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Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Rainbow Ride
[Intro]
F   G   C
[Verse 1]
It had been midnight on the street
Someone had Ghelped me to my feet
And said, there’s a Emtaxi Amout there
Waiting to Dmtake you Cto your Gdoor
[Verse 2]
The driver Csaid, "Your destination?"
I said, "GTake me to the fair
The time’s a-Emwasting and I Amhave to go
And Dmclose the Cevening Gthere"C  
[Chorus]
The golden Fcoach is Con the Ftrack
And Cready Fset to Cfly
The rainbow Fride will Cmake its Farc
And Csend me Fto the CskyF  
To the CskyF  
[Verse 3]
Oh, the Ctunnel of love is cold and lonely
In the Ghours before the dawn
And the Emups and downs of the Amgive and take 
Are Dmnot what I’m Clooking Gfor
[Verse 4]
The CRainbow Ride will take me
To where the GNorthern lights are born
All my Emdays of Amtrouble
Will be Dmice till the Cend of GtimeF  
[Chorus]
The Cgolden Fcoach is Con the Ftrack
And Cready Fset to Cfly
The rainbow Fride will Cmake its Farc
And Csend me Fto the CskyF  
To the CskyF  
To the CskyF  
[Verse 7]
CRainbow take me
GRainbow send meEm  
And Amplace me where the Dmsun beCcomes a Gstar
FOoh, Cooh, Dooh
Where GI beBbcome a Cstar
[Bridge]
Come flotsam, come Fjetsam
CGet on the Rainbow FRide
Come Cflotsam, come Fjetsam
The Criff-raff, the raggle-Ftaggle
And get on board that Rainbow ride
[Outro]        (repeat and fade to end)
Come flotsam, come Fjetsam
The Criff-raff, the raggle-Ftaggle
Come Cflotsam, come Fjetsam
The Criff-raff, the raggle-Ftaggle
And get on board that Rainbow ride

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Rainbow Ride

by Kate & Anna McGarrigle

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Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Rainbow Ride

[Intro]

F G C

[Verse 1]

It had been midnight on the street

Someone had helped me to my feet

Em Am

And said, there’s a taxi out there

Dm C G

Waiting to take you to your door

[Verse 2]

The driver said, "Your destination?"

I said, "Take me to the fair

Em Am

The time’s a-wasting and I have to go

Dm C G C

And close the evening there"

[Chorus]

F C F

The golden coach is on the track

C F C

And ready set to fly

F C F

The rainbow ride will make its arc

C F C F

And send me to the sky

C F

To the sky

[Verse 3]

Oh, the tunnel of love is cold and lonely

In the hours before the dawn

Em Am

And the ups and downs of the give and take

Dm C G

Are not what I’m looking for

[Verse 4]

The Rainbow Ride will take me

To where the Northern lights are born

Em Am

All my days of trouble

Dm C G F

Will be ice till the end of time

[Chorus]

C F C F

The golden coach is on the track

C F C

And ready set to fly

F C F

The rainbow ride will make its arc

C F C F

And send me to the sky

C F

To the sky

C F

To the sky

[Verse 7]

Rainbow take me

G Em

Rainbow send me

Am Dm C G

And place me where the sun becomes a star

F C D

Ooh, ooh, ooh

G Bb C

Where I become a star

[Bridge]

Come flotsam, come jetsam

C F

Get on the Rainbow Ride

C F

Come flotsam, come jetsam

C F

The riff-raff, the raggle-taggle

And get on board that Rainbow ride

[Outro] (repeat and fade to end)

Come flotsam, come jetsam

C F

The riff-raff, the raggle-taggle

C F

Come flotsam, come jetsam

C F

The riff-raff, the raggle-taggle

And get on board that Rainbow ride

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