Rider In The Rain
Randy Newman
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rider in the Rain - Randy Newman --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Randy Newman Tabbed by: maguri From: "Little Criminals" (1977) Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS 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 | | % | VERSE Got a gun in my holster Got a horse between my knees And I’m goin’ to Arizona Pardon me boys if you please VERSE I have been a desperado Raped and pillaged ’cross the plain Now I’m goin’ to Arizona Just a rider in the rain CHORUS He’s a rider in the rain He’s a rider in the rain And I’m goin’ to Arizona He’s a rider in the rain VERSE Oh my mother’s in St. Louis And my bride’s in Tennessee So I’m goin’ to Arizona With a banjo on my knee CHORUS He’s a rider in the rain (I’m a rider in the rain) He’s a rider in the rain And I’m goin’ to Arizona He’s a rider in the rain VERSE Used to work in Uncle’s feed store While he was fightin’ in the war Now I’m goin’ to Arizona Ain’t gonna work for him no more VERSE I’m the son of the prairie And the wind that sweeps the plain So I’m goin’ to Arizona Just a rider in the rain CHORUS I’m a rider in the rain I’m a rider in the rain And he’s goin’ to Arizona Just a rider in the rain CHORUS (variation) He’s a rider in the rain (I’m a rider in the rain) He’s a rider in the rain (You know I’m a rider) And I’m goin’ to Arizona Just a rider in the rain (ritardando) Take it boys ... OUTRO [ | | | | dim7 | / | / | | (repeat and fade)