“Tarot Woman” is the opening song to Rainbow’s second album, Rising.
It tells the story of a man who wanted to find out his fate by visiting a tarot woman. However he is dismayed when, after seeing his future, she tells him to beware of “a smile of a bright shining face”. That he will, in other wor...
[Instrumental Intro 00:00-01:51]
[Verse 1]
I don't wanna go
Something tells me no
No, no, no
But traces in the sand
The lines inside my hand
Say go, go, go
[Chorus]
Beware of a place
A smile on a bright shiny face
I'll never return, how do you know?
Tarot woman
I don't know
I don't know
[Verse 2]
She can take you there
The entrance to the fair
My, my, my
Ride the carousel
And cast a magic spell
You can fly, fly
[Chorus]
Beware of a place
A smile of a bright shiny face
I'll never return, how do you know?
Tarot woman
But I don't know
I don't know
I don't know
I don't know
[Instrumental Break 03:14-04:23]
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Something in the air
Tells me to beware
No, no, no
Her love is like a knife
She'll carve away your life
So go, go, go
[Chorus]
Beware of a place
A smile on a bright shiny face
I'll never return, how do you know?
Tarot woman
I don't know
I don't know
I don't know
Hey, I don't know
[Instrumental Outro]
Tarot Woman was written by Ritchie Blackmore & Dio.
Tarot Woman was produced by Martin Birch.
Rainbow released Tarot Woman on Mon May 17 1976.