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Rainbow River

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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The raDinbow river is a lD/C#aughing stream
                                     e|-4-0
           Bm           Bm7          B|-----0     A
Down in a valley by a mountain that is pine tree tall
The raDinbow river has a D/C#small boy fishing with a Bmworm
                     e|-4-0
      Bm7            B|-----0   A                 
And a jam jar by the water_____fall
DDon’t make a sound don’t dD/C#isturb the ground
The bD/Ciggest fish you e__ver sBm7aw is around
And Bmthe rainbow river gives a rDainbow fD/C#ish
                                             e|-4-0
  F#m         Bm                Bm7          B|-----0   D     a (single note)    
As one small boy goes running proudly to his mother’s call
The stDonebuilt farmhouse is a rD/C#ough stone cottage
                                       e|-4-0
         Bm               Bm7          B|-----0     A
The stDonebuilt farmhouse has a fD/C#air-haired farmer
                                      e|-4-0
         Bm               Bm7         B|-----0  A  
RDun in the door stand oD/C#n the stone floor
The oD/Cven opens- there’s the biggest lBm7oaf you ever saw
And Bmthe stonebuilt farmhouse gives a gDood warm wD/C#elcome
                                    e|-4-0
       Bm              Bm7          B|-----0   D         a (single note)  
As he sits down in his own chair with a Windsor back
The maDgpie meadow is a glD/C#owing evening colour
                              e|-4-0
 Bm              Bm7          B|-----0  A
The maDgpie meadow has a spD/C#arrow hawk who hovers
                           e|-4-0
 Bm             Bm7        B|-----0 A  
SDit by the lantern wD/C#atch as the years turn
SlD/Cowly bringing truth for Bm7every child to learn
And the Bmmagpie meadow darkens gDently blD/C#ue now
                                   e|-4-0
        Bm              Bm7        B|-----0  D        
      Dx54232  
   D/C#x44232
    Bm7x24232    (a.k.a D/B)
    D/Cx34232
Most of the time the arpeggios are on the 5th, 4th and 3rd strings, 
the arpeggios; i.e. with just the thumb, index and middle finger 
In this way picking reflexes involving the ring finger may be minimized,
e|-------| 1st String
B|-------| 2nd String
G|-------| 3rd String
D|-------| 4th String
A|-------| 5th String
E|-------| 6th String

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Rainbow River

by Vashti Bunyan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/C#

D/C

Bm7

D D/C#

The rainbow river is a laughing stream

e|-4-0

Bm Bm7 B|-----0 A

Down in a valley by a mountain that is pine tree tall

D D/C# Bm

The rainbow river has a small boy fishing with a worm

e|-4-0

Bm7 B|-----0 A

And a jam jar by the water_____fall

D D/C#

Don’t make a sound don’t disturb the ground

D/C Bm7

The biggest fish you e__ver saw is around

Bm D D/C#

And the rainbow river gives a rainbow fish

e|-4-0

F#m Bm Bm7 B|-----0 D a (single note)

As one small boy goes running proudly to his mother’s call

D D/C#

The stonebuilt farmhouse is a rough stone cottage

e|-4-0

Bm Bm7 B|-----0 A

D D/C#

The stonebuilt farmhouse has a fair-haired farmer

e|-4-0

Bm Bm7 B|-----0 A

D D/C#

Run in the door stand on the stone floor

D/C Bm7

The oven opens- there’s the biggest loaf you ever saw

Bm D D/C#

And the stonebuilt farmhouse gives a good warm welcome

e|-4-0

Bm Bm7 B|-----0 D a (single note)

As he sits down in his own chair with a Windsor back

D D/C#

The magpie meadow is a glowing evening colour

e|-4-0

Bm Bm7 B|-----0 A

D D/C#

The magpie meadow has a sparrow hawk who hovers

e|-4-0

Bm Bm7 B|-----0 A

D D/C#

Sit by the lantern watch as the years turn

D/C Bm7

Slowly bringing truth for every child to learn

Bm D D/C#

And the magpie meadow darkens gently blue now

e|-4-0

Bm Bm7 B|-----0 D

x54232

D/C#

x44232

Bm7

x24232 (a.k.a D/B)

D/C

x34232

Most of the time the arpeggios are on the 5th, 4th and 3rd strings,

the arpeggios; i.e. with just the thumb, index and middle finger

In this way picking reflexes involving the ring finger may be minimized,

e|-------| 1st String

B|-------| 2nd String

G|-------| 3rd String

D|-------| 4th String

A|-------| 5th String

E|-------| 6th String

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