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 4E|----------------------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------------------------|D|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|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|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 4E|------------------------------------------------------2---2---0-|B|------------------------------------------------------3---3---0-|G|------------------------------------------------------2---2---0-|D|0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0---0-|A|2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0---2-|D|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 4E|----------------------0---0---2-----------------------2---2---0-|B|----------------------0---0---3-----------------------3---3---0-|G|----------------------0---0---2-----------------------2---2---0-|D|0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0---0-|A|2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2---2---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0---2-|D|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 4E|----------------------0---0---2---------------------------------|B|----------------------0---0---3---------------------------------|G|----------------------0---0---2---------------------------------|D|0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|A|2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2---2---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|D|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 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 Em7/D
Pastel red to burgundy and spinifex to gold,
D
We've just come out of the mulga where the plains forever roll.
Em7/D
Where Albert Namatjira has painted all the scenes,
D
And a shower has changed the lustre of his land.
CHORUS:
Em7/D D
And it's raining on the rock, in a beautiful country,
Em7/D D
And I'm proud to travel this big land like an Aborigine.
Em7/D D
And it's raining on the rock, what an almighty sight to see.
Em7/D D
And I'm wishing on a postcard that you were here with me.
CHORD FORMATIONS FOR RUN-DOWN:E|---11---9----7---5---2---0---|B|---10---10---8---5---3---0---|G|---10---9----7---6---2---0---|D|---0----0----0---0---0---0---|A|---0----0----0---0---0---2---|D|---0----0----0---0---0---0---|
D Em7/D
Everlasting daisies and a beautiful desert rose,
D
Where does their beauty come from, heaven knows.
Em7/D
I could ask the wedgetail but he's away too high,
D
I wonder if he understands it's wonderful to fly.
CHORUS
RUN-DOWN x2
D Em7/D
It cannot be described with a picture,
D
The mesmerising colours of the Olgas.
Em7/D
Or the grandeur of the rock,
D
Uluru is power!
CHORUS
RUN-DOWN x3
