Chalkhills: XTC Reel by Real

Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:23:21 +0200
From: Medea <medea (at) young dot net>
Subject: chalkhills contribution: Rain on a Burning Day - Chords
Message-ID: <bccb74963f442d2d9bd1f89041f4ea99 (at) young dot net>

Hello! I have a little contribution for chalkhills- a beautiful song which is not there (yet).

These chords and lyrics are much more accurate than the ones I found online somewhere.

Rain on a Burning Day

Andy Partridge & Chris Braide

Transcribed by Medea Oblongata

Intro

Em7 Eb Ab Abm 

Verse 1

Bb/F           Eb/G

You said those words

My  sky  split wide

And then your  kiss came down

enriching me inside 

 

Bridge

D   G     Fm6     C2/E

Ooh, like welcome rain

Ooh, I'll grow   again 

Ooh, let  me   explain

With your sweet love my desert blooms and…

 

Chorus

D        G            Gm7/F               C2/E

Oh, dear love Your   rain on a burning   day

Oh, dear love You've washed all my hurt away

  

Verse 2

Bb/F             Eb/G

You brought your kiss

My  dust      dissolved

Your lips made   winter spring 
The child in me evolved  

Bridge

D   G     Fm6      C2/E

Ooh, like welcome  rain

Ooh,  I'll see the game 

Ooh,  see  golden  grain

With your sweet love my farm is full

Repeat Chorus

Middle Eight

Em7 Eb Ab Abm

Em7              Eb                 Ab     Abm

Thought that the autumn called and summer died now 

B/Gb        Db/F              
But how the seasons turn and 

A                 A/Db       Fdim

Spring is here instead on my bed 

Repeat Chorus x 2

Outro (ritardando)

Bb/F Eb/G Bb/F G