From the recording Bellbirds & Blackboys
Lyrics
RAINING ON THE ROCK
Played in D with capo across bottom 5 strings
E F#m7 F#m7 E
E F#m7 F#m7 E HOLD E TILL VERSE
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Pastel red to burgundy and spinifex to gold,
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We've just come out of the Mulga where the plains forever roll.
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And Albert Namatjira has painted all the scenes,
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And a shower has changed the lustre of our land.
CHORUS
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And it's raining on the Rock, In a beautiful country,
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And I'm proud to travel this big land, Like an Aborigine.
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And it's raining on the Rock What an almighty sight to see,
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And I'm wishing and I'm dreaming that you were here with me.
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Everlasting daisies and a beautiful desert rose
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Where does their beauty come from noone knows.
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I could ask the wedge-tail but he's away too high,
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I wonder if he understands it's wonderful to fly.
CHORUS + SOLO
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It cannot be described with a picture,
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The mesmerising colours of the Olgas.
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Or the grandeur of the Rock
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Uluru has power!
CHORUS + SOLO