Rainbow River Vashti Bunyan
Song: Rainbow River
Artist: Vashti Bunyan
Album: Just Another Diamond Day (1970)
The ra[D]inbow river is a l[D/C#]aughing stream
e|-4-0
Bm Bm7 B|-----0 A
Down in a valley by a mountain that is pine tree tall
The ra[D]inbow river has a [D/C#]small boy fishing with a [Bm]worm
e|-4-0
Bm7 B|-----0 A
And a jam jar by the water_____fall
D[D]on?t make a sound don?t d[D/C#]isturb the ground
The b[D/C]iggest fish you e__ver s[Bm7]aw is around
And [Bm]the rainbow river gives a r[D]ainbow f[D/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 st[D]onebuilt farmhouse is a r[D/C#]ough stone cottage
e|-4-0
Bm Bm7 B|-----0 A
Hiding close against the hillside up a winding track
The st[D]onebuilt farmhouse has a f[D/C#]air-haired farmer
e|-4-0
Bm Bm7 B|-----0 A
Wearing wooden shoes and building up a new haystack
R[D]un in the door stand o[D/C#]n the stone floor
The o[D/C]ven opens- there?s the biggest l[Bm7]oaf you ever saw
And [Bm]the stonebuilt farmhouse gives a g[D]ood warm w[D/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 ma[D]gpie meadow is a gl[D/C#]owing evening colour
e|-4-0
Bm Bm7 B|-----0 A
Sun is setting quietly and the boy is tired
The ma[D]gpie meadow has a sp[D/C#]arrow hawk who hovers
e|-4-0
Bm Bm7 B|-----0 A
Hanging on the wind preying eagle eyed
S[D]it by the lantern w[D/C#]atch as the years turn
Sl[D/C]owly bringing truth for [Bm7]every child to learn
And the [Bm]magpie meadow darkens g[D]ently bl[D/C#]ue now
e|-4-0
Bm Bm7 B|-----0 D
As the family sit their faces lit by ember fire
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,
with the occasional shifting to the 4th, 3rd and 2nd strings...
Listen to the song to get it...
Also it seems easier to play without using the ring finger at all in
the arpeggios; i.e. with just the thumb, index and middle finger
(or maybe that's just me ;)).
In this way picking reflexes involving the ring finger may be minimized,
the song requiring most of the time arpeggos of three strings only.
e|-------| 1st String B|-------| 2nd String G|-------| 3rd String D|-------| 4th String A|-------| 5th String E|-------| 6th String
transcribed by NicoQB
17.04.2009 @ 01:37
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