Rainfall - TAB/Chords

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 Rainfall  - Bruce Cockburn
 ~~~~~~~~
 From "Further Adventures Of".
 
 Transcribed and tabbed by John Kean.
 Thanks to Steve Meger for helpful suggestions.
 
 Tuning: CACGCE.
 Capo: 5th fret.
 Timing: 4/4.
 
 
 INTRO:
    C6                C6                F/C               F/C
 4/4, . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
 ||-----0-------0---|---0-----0---0---|---1-----1-1---1-|-----1---1---1---|
 ||-----0-------0---|---0-----0---0---|---0-----0-0---0-|-----0---0---0---|
 ||-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------2-----2---|---2-----2---2---|
 ||-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
 ||---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
 ||-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
 
 
   C6                C6                F/C               F/C
   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
 |-0h1---0-----0---|---0-----0---0---|---1-----1-1---1-|-----1---1---1---||
 |-0-----0-----0---|---0-----0---0---|---0-----0-0---0-|-----0---0---0---||
 |-0h2-----0-----0-|-------0-------0-|-------2-----2---|---2-----2---2---||
 |-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---||
 |---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------||
 |-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------||



 VERSE 1: (fingerpick similar to Intro)
  C6          C6
  Rainfall on rolling green
  F/C            F/C        C6   C6   F/C   F/C
  Wavy lines and peacock sheen
  C6          C6
  Rainfall on rolling green
  F/C                  F/C    C6   C6   F/C   F/C
  Prettiest world I've ever seen


 BRIDGE: (use thumb on fretting hand to play bass string,
               use ring and middle fingers for 5th fret notes)

     Fmaj9      G/F                       Fmaj9     G/F
    , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
 ||---5p0-------3p0-|-------3p0-----0-|---5p0-------3p0-|-------3p0-----0-|
 ||-------5p0-------|-5p0-------5p0---|-------5p0-------|-5p0-------5p0---|
 ||---5p0-------4p0-|-------4p0-----0-|---5p0-------4p0-|-------4p0-----0-|
 ||-------5p0-------|-5p0-------5p0---|-------5p0-------|-5p0-------5p0---|
 ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 ||-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|

   Fmaj9       G/F                      C6                C6
   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .    , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
 |---5p0-------3p0-|-------3p0-------|--0---------------|-------0-----0---|
 |-------5p0-------|-5p0-------5p0---|-/7-----------7---|-------7-----7\--|
 |---5p0-------4p0-|-------4p0-------|--------0---0-----|-------0---------|
 |-------5p0-------|-5p0-------5p0---|------0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
 |-----------------|-----------------|----------0-------|---------0-------|
 |-5---------------|-5---------------|--0---------------|-0---------------|


   F/C               F/C
   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
 |-1-1---1---------|---1-----1---1---||
 |-0-0---0---------|---0-----0---0---||
 |-2---------2---2-|---2---2-----2---||
 |-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---||
 |---------0-------|---------0-------||
 |-0---------------|-0---------------||


 VERSE 2:
  C6                    C6
  Faces and places in a highway land
  F/C               F/C       C6   C6   F/C   F/C
  Beads strung on a silver strand
  C6               C6
  Quicksilver in a calloused hand
  F/C                   F/C     C6   C6   F/C   F/C
  Never a place for the Son of Man


 BRIDGE (as before)


 SOLO:
    C6                C6                D7sus4/C          D7sus4/C
    , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
 ||--10p7-----0-----|---0-------0-----|---7p5-----0-----|---0-------------|
 ||-------9-----0---|-----0-------0---|-------7-----0---|-------0---------|
 ||--------10----10-|------10---------|---------7-----7-|-----------------|
 ||-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
 ||---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
 ||-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|


   C6                C6               D7sus4/C          D7sus4/C
   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .  , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
 |--10p7-----0-----|---0-------0----|---7p5-----0-----|---0---------------|
 |-------9-----0---|-----0-------0--|-------7-----0---|-------0-----0h2p0-|
 |--------10----10-|------10--------|---------7-----7-|-----------0-------|
 |-----0-------0---|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0-----|
 |---------0-------|---------0------|---------0-------|---------0---------|
 |-0---------------|-0--------------|-0---------------|-0-----------------|


   C6                C6                F/C               F/C
   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
 |-0-----0-----0---|---0-----0---0---|---1-----1-1---1-|-----1---1---1---||
 |-0-----0-----0---|---0-----0---0---|---0-----0-0---0-|-----0---0---0---||
 |-0-------0-----0-|-------0-------0-|-------2-----2---|---2-----2---2---||
 |-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---||
 |---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------||
 |-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------||



 VERSE 3:
  C6           C6
  Born under a rainbow sign
  F/C              F/C        C6   C6   F/C   F/C
  Flash of wave in space and time
  C6               C6
  Molten glass and hearts that shine
  F/C              F/C     C6   C6   F/C   F/C
  Stone to gold in fire refined


 BRIDGE (twice, first time without last two (F/C) bars)


 OUTRO: (as for first 4 bars of Intro, end on a C6 chord)

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  John Kean keanj@agresearch.cri.nz
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