Randy Newman – Rider In The Rain (Guitar)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Randy Newman Tabbed by: maguri From: "Little Criminals" (1977) Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS
       E-A-D-G-B-e
F#dim7 2-x-1-2-1(2)
C/G    3-x-2-0-1-0
G/B    x-2-0-0-0-3
C6     x-3-5-5-5-5
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | C | % | [Verse 1]
F                 C
  Got a gun in my holster

F                        C
  Got a horse between my knees

        F  F#dim7   C/G
And I'm goin' to Arizona

       G       G/B      C
Pardon me, boys, if you please
[Verse 2]
F                    C
  I have been a desperado

          F                   C
Raped and pillaged 'cross the plain

         F  F#dim7   C/G
Now, I'm goin' to Arizona

       G     G/B    C
Just a rider in the rain
[Chorus]
       Am           C
He's a rider in the rain

       F            C
He's a rider in the rain

        F  F#dim7   C/G
And I'm goin' to Arizona

       G  G/B       C
He's a rider in the rain
[Verse 3]
F                        C
  Oh, my mother's in St. Louis

F                         C
  And my bride's in Tennessee

        F  F#dim7   C/G
So, I'm goin' to Arizona

       G     G/B   C
With a banjo on my knee
[Chorus]
       Am           C
He's a rider in the rain (I'm a rider in the rain)

       F            C
He's a rider in the rain

        F  F#dim7   C/G
And I'm goin' to Arizona

       G  G/B       C
He's a rider in the rain
[Verse 4]
        F               C
Used to work in Uncle's feed store

             F               C
While he was fightin' in the war

        F  F#dim7   C/G
Now I'm goin' to Arizona

            G   G/B         C
Ain't gonna work for him no more
[Verse 5]
        F          C
I'm the son of the prairie

        F                    C
And the wind that sweeps the plain

        F  F#dim7   C/G
So, I'm goin' to Arizona

       G     G/B   C
Just a rider in the rain
[Chorus]
      Am           C
I'm a rider in the rain 

      F            C
I'm a rider in the rain

         F  F#dim7   C/G
And he's goin' to Arizona

       G  G/B       C
Just a rider in the rain
[Chorus] (variation)
       Am           C
He's a rider in the rain (I'm a rider in the rain)

       F            C
He's a rider in the rain (You know I'm a rider)

        F  F#dim7   C/G    Am [break]
And I'm goin' to Arizona

       G            C             C6 (break)
Just a rider in the rain (ritardando)
Take it boys ... [Outro] [ F | C | F | C | F F#dim7 | C/G | G G/B | C |
[ F | C | F | C | F F#dim7 | C/G | G G/B | C |
(repeat and fade)