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
Start Jamming...
[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]
[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
Gm
F
Bb
Cm
C
Gm
F
[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] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [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] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _