Chords for Shorty Ranger 'I Was There When The Rain Tumbled Down'
Tempo:
96.65 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [A]
[E] [A]
Tonight, [E] as I sit [A] by my fireside, [D] old memories they come [A] back to me.
[E] Of the floods in the 49 [A] and 50, [B] when the rivers broke their banks [E] like a sea.
[A] I remember [E] the dark [A] clouds and thunder, as we milked the cows and did [D] all the rounds.
About fifty-odd mile [A] up from Kempsey, I was there [E] when the rain [A] tumbled down.
I lived just three miles down from Homewood, [D] Slim's Melody Ranch [A] of the time.
[E] Out there was foot-farms [A] in the Muller, [B] fifty miles from that old [E] Kempsey line.
[A] The old [E] station was [A] in the middle, it was known as the Post [D] Office Farm,
where the mailman brought my [A] first ecubra.
Yes, I was there [E] when the rain [A] tumbled down, [D] [A]
[E] [A]
the same water tore down our fences.
I [D] remember helping Dad [A] at the time, [E] all the creeks and the gullies [A] were flooded,
and [B] the wind through the treetops [E] did whine.
[A] It sure [E] made a mess [A] in the valley.
Washed the cattle and home from [D] Kempsey town, now the great northern floods [A] are a memory.
But I was there [E] when the rain [A] tumbled down, [D] [A]
[E] [A]
so put [E] another lock on [A] that fire.
I'll [D] go back to my memories again.
[E] They say on the air [A] there's a cyclone, and [B] we might be in for [E] big rain.
[A] There's a mantle [E] of fog [A] on the mountain, and the cattle have moved out to [D] higher ground.
And I remember the dark [A] mountain thunder, for I was there when [E] the rain [A] tumbled down.
I live just [E] three miles down [A] from Homewood, [D] Slim's Melody Ranch of [A] the time.
[E] Our parents put bombs [A] in the Nullar, [B] fifty miles from that old [E] Kempsey line.
[A] The old [E] station was in [A] the middle, it was known as the Post [D] Office Farm,
where the mailman brought my first [A] ecubra.
Yes, I was there when [E] the rain [A] tumbled down, [D] so put another lock on [A] that fire.
For I was there when [E] the rain [A] tumbled down.
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
Tonight, [E] as I sit [A] by my fireside, [D] old memories they come [A] back to me.
[E] Of the floods in the 49 [A] and 50, [B] when the rivers broke their banks [E] like a sea.
[A] I remember [E] the dark [A] clouds and thunder, as we milked the cows and did [D] all the rounds.
About fifty-odd mile [A] up from Kempsey, I was there [E] when the rain [A] tumbled down.
I lived just three miles down from Homewood, [D] Slim's Melody Ranch [A] of the time.
[E] Out there was foot-farms [A] in the Muller, [B] fifty miles from that old [E] Kempsey line.
[A] The old [E] station was [A] in the middle, it was known as the Post [D] Office Farm,
where the mailman brought my [A] first ecubra.
Yes, I was there [E] when the rain [A] tumbled down, [D] [A]
[E] [A]
the same water tore down our fences.
I [D] remember helping Dad [A] at the time, [E] all the creeks and the gullies [A] were flooded,
and [B] the wind through the treetops [E] did whine.
[A] It sure [E] made a mess [A] in the valley.
Washed the cattle and home from [D] Kempsey town, now the great northern floods [A] are a memory.
But I was there [E] when the rain [A] tumbled down, [D] [A]
[E] [A]
so put [E] another lock on [A] that fire.
I'll [D] go back to my memories again.
[E] They say on the air [A] there's a cyclone, and [B] we might be in for [E] big rain.
[A] There's a mantle [E] of fog [A] on the mountain, and the cattle have moved out to [D] higher ground.
And I remember the dark [A] mountain thunder, for I was there when [E] the rain [A] tumbled down.
I live just [E] three miles down [A] from Homewood, [D] Slim's Melody Ranch of [A] the time.
[E] Our parents put bombs [A] in the Nullar, [B] fifty miles from that old [E] Kempsey line.
[A] The old [E] station was in [A] the middle, it was known as the Post [D] Office Farm,
where the mailman brought my first [A] ecubra.
Yes, I was there when [E] the rain [A] tumbled down, [D] so put another lock on [A] that fire.
For I was there when [E] the rain [A] tumbled down.
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ Tonight, [E] as I sit [A] by my fireside, [D] old memories they come [A] back to me.
[E] Of the floods in the 49 [A] and 50, _ [B] when the rivers broke their banks [E] like a sea.
_ [A] I remember [E] the dark [A] clouds and thunder, _ as we milked the cows and did [D] all the rounds.
About fifty-odd mile [A] up from Kempsey, _ I was there [E] when the rain [A] tumbled down.
_ I lived just three miles down from Homewood, [D] Slim's Melody Ranch [A] of the time.
_ [E] Out there was foot-farms [A] in the Muller, _ [B] fifty miles from that old [E] Kempsey line.
_ [A] The old [E] station was [A] in the middle, it was known as the Post [D] Office Farm,
_ where the mailman brought my [A] first ecubra.
Yes, I was there [E] when the rain [A] tumbled down, _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ the same water tore down our fences.
I [D] remember helping Dad [A] at the time, _ [E] all the creeks and the gullies [A] were flooded,
and [B] the wind through the treetops [E] did whine.
_ [A] It sure [E] made a mess [A] in the valley.
_ Washed the cattle and home from [D] Kempsey town, now the great northern floods [A] are a memory.
But I was there [E] when the rain [A] tumbled down, _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ so put [E] another lock on [A] that fire.
I'll [D] go back to my memories again.
_ [E] They say on the air [A] there's a cyclone, and [B] we might be in for [E] big rain.
_ [A] There's a mantle [E] of fog [A] on the mountain, and the cattle have moved out to [D] higher ground. _
And I remember the dark [A] mountain thunder, for I was there when [E] the rain [A] tumbled down.
_ I live just [E] three miles down [A] from Homewood, _ [D] Slim's Melody Ranch of [A] the time.
_ [E] Our parents put bombs [A] in the Nullar, _ [B] fifty miles from that old [E] Kempsey line.
_ [A] The old [E] station was in [A] the middle, it was known as the Post [D] Office Farm,
where the mailman brought my first [A] ecubra.
Yes, I was there when [E] the rain [A] tumbled down, _ [D] so put another lock on [A] that fire.
For I was there when [E] the rain [A] tumbled down.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ Tonight, [E] as I sit [A] by my fireside, [D] old memories they come [A] back to me.
[E] Of the floods in the 49 [A] and 50, _ [B] when the rivers broke their banks [E] like a sea.
_ [A] I remember [E] the dark [A] clouds and thunder, _ as we milked the cows and did [D] all the rounds.
About fifty-odd mile [A] up from Kempsey, _ I was there [E] when the rain [A] tumbled down.
_ I lived just three miles down from Homewood, [D] Slim's Melody Ranch [A] of the time.
_ [E] Out there was foot-farms [A] in the Muller, _ [B] fifty miles from that old [E] Kempsey line.
_ [A] The old [E] station was [A] in the middle, it was known as the Post [D] Office Farm,
_ where the mailman brought my [A] first ecubra.
Yes, I was there [E] when the rain [A] tumbled down, _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ the same water tore down our fences.
I [D] remember helping Dad [A] at the time, _ [E] all the creeks and the gullies [A] were flooded,
and [B] the wind through the treetops [E] did whine.
_ [A] It sure [E] made a mess [A] in the valley.
_ Washed the cattle and home from [D] Kempsey town, now the great northern floods [A] are a memory.
But I was there [E] when the rain [A] tumbled down, _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ so put [E] another lock on [A] that fire.
I'll [D] go back to my memories again.
_ [E] They say on the air [A] there's a cyclone, and [B] we might be in for [E] big rain.
_ [A] There's a mantle [E] of fog [A] on the mountain, and the cattle have moved out to [D] higher ground. _
And I remember the dark [A] mountain thunder, for I was there when [E] the rain [A] tumbled down.
_ I live just [E] three miles down [A] from Homewood, _ [D] Slim's Melody Ranch of [A] the time.
_ [E] Our parents put bombs [A] in the Nullar, _ [B] fifty miles from that old [E] Kempsey line.
_ [A] The old [E] station was in [A] the middle, it was known as the Post [D] Office Farm,
where the mailman brought my first [A] ecubra.
Yes, I was there when [E] the rain [A] tumbled down, _ [D] so put another lock on [A] that fire.
For I was there when [E] the rain [A] tumbled down.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _