Kansas Rain

 

Written by John Stewart

 

‘Kansas Rain’ is on “Sunstorm”, Warner Bros.,1972, CD-re-issue by Line Records, 1990; and on “The Phoenix Concerts”, RCA, 1974, re-issued as a CD

("The Complete Phoenix Concerts") with bonus tracks by Bear Family Records, 1990, and on the double CD compilation “Gold”, Wrasse Records, 2000. 

The version below mainly follows the one from “Phoenix Concerts.”  When I learned “Kansas Rain” many years ago, I sang it without the falsetto notes.  Dumb idea. 

Standing in line at the Bank of America, Nobody spoke, they were in the house of God. 

Some line. 

Note: Of course it´s easier to play in C and put a capo on the second fret. 

Second note: The F#m/C# might really be an A/C#.  Difficult to say since the guitar doesn´t play the note on the high E-string.

 

 

(G – play high notes g-f#-d-b(quick bass note D) g-f#-d(C#-D)

g-f#-d(C#-D) g-f#-d-b-a…)  (A7, high notes c# -c#-d d-e e-a)

(fast bass run A-B-C#-E-D)

 

(D) My oh (F#m/C#)my, the (Bm)time does (D7)fly,

(G) Wanna make you (F#m)lay right (Em)down and (A7)die,

(fast bass run A-B-C#-E-D to…)

(D) Or be an (F#m/C#)eagle (Bm)flying (D7)high,

(G)Spinning circles (D/F#)in the sky,

For (Em)he must know the (A7/4)reason why...(A7)

 

Why there (D)ain't no (F#7/C#)change in (Bm)Kansas (D7)rain,

(G) Forever it (F#m)falls out (Em)on the (A7)plains,

And the (D)Phoenix (F#7/C#)sun like a (Bm)clockwork (D7)runs,

(G)Day by day, (D/F#)one by one,

We (Em)fall like candles (A7)in the sun.

All (D)gone are (F#7/C#)all those (Bm7)lonesome (D7)trains,

(G)Ain't no change in Kansas rain,

There ain't no change in Kansas rain, no, (A7)no.

(high notes c# -c#-d d-e e-a)

 

And I was (D)standing in (F#m/C#)line at the (Bm)Bank of A(D7)merica,

(G)Nobody (F#m)spoke, they were (Em)in the house of (A7)God,

(fast bass run A-B-C#-E-D to…)

And a (D)church I (F#m/C#)know is a (Bm)drive-in (D7)show,

And the (G)local band plays (D/F#)hymns to go,

(Em)"Jesus loves me" (A7/4)rock´n roll.  (A7)

 

There (D)ain't no (F#7/C#)change in (Bm)Kansas (D7)rain,

(G) Forever it (F#m)falls out (Em)on the (A7)plains,

And the (D)Phoenix (F#7/C#)sun like a (Bm)clockwork (D7)runs,

(G)Day by day, (D/F#)one by one,

We (Em)fall like candles (A7)in the sun.

All (D)gone are (F#7/C#)all those (Bm7)lonesome (D7)trains,

(G)Ain't no change in Kansas rain,

There ain't no change in Kansas rain, no, (D)no...

(F#7/C#) (Bm) (D7) (G) (F#m) (Em) (A7)

(D) (F#7/C#) (Bm) (D7)

 

Oh, (G)day by day, (D/F#)one by one,

We (Em)fall like candles (A7)in the sun.

All (D)gone are (F#7/C#)all those (Bm7)lonesome (D7)trains,

(G)Ain't no change in Kansas rain,

There ain't no change in Kansas rain,

There ain't no change in Kansas rain...          (D)

 

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

janhauenstein@gmx.de, Charlie Woodward & Art Faller

 

8/2003