Rainbow River chords by Vashti Bunyan

Chords with lyrics

Song: Rainbow River
Artist: Vashti Bunyan
Album: Just Another Diamond Day (1970)

   D MajorD         D/C#
The rainbow river is a laughing stream
                   e|-4-0
      B minorBm      Bm7Bm7     BB|-----0   A augmentedA
Down in a valley by a mountain that is pine tree tall
   D MajorD         D/C#           B minorBm
The rainbow river has a small boy fishing with a worm
           e|-4-0
   Bm7Bm7      BB|-----0  A augmentedA
And a jam jar by the water_____fall
 D MajorD            D/C#
Don't make a sound don't disturb the ground
   D/C           Bm7Bm7
The biggest fish you e__ver saw is around
  B minorBm             D MajorD    D/C#
And the rainbow river gives a rainbow fish
                       e|-4-0
 F# minorF#m     B minorBm        Bm7Bm7     BB|-----0  D MajorD   a (single note)
As one small boy goes running proudly to his mother's call

   D MajorD            D/C#
The stonebuilt farmhouse is a rough stone cottage
                    e|-4-0
     B minorBm        Bm7Bm7     BB|-----0   A augmentedA
Hiding close against the hillside up a winding track
   D MajorD             D/C#
The stonebuilt farmhouse has a fair-haired farmer
                   e|-4-0
     B minorBm        Bm7Bm7     BB|-----0 A augmentedA
Wearing wooden shoes and building up a new haystack
 D MajorD           D/C#
Run in the door stand on the stone floor
   D/C               Bm7Bm7
The oven opens- there's the biggest loaf you ever saw
  B minorBm                D MajorD     D/C#
And the stonebuilt farmhouse gives a good warm welcome
                  e|-4-0
    B minorBm       Bm7Bm7     BB|-----0  D MajorD     a (single note)
As he sits down in his own chair with a Windsor back


   D MajorD         D/C#
The magpie meadow is a glowing evening colour
               e|-4-0
 B minorBm       Bm7Bm7     BB|-----0 A augmentedA
Sun is setting quietly and the boy is tired
   D MajorD          D/C#
The magpie meadow has a sparrow hawk who hovers
              e|-4-0
 B minorBm       Bm7Bm7    BB|-----0 A augmentedA
Hanging on the wind preying eagle eyed
 D MajorD         D/C#
Sit by the lantern watch as the years turn
 D/C           Bm7Bm7
Slowly bringing truth for every child to learn
    B minorBm           D MajorD    D/C#
And the magpie meadow darkens gently blue now
                  e|-4-0
    B minorBm       Bm7Bm7    BB|-----0 D MajorD
As the family sit their faces lit by ember fire

D MajorD   x54232
D/C#  x44232
Bm7Bm7  x24232  (a.k.a D/B)
D/C  x34232


Most of the time the arpeggios are on the 5th, 4th and 3rd strings,
with the occasional shifting to the 4th, 3rd and 2nd strings...
Listen to the song to get it...
Also it seems easier to play without using the ring finger at all in
the arpeggios; i.e. with just the thumb, index and middle finger
or maybe that's just me ;):.
In this way picking reflexes involving the ring finger may be minimized,
the song requiring most of the time arpeggos of three strings only.

e|-------| 1st String
BB|-------| 2nd String
G+G|-------| 3rd String
D MajorD|-------| 4th String
A augmentedA|-------| 5th String
E MajorE|-------| 6th String

transcribed by NicoQB
17.04.2009 @ 01:37