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The Coming Rains

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[Intro]
F
BbAll day mountains rose behind a veil of smoke from burning fieldsF  
BbAnd road dust dyeing black skin bronze and the road rolling Flike a rDmough sFea
CIt's quiet now, just crickets and a dog fight somewDmhere in the Bbfar away
FIn my heart I hold your photograph
GmAnd the thought of you comes on like the feel of the Fcoming rains
BbHot breeze ran its fingers through the long grass of a thatched roof Feave
BbThey stuck me in the only chair they had while they cooked cassava
And a luckless Fhen
CThey asked for one well three lanterns and 200 litres of Dmfuel and
I said, "BbWho, me?"
FAnd the time for planting's coming soon
GmAnd the thought of you comes on like the feel of the Fcoming rains
[Instrumental]
 Bb        F
 Bb        F
C   Dm  Bb F
Gm F  Dm F
CIn the town neon flickers in the ruins
FSeven Gbcrows sDbwoop past the luscious mFoon
DmIf I had wings like those there'd be no Fwaiting
BmI'd come panting to your door and slide like sDmoke iEbnto your rFoom
BbAll day the mountains rose behind a veil of smoke from burning fFields
BbAnd road dust dyeing black skin bronze and the road rolling like a Frough sea
CIt's quiet now, just crickets and a dog fight somewhere Dmin the far aBbway
FIn my heart I hold your photograph
GmAnd the thought of you comes on like the feel of the Fcoming rains
FAnd the time for planting's coming soon
GmAnd the thought of you comes on like the feel of the Fcoming rains
[Outro]
Gm   F

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The Coming Rains

by Bruce Cockburn

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Bb F

All day mountains rose behind a veil of smoke from burning fields

Bb F Dm F

And road dust dyeing black skin bronze and the road rolling like a rough sea

C Dm Bb

It's quiet now, just crickets and a dog fight somewhere in the far away

In my heart I hold your photograph

Gm F

And the thought of you comes on like the feel of the coming rains

Bb F

Hot breeze ran its fingers through the long grass of a thatched roof eave

They stuck me in the only chair they had while they cooked cassava

And a luckless hen

C Dm

They asked for one well three lanterns and 200 litres of fuel and

I said, "Who, me?"

And the time for planting's coming soon

Gm F

And the thought of you comes on like the feel of the coming rains

[Instrumental]

Bb F

C Dm Bb F

Gm F Dm F

In the town neon flickers in the ruins

F Gb Db F

Seven crows swoop past the luscious moon

Dm F

If I had wings like those there'd be no waiting

Bm D Eb F

I'd come panting to your door and slide like smoke into your room

Bb F

All day the mountains rose behind a veil of smoke from burning fields

Bb F

And road dust dyeing black skin bronze and the road rolling like a rough sea

C Dm Bb

It's quiet now, just crickets and a dog fight somewhere in the far away

In my heart I hold your photograph

Gm F

And the thought of you comes on like the feel of the coming rains

And the time for planting's coming soon

Gm F

And the thought of you comes on like the feel of the coming rains

[Outro]

Gm F

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