The Coming Rains

by Bruce Cockburn from The Charity Of Night Tablature by Jonathan Tieszen and Steve Meger Tuning F A C G C F Chords: F 0 3 0 2 0 0 F6sus2 0 5 5 0 0 0 Fsus4add9 0 1 0 0 0 0 Dm7#5 0 5 0 3 0 0 Fsus2 0 3 0 0 0 0 Cadd11 7 7 0 0 0 0 Dm9 9 8 9 9 0 0 A#add9 5 5 5 5 0 0 Gm7add11 2 1 2 0 0 0 Fmaj7sus2 0 7 7 0 0 0 C#dim 0 4 4 0 4 0 Dm9 0 5 5 0 5 0 Bmb6b5 0 2 2 0 2 0 Bbm5 5 4 5 0 5 0 Intro: F F6sus2 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . f -----------------0---0---0---0- ------------------------------- c -----------------0---0---0---0- -----------------0------------- G 4 -----------------2---2---2---2- -----x-----------0------------- 4 C 4 -----------------0---0---0---0- -----x-------4-s-5---5---5-p-0- 4 A -----------------3---3---3---3- -----x-------4-s-5---5---5-p-0- F -0-------0--------------------- -0-------0--------------------- All Verse: Coda F Fsus4add9 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------2-------2---2- -----0-------0---0-------0---0- -----------------0-------0---0- -----0-------0---0-------0---0- -----------------3-------3---3- -----1-------1---1-------1---1- -0------0---------------------- -0-------0--------------------- day the mountains rose behind the Dm7#5 F Fsus4add9 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----3-------3---3-------3---3- -----2-------2---2-------0----- -----0-------0---0-------0---0- -----0-------0---0-------0----- -----5-------5---5-------5---5- -----3-------3---3-------1----- -0-------0--------------------- -0-------0--------------------- veil of smoke from burn ing fields....... 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Dm7#5 F , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------2-------2---2- -0/s/3-------2-----------2---2- -----------------0-------0---0- -0---0-------0-----------0---0- -----------------3-------3---3- -1/s/5-------3-----------3---3- -0-------0--------------------- ------------------------------- he.....art I hold your pho to....graph and the _______________________________________________________________ 1. Gm7add11 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . -----------------------------0- -----0-------0---0---0---0---0- -----------------------------0- -----0-------0---0---0---0---0- -----------------------------0- -----0-------0---0---0---0---0- -2-------2-------2---0---2----- ------------------------------- -1-------1-------1---0---1----- ------------------------------- -2-------2-------2---0---2----- ------------------------------- thought of you comes on like the feel of the ______________________________________________________ F F6sus2 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . -----------------0---0---0---0- ------------------------------- -----------------0---0---0---0- -----------------0------------- 4 -----------------2---2---2---2- -----x-----------0------------- 4 4 -----------------0---0---0---0- -----x-------4-s-5---5---5-p-0- 4 -----------------3---3---3---3- -----x-------4-s-5---5---5-p-0- -0-------0--------------------- -0-------0--------------------- coming rains _______________________________________________________________ 2. Gm7add11 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . -----------------------------0- -------------------------0---0- -----------------------------0- -------------------------0---0- -----------------------------0- -------------------------0---0- -2-------2-------2---0---2----- ------------------------------- -1-------1-------1---0---1----- ------------------------------- -2-------2-------2---0---2----- ------------------------------- thought of you comes on like the feel of the __________________________________________________________________ F F6sus2 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . -----------------0---0---0---0- ------------------------------- -----------------0---0---0---0- -----------------0------------- * -----------------2---2---2---2- -----x-----------0------------- * -----------------0---0---0---0- -----x-------4-s-5---5---5-p-0- -----------------3---3---3---3- -----x-------4-s-5---5---5-p-0- -0-------0--------------------- -0-------0--------------------- coming rains (1st time only) __________________________________________________________________ F , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . -----------------0---0---0---0- -----------------0---0---0---0- -----------------0---0---0---0- -----------------0---0---0---0- -----------------2---2---2---2- -----2-------2---2---2---2---2- * -----------------0---0---0---0- -----0-------0---0---0---0---0- * -----------------3---3---3---3- -----3-------3---3---3---3---3- -0-------0--------------------- -0-------0--------------------- _______________________________________________________________ 3., 4. Gm7add11 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . -----------------------------0- -----0-------0---0---0---0---0- -----------------------------0- -----0-------0---0---0---0---0- -----------------------------0- -----0-------0---0---0---0---0- -2-------2-------2---0---2----- ------------------------------- -1-------1-------1---0---1----- ------------------------------- -2-------2-------2---0---2----- ------------------------------- thought of you comes on like the feel of the _________________________________________________________________ F F6sus2 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . -----------------0---0---0---0- ------------------------------- -----------------0---0---0---0- -----------------0------------- -----------------2---2---2---2- -----x-----------0------------- -----------------0---0---0---0- -----x-------4-s-5---5---5-p-0- -----------------3---3---3---3- -----x-------4-s-5---5---5-p-0- -0-------0--------------------- -0-------0--------------------- coming rains (lyrics 4th verse only) 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-1-------1-------1-------1----- -1-------1-------1-------1----- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- s smoke in to your room.............. 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Dm7#5 F , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------2-------2---2- -0/s/3-------2-----------2---2- -----------------0-------0---0- -0---0-------0-----------0---0- -----------------3-------3---3- -1/s/5-------3-----------3---3- -0-------0--------------------- ------------------------------- time for plantings coming soon and the Gm7add11 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . -----------------------------0- -------------------------0---0- -----------------------------0- -------------------------0---0- -----------------------------0- -------------------------0---0- -2-------2-------2---0---2----- ------------------------------- -1-------1-------1---0---1----- ------------------------------- -2-------2-------2---0---2----- ------------------------------- thought of you comes on like the feel of the F F6sus2 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . -----------------0---0---0---0- ------------------------------- -----------------0---0---0---0- -----------------0------------- -----------------2---2---2---2- -----x-----------0------------- -----------------0---0---0---0- -----x-------4-s-5---5---5-p-0- -----------------3---3---3---3- -----x-------4-s-5---5---5-p-0- -0-------0--------------------- -0-------0--------------------- coming rains F , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . -----------------0---0---0---0- -----------------0---0---0---0- -----------------0---0---0---0- -----------------0---0---0---0- -----------------2---2---2---2- -----2-------2---2---2---2---2- -----------------0---0---0---0- -----0-------0---0---0---0---0- -----------------3---3---3---3- -----3-------3---3---3---3---3- -0-------0--------------------- -0-------0--------------------- F Fsus4. Dm7#5 F , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------2-------2---2- -0/s/3-------2-----------2---2- -----------------0-------0---0- -0---0-------0-----------0---0- -----------------3-------3---3- -1/s/5-------3-----------3---3- -0-------0--------------------- ------------------------------- Gm7add11 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . -----------------------------0- ------------------------------- -----------------------------0- ------------------------------- -----------------------------0- ------------------------------- -2-------2-------2---0---2----- ------------------------------- -1-------1-------1---0---1----- ------------------------------- -2-------2-------2---0---2----- ------------------------------- F , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . -0----------------------------- ------------------------------- -0----------------------------- ------------------------------- -2----------------------------- ------------------------------- -0----------------------------- ------------------------------- -3----------------------------- ------------------------------- -0----------------------------- -------------------------------