Raining on the Rock

John Williamson

TabKeyGCapoFret 1TuningDrop Dintermediate100 BPM

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Chords2

Chords in this song4

capo 1 — sounds a semitone higher

Intro

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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 4

E|------------------------------------------------------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 4

E|----------------------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 4

E|----------------------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-|

Verse 1

Pastel red to burgundy and spinifex to gold,

We've just come out of the mulga where the plains forever roll.

Where Albert Namatjira has painted all the scenes,

And a shower has changed the lustre of his land.

Chorus

And it's raining on the rock, in a beautiful country,

And I'm proud to travel this big land like an Aborigine.

And it's raining on the rock, what an almighty sight to see.

And I'm wishing on a postcard that you were here with me.

[Chord formations for instrumental run-down]

E|---10---9------------7--------5------------2----0----|
B|---10---10-----------8--------5------------3----0----|
G|---11---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----|

Verse 2

Everlasting daisies and a beautiful desert rose,

Where does their beauty come from, heaven knows.

I could ask the wedgetail but he's away too high,

I wonder if he understands it's wonderful to fly.

Chorus

And it's raining on the rock, in a beautiful country,

And I'm proud to travel this big land like an Aborigine.

And it's raining on the rock, what an almighty sight to see.

And I'm wishing on a postcard that you were here with me.

Instrumental run-down

Verse 3

It cannot be described with a picture,

The mesmerising colours of the Olgas.

Or the grandeur of the rock,

Uluru has power!

Chorus

And it's raining on the rock, in a beautiful country,

And I'm proud to travel this big land like an Aborigine.

And it's raining on the rock, what an almighty sight to see.

And I'm wishing on a postcard that you were here with me.

Instrumental run-down

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