Eighteen Inches Of Rain Chords by Ian Tyson

[E] _ Say folks, thanks a lot for [B] the lift.
I really appreciate it.
_ _ [A] Uh, you want to come in for a drink [B] or something?
I can get you something?
_ _ [E] _ _
No, no thanks.
I think we'll just [B] be rolling.
Thanks anyway. _
[A] _ So, how is ranching [B] these days?
Ranching is, uh, [C] about the way it looks. _ _ _
_ [G] Yeah, it's about the way it looks.
[D] _ [C] _ You guys go easy.
[G] Take care.
A _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ [E] _ [B] _ [C#m] _ [B] _ _
_ not a broke horse on the place, [F#m] _ [B] _ [E] a pickup truck [C#m] won't go.
[E] _ [A#] _ [B] A tractor lost a wheel _ _ [C#m] _ about a week ago. _
_ [F#] [G#m] The wind is [B] from the [A#] east [D#] blowing [E] hard across [C#m] the plain. _
I'm [B] high [C#m] and lonesome, _ [F#] waiting for [B] a change. _ _
Just [C#m] give me [E] one broke horse with a good [F#m] fit and [C#m] saddle [B] that's easy on your [E] back.
_ _ One good old woman who makes [C#m] up a [B] difference for everything I lack.
_ [F#] _ [G#m] One last chance [F#] to sell my calves before [B] the prices go to heaven [G#m] again.
_ [A#m] _ [G#m] Clear blue sky, [C#m] eighteen [F#] inches [E] of rain.
[B] _ [E] _ [B] _ _
_ _ The coffee's kind of bitter, hit [E] it with water.
For the pot, _ _ [B] _ until I get to town, I'll [C#m] make do with what [F#] I got.
_ _ [G#m] _ Copenhagen's running low, [F#] I [C#m] should quit it [Em] _ [C#m] anyways.
[E] _ _ [B] [G#m] Me and this old outfit, we've both [F#] seen better [B] days.
_ _ [E]
Just give me one broke horse with a good [C#m] fit and saddle [B] _ that's easy on your back.
[E] _ One good old woman who makes [C#m] up a [B] difference for everything I lack.
_ [F#] _ [G#m] One last chance [F#] to sell my calves [B] before the prices [D#m] go to heaven [G#m] again.
_ [A#m] _ [B] Clear blue [G#m] sky, [C#m] eighteen [F#] inches [B] of rain.
_ _ _ [E]
[F#m] Just [E] give me one broke horse with a good [F#m] fit and [C#m] saddle [B] that's easy on your [E] back.
[F#m] _ [E] _ One good old woman who makes [C#m] up a [B] difference for everything I lack.
_ [F#] _ [G#m] One last chance [F#] to sell my calves before [B] the prices [D#m] go to heaven [G#m] again.
_ [A#m] _ [B] Clear blue [G#m] sky, [C#m] _
[F#] eighteen inches [B] of rain. _ _ _
Just give me clear blue [G#m] sky, [C#m] eighteen [F#] inches [B] of rain.
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _