A D e|------------------h-------------|------------------h-------------| B|-----2-------2---2-3-3-3-2-(0)--|-----7-------7---7-8-8-9-7\-----| G|o----------------2h--2-2-2-(0)--|-----------------7h--7-7-7\-----| D|o--------2-------2-4-4-4-2-(0)--|---------7-------7-9-9-9-7\-----| A|-0------------------------------|-5------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A G Dsus2 Em7 Dsus2 e|------------------h-------------|--------------------------------| B|-----2-------2---2-3-3-3-2-(0)--|-3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3------| G|-----------------2---2-2-2-(0)--|-0-0-0-2-2-------0-0-0-2-2-----o| D|---------2-------2-4-4-4-2-(0)--|-0-0-0-0-0-------2-2-2-0-0-----o| A|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Guitar solo (later) wha wha, panning w/some delay 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Cinderella Man...(need to change this section due to slight variations) D A e|-2-------2---2---2---2----------|---------------------0----------| B|-3-------3---3---3---3----------|-2-----------2---3--------------| G|o2------------------------------|-2------------------------------| D|o0------------------------------|-2------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|-0------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Bm E e|--------------------------------|-------------0------------------| B|-3-----------3-----------3------|-------------0------------------| G|-4-----------4-----------4------|-------------1------------------| D|-4-----------4-----------4------|-2---2---2---2------------------| A|-2-----------2-----------2------|-2---2---2---2------------------| E|--------------------------------|-0---0---0---0------------------| Am G e|---------------------0----------|-3------------------------------| B|-1-----------------------1------|-3---------------3--------------| G|-2------------------------------|-0-----------0------------------| D|-2------------------------------|-0------------------------------| A|-0------------------------------|-2------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|-3------------------------------| 1st time 3/4 5/4 Electric guitar w/Distortion & Chorus A G D e|------------------------|---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2----------| B|------------------------|---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3----------| G|------------------------|-2-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---2---------o| D|-------------5---4------|-2-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---------o| A|-2---4---5-----------5--|-0--------------------------------------| E|------------------------|----------------------------------------| 2nd time, ending 4/4 A G e|--------------------------------|---------------------3---3------| B|-2-----------2-----------2------|---------------------3---3------| G|-2-----------2-----------2------|---------------------0---0------| D|-2-----------2-----------2------|---------------------0---0------| A|-0-----------0-----------0---4-4|-5---4--------------------------| E|--------------------------------|---------5---3------------------| 3/4 4/4 A e|------------------------|--------------------------------| B|------------------------|-2-----------2-----------2------| G|------------------------|-2-----------2-----------2------| D|-------------5---4------|-2-----------2-----------2------| A|-2---4---5-----------5--|-0-----------0-----------0---4-4| E|------------------------|--------------------------------| G 3/4 e|---------------------3---3------|------------------------| B|---------------------3---3------|------------------------| G|---------------------0---0------|------------------------| D|---------------------0---0------|-------------5---4------| A|-5---4--------------------------|-2---4---5-----------5--| E|---------5---3------------------|------------------------| 4/4 A G e|--------------------------------|---------------------3---3------| B|-2-----------2-----------2------|---------------------3---3------| G|-2-----------2-----------2------|---------------------0---0------| D|-2-----------2-----------2------|---------------------0---0------| A|-0-----------0-----------0---4-4|-5---4-----------------------4-4| E|--------------------------------|---------5---3------------------| G G/D D C/D D G/D e|---------------------3---3------|-3-------2-------0-------2---3--| B|---------------------3---3------|-3-------3-------1-------3---3--| G|---------------------0---0------|-4-------2-------0-------2---4--| D|---------------------0---0------|-0-------0-------0-------0---0--| A|-5-5-4--------------------------|--------------------------------| E|---------5---3------------------|--------------------------------| 3/4 4/4 D C/D G/D D C/D D G/D e|-----2-------2---0------|-3-------2-------0-------2---3--| B|-----3-------3-\-1------|-3-------3-------1-------3---3--| G|-----2-------2---0------|-4-------2-------0-------2---4--| D|-----0-------0---0------|-0-------0-------0-------0---0--| A|------------------------|--------------------------------| E|------------------------|--------------------------------| sus4 D G/D Dsus2/a D/A e|-----2-------2---0-------3------|-2------------------------------| B|-----3-------3-\-1-------3------|-3------------------------------| G|-----2-------2---0-------2------|-2------------------------------| D|-----0-------0---0-------2------|-0------------------------------| A|-------------------------0------|-0------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Lyrics 1st Verse A modest man from Mandrake Traveled rich to the city He had a need to discover A use for his newly-found wealth Because he was human Because he had goodness Because he was moral They called him insane Delusions of grandeur Visions of splendor A manic depressive He walks in the rain Eyes wide open Heart undefended Innocence untarnished Chorus Cinderella Man Doing what you can They can't understand What it means Cinderella Man Hang on to your plans Try as they might They cannot steal your dreams 2nd Verse In the betrayal of his love he awakened To face a world of cold reality And a look in the eyes of the hungry Awakened him to what he could do He held up his riches To challenge the hungry Purposeful motion For one so insane They tried to fight him Just couldn't beat him This manic depressive Who walks in the rain Solo Chorus Tabulature Explanation (Ripped off from Jimmy Pena, with some minor changes): | = bar line ~ = vibrato or held note x = percussive note with no pitch; muted note . = staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it h = hammer p = pull s = slide (used when \ or / don't fit) ^ = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret shown in parenthesis () r = release bend to indicated string/fret / = slide up \ = slide down <5> = natural harmonic (lightly touch the string at fret indicated) [5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack) o \ }- repeat sign o / Other pertinent information: Tuning: Standard [EADGBe] & possibly "Nashville" tuning on the acoustic Guitar(s) - may be doubled (replace the low E, A and D strings with lighter gauge strings and tune one octave higher than normal). Key signature: Effects: Distortion, Chorus, Wha Wha. panning, delay See Tab for chords used.