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The Coming Rains  Bruce Cockburn

by Bruce Cockburn
from “The Charity Of Night”
Tablature by Jonathan Tieszen and Steve Meger
Tuning F A C G C F
Chords:
F 0 3 0 2 0 0
F6sus2 0 5 5 0 0 0
Fsus4add9 0 1 0 0 0 0
Dm7#5 0 5 0 3 0 0
Fsus2 0 3 0 0 0 0
Cadd11 7 7 0 0 0 0
Dm9 9 8 9 9 0 0
A#add9 5 5 5 5 0 0
Gm7add11 2 1 2 0 0 0
Fmaj7sus2 0 7 7 0 0 0
C#dim 0 4 4 0 4 0
Dm9 0 5 5 0 5 0
Bmb6b5 0 2 2 0 2 0
Bbm5 5 4 5 0 5 0
Intro:
[F] , . , . , . ,[F6sus2] . , . , . , . , .
 
 f -----------------0---0---0---0- -------------------------------
 c -----------------0---0---0---0- -----------------0-------------
 G 4 -----------------2---2---2---2- -----x-----------0------------- 4
 C 4 -----------------0---0---0---0- -----x-------4-s-5---5---5-p-0- 4
 A -----------------3---3---3---3- -----x-------4-s-5---5---5-p-0-
 F -0-------0--------------------- -0-------0--------------------- 

All
Verse:
Coda F Fsus4add9
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
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 -----------------2-------2---2- -----0-------0---0-------0---0-
 -----------------0-------0---0- -----0-------0---0-------0---0-
 -----------------3-------3---3- -----1-------1---1-------1---1-
 -0------0---------------------- -0-------0--------------------- 

day the mountains rose behind the
[Dm7#5] , . , . , . , . [F], . , . , . [Fsus4add9] , .
 
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 -----3-------3---3-------3---3- -----2-------2---2-------0-----
 -----0-------0---0-------0---0- -----0-------0---0-------0-----
 -----5-------5---5-------5---5- -----3-------3---3-------1-----
 -0-------0--------------------- -0-------0--------------------- 

veil of smoke from burn ing fields.......
[F], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
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 -----------------0---2---0---2- -----------------2-------2---2-
 -----------------0---0---0----- -----------------0-------0---0-
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 -0-------0--------------------- -0-------0-------0-------0---0- 

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
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 -----------------0---2---0---2- -----------------2---2---2---2-
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 -0-------0--------------------- -0-------0-------0---0---0---0- 

[And] 
[F], . , . , . , . [Fsus4add9], . , . , . , .
 
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 -----2-------2---2-------2---2- -----0-------0---0-------0---0-
 -----0-------0---0-------0---0- -----0-------0---0-------0---0-
 -----3-------3---3-------3---3- -----1-------1---1-------1---1-
 -0------0---------------------- -0-------0--------------------- 

road dust dye........ing black skin bronze.... and
[Dm7#5], . , . , . , . [F], . , . , . [Fsus4add9] , .
 
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 -----3-------3---3-------3---3- -----2-------2---2-------0-----
 -----0-------0---0-------0---0- -----0-------0---0-------0-----
 -----5-------5---5-------5---5- -----3-------3---3-------1-----
 -0-------0--------------------- -0-------0--------------------- 

the road rol....ling like a ro.....ugh sea.........
[F], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
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 -----------------0---2---0---2- -----------------2-------2---2-
 -----------------0---0---0----- -----------------0-------0---0-
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 -0-------0--------------------- -0-------0-------0-------0---0- 

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
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 -----------------0---2---0---2- -----------------2---2---2---2-
 -----------------0---0---0----- -----------------0---0---0---0-
 -----------------3---3---3----- -----------------3---3---3---3-
 -0-------0--------------------- -0-------0-------0---0---0---0- 

It’s
[Cadd11] , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
 -----------------0---0---0---0- -----------------0-------0---0-
 -----------------0---0---0---0- -----------------0-------0---0-
 -----------------0---0---0---0- -----0-------0---0-------0---0-
 -----------------0---0---0---0- -----0-------0---0-------0---0-
 -----------------7---7---7---7- -----7-------7---7-------7---7-
 -7-------7--------------------- -7-------7--------------------- 

qui.....et now just crickets and a
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . [Dm9]
 
 -----------------0---0---0---0- -----------------0---0---0---0-
 -----------------0---0---0---0- -----------------0---0---0---0-
 -----------------0---0---0---0- -----9-------9---9---9---9---9-
 -----------------0---0---0---0- -----9-------9---9---9---9---9-
 -----------------7---7---7---7- -----8-------8-----------------
 -7-------7--------------------- -9-------9--------------------- 

dog fight some where in the far aw..
[A#add9] , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
 -------------0---0---0---0---0- -----------------0-------0---0-
 -------------0---0---0---0---0- -----------------0-------0---0-
 -------------5---5---5---5---5- -----5-------5---5-------5---5-
 -------------5---5---5---5---5- -----5-------5---5-------5---5-
 -------------5---5---5---5---5- -----5-------5-----------------
 -5-------5--------------------- -5-------5--------------------- 

ay...........
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
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 -------------0---0---0---0---0- -----------------0---0---0---0-
 -------------5---5---5---5---5- -----5-------5---5---5---5---5-
 -------------5---5---5---5---5- -----5-------5---5---5---5---5-
 -------------5---5---5---5---5- -----5-------5-----------------
 -5-------5--------------------- -5-------5--------------------- 

In my
F Fsus4. Dm7#5 F
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
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 -----------------2-------2---2- -0/s/3-------2-----------2---2-
 -----------------0-------0---0- -0---0-------0-----------0---0-
 -----------------3-------3---3- -1/s/5-------3-----------3---3-
 -0-------0--------------------- ------------------------------- 

he.....art I hold your pho to....graph and the
_______________________________________________________________
1. Gm7add11
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
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 -----------------------------0- -----0-------0---0---0---0---0-
 -2-------2-------2---0---2----- -------------------------------
 -1-------1-------1---0---1----- -------------------------------
 -2-------2-------2---0---2----- ------------------------------- 

thought of you comes on like the feel of the
______________________________________________________
[F], . , . , . ,[F6sus2] . , . , . , . , .
 
 -----------------0---0---0---0- -------------------------------
 -----------------0---0---0---0- -----------------0-------------
 4 -----------------2---2---2---2- -----x-----------0------------- 4
 4 -----------------0---0---0---0- -----x-------4-s-5---5---5-p-0- 4
 -----------------3---3---3---3- -----x-------4-s-5---5---5-p-0-
 -0-------0--------------------- -0-------0--------------------- 

coming rains
_______________________________________________________________
2. Gm7add11
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
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 -2-------2-------2---0---2----- -------------------------------
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thought of you comes on like the feel of the
__________________________________________________________________
[F], . , . , . , . [F6sus2] , . , . , . , .
 
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 * -----------------2---2---2---2- -----x-----------0-------------
 * -----------------0---0---0---0- -----x-------4-s-5---5---5-p-0-
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coming rains (1st time only)
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[F], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
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 -----------------0---0---0---0- -----0-------0---0---0---0---0- *
 -----------------3---3---3---3- -----3-------3---3---3---3---3-
 -0-------0--------------------- -0-------0--------------------- 

_______________________________________________________________
3., 4. Gm7add11
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 -2-------2-------2---0---2----- -------------------------------
 -1-------1-------1---0---1----- -------------------------------
 -2-------2-------2---0---2----- ------------------------------- 

thought of you comes on like the feel of the
_________________________________________________________________
[F], . , . , . , . [F6sus2] , . , . , . , .
 
 -----------------0---0---0---0- -------------------------------
 -----------------0---0---0---0- -----------------0-------------
 -----------------2---2---2---2- -----x-----------0-------------
 -----------------0---0---0---0- -----x-------4-s-5---5---5-p-0-
 -----------------3---3---3---3- -----x-------4-s-5---5---5-p-0-
 -0-------0--------------------- -0-------0--------------------- 

coming rains (lyrics 4th verse only)
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F @
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
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 -----------------2---2---2---2- -----2-------2---2---2---2---2-
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 -----------------3---3---3---3- -----3-------3---3---3---3---3-
 -0-------0--------------------- -0-------0--------------------- 

(3rd verse) In the
(4th verse) and the
Bridge:
[Fmaj7-3] , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
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 -----------------0---0---0---0- -----0-------0-------0---0-----
 -----------------7---7---7---7- -----7-------7-------7---7-----
 -----------------7---7---7---7- -----7-------7-------7---7-----
 -0-------0--------------------- -0-------0--------------------- 

to.......wn ne.......on flickers in the
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
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 -----0-------0---0---0---0---0- -----0-------0---0---0---0---0-
 -----7-------7---7---7---7---7- -----7-------7---7---7---7---7-
 -----7-------7---7---7---7---7- -----7-------7---7---7---7---7-
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ruins
[C#dim] , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
 -----------------0---0---0---0- ---------------------0-------0-
 -----------------4---4---4---4- -----------------4---4---4---4-
 -----0-------0---0---0---0---0- -----0-------0---0---0---0---0-
 -----4-------4---4---4---4---4- -----4-------4---4---4---4---4-
 -----4-------4---4---4---4---4- -----4-------4---4---4---4---4-
 -0-------0--------------------- -0-------0--------------------- 

seven crows swoop past the lucious
[Dm9], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
 -----------------0---0---0---0- -----------------0---0---0---0-
 -----------------5---5---5---5- -----------------5---5---5---5-
 ----0--------0---0---0---0---0- -----0-------0---0---0---0---0-
 ----5--------5---5---5---5---5- -----5-------5---5---5---5---5-
 ----5--------5---5---5---5---5- -----5-------5---5---5---5---5-
 -0-------0--------------------- -0-------0--------------------- 

moon
[Bmb6b5] , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
 ------------------------------- -------------------------------
 -----------------2---2---2---2- -----2-------2---2---2---2---2-
 -----------------0---0---0---0- -----0-------0---0---0---0---0-
 -----------------2---2---2---2- -----2-------2---2---2---2---2-
 -2-------2--------------------- -2-------2---------------------
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If I had wings like those there’d be no
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
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 ------2------2---------------2- -----2---2---2---2---2---2---2-
 ------0------0---------------0- -----0---0---0---0---0---0---0-
 ------2------2---------------2- -----2---2---2---2---2---2---2-
 -2-------2-------0---1-h-2----- -------------------------------
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waiting I’d come
[Bbm6] , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
 ------------------------------- -------------------------------
 -----------------1---1---1---1- -----1-------1---1---1---1---1-
 -0-------0-------0---0---0---0- -0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-
 -1-------1-------1---1---1---1- -1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-
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panting to your door and slide like
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 -----1-------1-------1-------1- -----1-------1-------1-------1-
 -0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0- -0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-
 -1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1- -1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-
 -1-------1-------1-------1----- -1-------1-------1-------1-----
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s smoke in to your room..............
F F6sus2 D.S. al Coda
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
 f -----------------0---0---0---0- -------------------------------
 c -----------------0---0---0---0- -----------------0-------------
 G 4 -----------------2---2---2---2- -----x-----------0------------- 4
 C 4 -----------------0---0---0---0- -----x-------4-s-5---5---5-p-0- 4
 A -----------------3---3---3---3- -----x-------4-s-5---5---5-p-0-
 F -0-------0--------------------- -0-------0--------------------- 

All
@ F Fsus4. Dm7#5 F
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
 ------------------------------- -------------------------------
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 -----------------2-------2---2- -0/s/3-------2-----------2---2-
 -----------------0-------0---0- -0---0-------0-----------0---0-
 -----------------3-------3---3- -1/s/5-------3-----------3---3-
 -0-------0--------------------- ------------------------------- 

time for planting’s coming soon and the
[Gm7add11] , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
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 -2-------2-------2---0---2----- -------------------------------
 -1-------1-------1---0---1----- -------------------------------
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thought of you comes on like the feel of the
[F], . , . , . , . [F6sus2] , . , . , . , .
 
 -----------------0---0---0---0- -------------------------------
 -----------------0---0---0---0- -----------------0-------------
 -----------------2---2---2---2- -----x-----------0-------------
 -----------------0---0---0---0- -----x-------4-s-5---5---5-p-0-
 -----------------3---3---3---3- -----x-------4-s-5---5---5-p-0-
 -0-------0--------------------- -0-------0--------------------- 

coming rains
[F], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
 -----------------0---0---0---0- -----------------0---0---0---0-
 -----------------0---0---0---0- -----------------0---0---0---0-
 -----------------2---2---2---2- -----2-------2---2---2---2---2-
 -----------------0---0---0---0- -----0-------0---0---0---0---0-
 -----------------3---3---3---3- -----3-------3---3---3---3---3-
 -0-------0--------------------- -0-------0--------------------- 

F Fsus4. Dm7#5 F
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
 ------------------------------- -------------------------------
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 -----------------2-------2---2- -0/s/3-------2-----------2---2-
 -----------------0-------0---0- -0---0-------0-----------0---0-
 -----------------3-------3---3- -1/s/5-------3-----------3---3-
 -0-------0--------------------- ------------------------------- 

[Gm7add11] , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
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 -2-------2-------2---0---2----- -------------------------------
 -1-------1-------1---0---1----- -------------------------------
 -2-------2-------2---0---2----- ------------------------------- 

[F], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
 
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