Raining On The Rock chords by John Williamson

Chords with lyrics

RAINING ON THE ROCK - John Williamson
Transcribed by Daniel Schaumann

Raining On The Rock is in Drop-D tuning with a capo on the 1st fret,
although it will be much less confusing if I do the transcription
without taking the capo into account:

INTRO:
 1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|
A augmentedA|2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|
D MajorD|0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|

 1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------2---2---0-|
BB|------------------------------------------------------3---3---0-|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------2---2---0-|
D MajorD|0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0---0-|
A augmentedA|2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0---2-|
D MajorD|0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0---0-|

 1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4
E MajorE|----------------------0---0---2-----------------------2---2---0-|
BB|----------------------0---0---3-----------------------3---3---0-|
G+G|----------------------0---0---2-----------------------2---2---0-|
D MajorD|0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0---0-|
A augmentedA|2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2---2---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0---2-|
D MajorD|0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0---0-|

 1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4  1  2  3  4
E MajorE|----------------------0---0---2---------------------------------|
BB|----------------------0---0---3---------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------0---0---2---------------------------------|
D MajorD|0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|
A augmentedA|2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2---2---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|
D MajorD|0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|


CHORD FORMATIONS:
	DADGBE
D MajorD	000232
Em7/D	010000

NOTE: In the first verse & chorus, only the bottom three strings are
   strummed (as in the intro), but after the run-down full chords
   are used

D MajorD             Em7/D
Pastel red to burgundy and spinifex to gold,
                             D MajorD
We've just come out of the mulga where the plains forever roll.
              Em7/D
Where Albert Namatjira has painted all the scenes,
                      D MajorD
And a shower has changed the lustre of his land.


CHORUS:
            Em7/D        D MajorD
And it's raining on the rock, in a beautiful country,
            Em7/D             D MajorD
And I'm proud to travel this big land like an Aborigine.
            Em7/D              D MajorD
And it's raining on the rock, what an almighty sight to see.
           Em7/D              D MajorD
And I'm wishing on a postcard that you were here with me.


CHORD FORMATIONS FOR RUN-DOWN:
E MajorE|---11---9----7---5---2---0---|
BB|---10---10---8---5---3---0---|
G+G|---10---9----7---6---2---0---|
D MajorD|---0----0----0---0---0---0---|
A augmentedA|---0----0----0---0---0---2---|
D MajorD|---0----0----0---0---0---0---|

D MajorD             Em7/D
Everlasting daisies and a beautiful desert rose,
                     D MajorD
Where does their beauty come from, heaven knows.
               Em7/D
I could ask the wedgetail but he's away too high,
                       D MajorD
I wonder if he understands it's wonderful to fly.


CHORUS

RUN-DOWN x2

  D MajorD             Em7/D
It cannot be described with a picture,
                D MajorD
The mesmerising colours of the Olgas.
            Em7/D
Or the grandeur of the rock,
     D MajorD
Uluru is power!


CHORUS

RUN-DOWN x3