From: "kitch" <w.kitchen@home.com>
Subject: CRD:   Rainmaker         Tom Northcott
Date : 24/06/2001

     The Rainmaker           Tom Northcott


Words and Music (C) Harry Nilsson & Bill Martin
This is Tom Northcott's version, but there were apparently other versions
by Nilsson & Michael Nesmith which I haven't heard, but which may
not have had the key changes from G to A & then to C....


     G                   D                  F                  C
       First day in August,     last rain was in May. When the

     G                   D                  F                  C
   Rainmaker       came to Kansas in the middle of a dusty day.       The

     G                   D                  F                  C
   Rainmaker     said to the people, "Tell me what u are prepared to pay"
The

     G                   D                  F                  C
    Rainmaker said to the people, "Well, I'll conjure up rain today."

     G                   C        F         G                  F         C
          [instrumental]

     G                   C        F         G                  F         C
      90 degrees 'neath the trees where it's shady, hundred & 10 in the hot
sun

     G                   C        F         G                  F         G
      Heat from the street burned the feet of the ladies, see how they
run...

     A                   E                  G                  D
          [instrumental]

     A                   E                  G                  D
      [instrumental]

     A                   E                  G                  D
 Called down the lightning,          by a mystical name.        Then the

     A                   E                  G                  D
  Rainmaker called on the thunder and it suddenly began to rain.  Then the

     A                   E                  G                  D
  Rainmaker passed his hat to the people but the people all turned away.
Then

     A                   E                  G                  D
 the Rainmaker's eyes & the Kansas skies both became a darker grey.

     C                   G                  Bb                 F
         [instrumental]

     C                   G                  Bb                 F
      [instrumental]

     C                   G                  Bb                 F
   First day in August,                last rain was in May.   When the

     C                   G                  Bb                 F
  Rainmaker         came to Kansas in the middle of a dusty day

     C                   G                  Bb                 F
 Rainmaker smiled as he hitched up his wagon & w/o a wd he rode away. Then
the

     C
people of the town heard the sound of his laughter & they knew the rain had
come to stay..

     C                   G                  Bb                 F
      [instrumental]

     C                   G                  Bb                 F
    Rain rain,         go away.           Come again another day...

     C                   G                  Bb                 F
          [rpt & fade to end]

     C                   G                  Bb                 F
     [5]

     C                   G                  Bb                 F
     [4]

     C                   G                  Bb                 F
     [3]

     C                   G                  Bb                 F
     [2]

     C
      [end]