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Rainbow – Lady Of The Lake Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
Em B Bb A

[Verse]
Em
There's a magical sound slidin'
over the ground
                        B Bb A
Makin' it shiver and shake
      Em
And a permanent cry fallin'
out of the sky
                          B C D C B A
Slippery and sly like a snake
       Em
With a delicate move kind
of shifty and smooth
                          B Bb A
A shadow has covered the light
       Em
Then a beam in the shade
from a silvery blade
Has shattered the edge
        B C D C B A
of the night

[Chorus]
G D        A       Em
I know she waits below
C       D           G Em
Only to rise on command
C        D         C  A
When she comes for me
      C                  D
She's got my life in her hands

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[Verse 2]
       Em
When a movement behind hit
the side of my mind
                          B Bb A
I trembled and shook it away
      Em
Then another assault and
I started to falter
Fibers of steel
             B C D C B A
turned to clay
       Em
With a bubbly turn now the
water should churn
                           B Bb A
And push it way from the core
      Em
And a lady in white will bring
sun to the night
                      B C D C B A
Brighter than ever before

[Chorus 2]
G D        A       Em
I know she waits below
C       D           G Em
Only to rise on command
C        D         C  A
When she comes for me
      C                  D
She's got my life in her hands

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[Solo]
Em
Lady of the lake
B C D C B A
Em
B C D C B A
G D A Em
C D G Em
C D C A
C D

[Verse 3]
Em
There's a magical sound
slidin' over the ground
                        B Bb A
Makin' it shiver and shake
      Em
And a permanent cry fallin'
out of the sky
                          B C D C B A
Slippery and sly like a snake
       Em
With a delicate move kind of
shifty and smooth
                          B Bb A
A shadow has covered the light
       Em
Then a beam in the shade
from a silvery blade
Has shattered the edge
        B C D C B A
of the night

[Chorus 3]
G        D        A         Em
Straight down I'm swirling around
C           D              G  Em
Blinded and bruised by the strain
C          D  C           A
There must be some way to see
C                   D
Diamonds out of the rain
G D        A       Em
I know she waits below
C       D           G Em
Only to rise on command
C        D         C  A
When she comes for me
      C                  D
She's got my life in her hands
            Em
Lady of the lake

How to play Lady Of The Lake: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Lady Of The Lake by Rainbow on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Lady Of The Lake by Rainbow, think in E minor (one sharp: F♯). It takes 7 chords: Em, B, Bb, A, C, D and G.

Listen for Em – B – C – D (i – V – VI – VII in E minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: B and Bb are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.