INTRO: D C G D F G D
VERSE:
The s[D]un beats d[C]own on this th[G]irsting l[D]and
B[F]urning my w[G]ill aw[D]ay
It's m[D]any a m[C]ile from the e[G]astern sh[D]ore
And the h[F]ope I f[G]elt that d[D]ay
We cr[D]ossed the s[C]ea from the o[G]ld count[D]ry
To the pr[F]omised l[G]and we c[D]ame
And then we h[D]eaded w[C]est on a th[G]ankless qu[D]est
To the pl[F]ace we st[G]aked our cl[D]aim
CHORUS:
Now the e[Bm]agle that's circling overhead,
He knows my n[D]ame[G][D][D]
'Cause the [Bm]only thing plentiful h[F#]ere is the
Dust on the p[Em]lain
Until G[A]od brings the r[D]ain[D][G][D][F][G][D]
VERSE:
Wasn't [D]always this w[C]ay, b[G]ack in the d[D]ay
All l[F]ife sprang f[G]rom this gr[D]ound
But like a s[D]low-burning cu[C]rse
Every y[G]ear's gotten w[D]orse
So s[F]omeday it m[G]ust turn aro[D]und
CHORUS:
As the w[Bm]agons are rolling on out
They call me ins[D]ane[G][D][D]
But I'm [Bm]not gonna let this land b[F#]reak me,
I'll be s[Em]taying
Until G[A]od brings the r[D]ain[D][G][D]
INSTRUMENTAL:
[D] [D] [G] [D] [D] [D] [G] [D] [D] [D] [G] [D] [(Am)]
BREAK:
[Am] God help me
[Gm] Don't you forsake me this [Dm]way[Gm]
[Dm]Am I nothing to y[A]ou?
[Gm] How much suffering
[Bb] Must I stand in your n[E]ame?
I'm only asking for r[A]ain
INSTRUMENTAL:
[D] [C] [G] [D] [F] [G] [D]
[D] [C] [G] [D] [F] [G] [D]
VERSE:
The s[D]un sits h[C]igh in a c[G]ruel blue s[D]ky
M[F]ocking me [G]every d[D]ay
Last n[D]ight I cr[C]ied when a st[G]orm passed [D]by
About f[F]ifteen mi[G]les aw[D]ay
In a dr[D]eam I s[C]aw the co[G]ast once m[D]ore
And I w[F]alked in[G]to the s[D]ea
I'd have been h[D]appy to d[C]ie
As that m[G]oment passed [D]by
But I w[F]oke to this m[G]ise[D]ry
CHORUS:
And the [Bm]way things are going
I don't know how much more I can t[D]ake[G][D][D]
Well, I'm [Bm]no kind of quitter
But h[F#]ow long can any man w[Em]ait
[A] How long must I w[Em]ait
[A] 'Til God brings the r[D]ain?[D][G][D]
INSTRUMENTAL OUTRO: D D G D D D G D D D G D ... ETC.
VERSE:
The s[D]un beats d[C]own on this th[G]irsting l[D]and
B[F]urning my w[G]ill aw[D]ay
It's m[D]any a m[C]ile from the e[G]astern sh[D]ore
And the h[F]ope I f[G]elt that d[D]ay
We cr[D]ossed the s[C]ea from the o[G]ld count[D]ry
To the pr[F]omised l[G]and we c[D]ame
And then we h[D]eaded w[C]est on a th[G]ankless qu[D]est
To the pl[F]ace we st[G]aked our cl[D]aim
CHORUS:
Now the e[Bm]agle that's circling overhead,
He knows my n[D]ame[G][D][D]
'Cause the [Bm]only thing plentiful h[F#]ere is the
Dust on the p[Em]lain
Until G[A]od brings the r[D]ain[D][G][D][F][G][D]
VERSE:
Wasn't [D]always this w[C]ay, b[G]ack in the d[D]ay
All l[F]ife sprang f[G]rom this gr[D]ound
But like a s[D]low-burning cu[C]rse
Every y[G]ear's gotten w[D]orse
So s[F]omeday it m[G]ust turn aro[D]und
CHORUS:
As the w[Bm]agons are rolling on out
They call me ins[D]ane[G][D][D]
But I'm [Bm]not gonna let this land b[F#]reak me,
I'll be s[Em]taying
Until G[A]od brings the r[D]ain[D][G][D]
INSTRUMENTAL:
[D] [D] [G] [D] [D] [D] [G] [D] [D] [D] [G] [D] [(Am)]
BREAK:
[Am] God help me
[Gm] Don't you forsake me this [Dm]way[Gm]
[Dm]Am I nothing to y[A]ou?
[Gm] How much suffering
[Bb] Must I stand in your n[E]ame?
I'm only asking for r[A]ain
INSTRUMENTAL:
[D] [C] [G] [D] [F] [G] [D]
[D] [C] [G] [D] [F] [G] [D]
VERSE:
The s[D]un sits h[C]igh in a c[G]ruel blue s[D]ky
M[F]ocking me [G]every d[D]ay
Last n[D]ight I cr[C]ied when a st[G]orm passed [D]by
About f[F]ifteen mi[G]les aw[D]ay
In a dr[D]eam I s[C]aw the co[G]ast once m[D]ore
And I w[F]alked in[G]to the s[D]ea
I'd have been h[D]appy to d[C]ie
As that m[G]oment passed [D]by
But I w[F]oke to this m[G]ise[D]ry
CHORUS:
And the [Bm]way things are going
I don't know how much more I can t[D]ake[G][D][D]
Well, I'm [Bm]no kind of quitter
But h[F#]ow long can any man w[Em]ait
[A] How long must I w[Em]ait
[A] 'Til God brings the r[D]ain?[D][G][D]
INSTRUMENTAL OUTRO: D D G D D D G D D D G D ... ETC.
