Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 19:13:24 -0800
From: jamiii
Subject: «Rainbird» by Love and Rockets
Love and Rocket’s «Rain Bird»
from _Earth, Sun, Moon_
chord voicings:
A(add B) — 577600
G6 — 355400
F#7(add B) — 244300
F# — 244322
Bsus2 — x24422
E — 022100
A(add B) G6 F#7(add B) — repeat sequence
Rain bird dives throught the hole
In a broken guitar
Rain bird sings a song so sad in blue
Like a stranded insect
Stuck in a bowl of glue
F#7(add B) — stick
He tries to fly
But he will die
F#
If he ever leaves the zoo
— restart A(add B) sequence
Rain Bird / Rain Bird
Rain bird swoops through the
Chimney pots and rain
Rain bird flies to the edge of a gilded cage
Hiding in the spotlights
Of a famous stage
F#7(add B) — stick again
He tries to become invisible
F#
Whilst stealing the front page
— restart A(add B) sequence
Rain Bird / Rain Bird / Rain Bird / Rain Bird
F#
When you were a boy
Bsus2
You used to wish for this
F#
But like the cat who turns his nose
Bsus2
Up at the dish
F# Bsus2
Now that you have it
You want to give it away
— no chord
When you had to work so hard
Slogging for a pittance
In a boot and shoe yard
F# Bsus2
That’s when you wanted
What you now give away
F# Bsus2 E — no lyrics
— repeat A(add B) sequence
Rain Bird
You’re all the rage, bird
Rain Bird
You’re all the rage, bird
— end on F#
-David J
Check song for rhythm. Intro is A(add B) sequence x 2.
transcribed by john m.
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