11 June 2010
Words and music by Richard Homer
3/4 130 bpm Intro E2 A, E2 A, E2 B E3
EAEA, BAE
rhythm / of the / rain / coming through / the / tree
EAEA, BAE
bringing a / long-lost / peace, / a / memory of you / back to / me
A2BE high 3, A2B E2 A, E2 A, E2 B E3
ooh
the sky / clouding / through / as / if it wants / to / cry
to unleash the burden / of the / rain / the / wind now / gusting / by
I wait, watching / it / come, / the / flower, / leaf / bow
to the noise / of the / wind, the / rain / coming with / power / now
the rain comes on, / gusting / through / the / thick and bursting / onshore / air
no birdsong to // enjoy right / now, the / garden / wet, // empty, / bare
AB, AE
come again, come // again, the / rhythm of the / tree
AB, AE
I want the percussion of the / rain to wash your // memory / out of / me
E2 A, E2 A, E2 B E3
EBEB, ABE high
rhythm / of the // rain, / rhythm / of the / rain
AEBE
you come to me again to / bring a picture of a / half-forgotten wedding / ring
AEBE
a Swansea morning, bright and / clear, now / coming back to me / here
BE
when you and I were / near
EBEB, ABE high
rhythm / of the // rain, / rhythm / of the / rain
AEBE
irama // hujan // membawa // impian
ABE high, BAE
ooh
I hear you singing in the percussion of the rain
the water on the tree