I think there might be a few lyrics corrections needed here -- I think Nanci Griffith didn't get all the original words right, unfortunately.
In the second verse, I think it's "hung out and strung out to dry, FLAPPIN' under the line" and then "he says with his feet on the ground he'd have nothing to GAIN," so, corrected lyrics:
COMIN' DOWN IN THE RAIN
by Buddy Mondlock
Flipped into the wind like the ashes of her cigarette
He got scattered thrown on the breeze as he tried to forget
He lost all his heat and his heart never will be the same
He got lighter than air but he'll only come down in the rain
Strung out and hung out to dry flappin' under the line
It's not such a dignified place but he really don't mind
He says with his feet on the ground he'd have nothin' to gain
Claims he likes it up there and he'll only come down in the rain
(chorus)
Comin' down in the rain, washin' outta the sky
Loaded down with the pain, there just ain't no way to fly
You can read him as clear as the wall where he once wrote his name
It was right next to hers but it'll only come down in the rain
Burnin' himself out on a limb like a leaf in the fall
He blazed for awhile now he's feelin' all dried up and small
The colours all gone disappeared, near as quick as it came
He says he can't stay up but he'll only come down in the rain
(repeat chorus)
You can read him as clear as the wall where he once wrote his name
It was right next to hers but he'll only come down in the rain
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And here are the chords, in G, without all the walkdowns etc:
verse:
G C Am
D G
G C Am
D G
Chorus:
Em C
Am D
G C Am
D G
The bass walkdowns happen when you are moving from C to Am to D at the end of the first line and beginning of the second line in the verse (it happens again the end of the third line, and the end of the second to last line of the chorus). In order you would play:
C C/B Am Am/G D/F#
I'm not sure how to notate it in here so that people can figure out how to make those chords. Any suggestions?
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