Chords for Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Buy For Me The Rain (live version, 1974)

Tempo:
84.05 bpm
Chords used:

C

Gm

F

Bb

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Buy For Me The Rain (live version, 1974) chords
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[Gm] [C]
[Bb] [C] [Gm] [C] Buy [Bb] for me the rain, my darling, [Cm] buy [Bb] for me the [F] rain.
[C] Buy for [Bb] me the crystal [Cm] pools that fall [Gm] upon the [C] plain.
[F] And I'll buy for you a rainbow and a [C] million [G] pots of gold.
[F] Buy it for me now, babe, before I am [F] too old.
[Bb]
[C]
Buy for [Bb] me the sun, my [Cm] darling, buy for [Bb] me the [C] sun.
Buy for me [Gm] the light [Cm] that falls when day has just [Gm] begun.
[F] And I'll buy for you a shadow to [G] protect you from the day.
[F] Buy it for me now, babe, before I [Gm] go away.
[C] [Gm] [C] [F] [Gm] [C]
Buy for [Bb] me the robin, darling, [Cm] buy for me [Bb] the wing.
[C]
Buy for me [Bb] a [Cm] sparrow, almost any [Gm] flying [C] thing.
And [F] I'll buy for you a tree, my [C] love, where a robin's nest may grow.
[F]
Buy it for me now, babe, the year's all [Bb] very sold.
[C] [Gm] [Cm] [F] [C]
I cannot buy [Gm] you happiness, [C] I cannot buy [Gm] you years.
[C] I cannot buy [Gm] you [C] happiness in face of all the tears.
But I [F] can buy for you a gravestone [C] to lay behind your head.
[F] Gravestones cheer the living dear, they're no use [Gm] to the dead.
[C] [Gm] [C]
La la [Bb] la la la la [Cm] la.
[F] [C]
[Bb] [F]
[Gm] [Cm] [Gm]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
C
3211
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
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To learn Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - (1974 Version) Buy For Me The Rain chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: C, Gm, C, Bb, C, F, Gm, Cm and Bb. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 42 BPM and then match the original tempo of 84 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: F Major.

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[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] Buy [Bb] for me the rain, my darling, [Cm] buy [Bb] for me the [F] rain.
[C] Buy for [Bb] me the crystal [Cm] pools that fall [Gm] upon the [C] plain.
[F] And I'll buy for you a rainbow and a [C] million [G] pots of gold.
[F] Buy it for me now, babe, before I am [F] too old.
[Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Buy for [Bb] me the sun, my [Cm] darling, buy for [Bb] me the [C] sun.
Buy for me [Gm] the light [Cm] that falls when day has just [Gm] begun.
[F] And I'll buy for you a shadow to [G] protect you from the day.
[F] Buy it for me now, babe, before I [Gm] go away. _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ [C] _
Buy for [Bb] me the robin, darling, [Cm] buy for me [Bb] the wing.
[C]
Buy for me [Bb] a [Cm] sparrow, almost any [Gm] flying [C] thing.
And [F] I'll buy for you a tree, my [C] love, where a robin's nest may grow.
[F]
Buy it for me now, babe, the year's all [Bb] very sold. _
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ [C] _
I cannot buy [Gm] you happiness, [C] I cannot buy [Gm] you years.
[C] I cannot buy [Gm] you [C] happiness in face of all the tears.
But I [F] can buy for you a gravestone [C] to lay behind your head.
[F] Gravestones cheer the living dear, they're no use [Gm] to the dead.
_ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ La la [Bb] la la la la [Cm] la. _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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