Buckets Of Rain

Words and music Bob Dylan
Released on Blood on the Tracks (1975)
Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem

Open D/E tuning

(Interlude coming soon)

Chords (for strumming, otherwise play the tab below):

E    054000
B    x02120
A    020120

Intro and verse:

  E                                   A
  |   .   .   .     |   .   .   .     |   .   .   .   
|---2--/4---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|
|*----------------|---0------------*|---2-----------0-|
|-1----/3---------|-1-----0---------|-1---------------|
|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
|*----------------|----------------*|-----------------|
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|

                    E       
  |   .   .   .     |   .   .   .     |   .   .   .   
|-2p0---0h2p0---0-|---------------0-|---------0-------|
|-----2-----------|-----------0-----|-----------------|
|-------------1---|p0-------1----p0-|-----------0-----|
|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|

  B                                   E
  |   .   .   .     |   .   .   .     |   .   .   .   
|---7-------5-----|---0-----------0-|---------------0-|
|-----------------|-----0-----0-----|-----------0-----|
|-7-----7\5-----5-|\3-----0h1-------|p0-------1----p0-|
|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|

  |   .   .   .       
|---------0-------|-
|-----------------|-
|-----------0-----|-
|-----0-------0---|-
|-----------------|-
|-0-------0-------|-
                    Buckets...

Buckets of rain
Buckets of tears
Got all them buckets comin' out of my ears.
Buckets of moonbeams in my hand,
I got all the love, honey baby,
You can stand.

I been meek
And hard like an oak
I seen pretty people disappear like smoke.
Friends will arrive, friends will disappear,
If you want me, honey baby,
I'll be here.

Like your smile
And your fingertips
Like the way that you move your lips.
I like the cool way you look at me,
Everything about you is bringing me
Misery.

Little red wagon
Little red bike
I ain't no monkey but I know what I like.
I like the way you love me strong and slow,
I'm takin' you with me, honey baby,
When I go.

Life is sad
Life is a bust
All ya can do is do what you must.
You do what you must do and ya do it well,
I'll do it for you, honey baby,
Can't you tell?

Nuggets of rain

with Bette Midler

Some people may think this version is a disgrace. Maybe. I think it's a quite funny disgrace.

[Aaah
Aaaaah
Haaa, Sing to me baby baby
Nuggets,
Nuggets of rain]

Nuggets of rain
Nuggets of tears
Got all them nuggets comin' out of my ears.
Buckets of moonbeams in my hand,
You got all the love, honey baby,
I can stand.

I been down
And high like an oak
I seen pretty people disappear like smoke.
Friends will arrive, friends will disappear,
If you want me, honey baby,
I'll be here.

Like your smile
And your fingertips
Like the way that you move your lips.
I like the heavenly way you look at me,
Everything about you is bringing me
Exstasy.

Little red wagon
Little red bike
I ain't no monkey but I know what I like.
I like the way you monkey around,
Stick with me baby, and we will
never be found.

Life is happy
Life is sad
Life is a bust when you think you been had.
You do what you must do and ya do it bad,
I'll do it for you, honey baby,
Ain't you glad?