Last Revised: 13 September 2009
Rainy Day
Written by Dan Peek, ©1971
NOTE: The main riff of this song is played by 2 guitars. The first (called Guitar 1)
is a 6 string guitar and is panpotted on the left, the second (called Guitar 2) is
a 12 string guitar and is panpotted on the right. A third 6 string guitar plays the
solo.
Enjoy!
Freddy Of Distillery (for any questions: el_lobo@distilleryband.com)
Em7 G A7 Fmaj7 B Em Am F#m7 D
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Em7 G Em7 G
(Intro)
End of Intro (first two strings)
3-3-3-5-7
5-5-5-7-8
Em7 A7
Whenever it's a rainy day
G Em7
I pack my troubles up in my room
A7
I chase all the clouds away
Fmaj7 B
I get myself back to the womb
Em Am
But I know that you're gonna cry
F#m7 Am
Tears are runnin' from your eyes
Em Am
The piece of my life you take
F#m7 Am D
Is one that so often breaks
Guitar 1: first three strings
10-------9-------7-----5-----3--------
---12------10------8-----7-----5-3-3s5
------12------11-----9-----7----------
Guitar 2: first three strings
7-----5-----3-----2--------------
--8-----7-----5-----3---2h3-3s5-5
----9-----7-----5-----4----------
Em7 A7
Whenever you are miles away
G Em7
I think of you the way you are
A7
Your shining lips, your auburn hair
Fmaj7 B
And then it don't seem quite so far
Em Am
Well I know that you're gonna cry
F#m7 Am
Tears are runnin' from your eyes
Em Am
The piece of my life you take
F#m7 Am D
Is one that so often breaks
Guitar 1: first three strings
10-------9-------7-----5-----3--------
---12------10------8-----7-----5-3-3s5
------12------11-----9-----7----------
Guitar 2: first three strings
7-----5-----3-----2--------------
--8-----7-----5-----3---2h3-3s5-5
----9-----7-----5-----4----------
Solo: Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G
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-----------7---7---------------7----------------------------------------------
-------7-9---9---9s7-5-7-5-7s9---5-7-5h7p5---5--------------------------------
5s7-10-------------------------------------7---7-7s5---5-7-----5-7-9-5-7-9-5-7
-----------------------------------------------------7-----5s7----------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--8-10-11-10-8-8h10p8-8---------------------------------------------7-8-10-7--
9-----------------------9-7-------------------7-9-7-6h7p6---6-7-7s9-----------
----------------------------9-7s5-7-5-7-7s9-5-------------9-------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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8-7h8p7-----7-7-10-8
--------7-9---------
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Em Am
Well I know that you're gonna cry
F#m7 Am
Tears are runnin' from your eyes
Em Am
The piece of my life you take
F#m7 Am D Em
Is one that so often breaks
Guitar 1: first three strings
10-------9-------7-----5-----3--------
---12------10------8-----7-----5-3-3s5
------12------11-----9-----7----------
Guitar 2: first three strings
7-----5-----3-----2--------------
--8-----7-----5-----3---2h3-3s5-5
----9-----7-----5-----4----------
Last Revised: 13 September 2009