D5                 D5
The rainbow river is a laughing stream
                                     e | -4-0
           Bm           Bm7          B | -----0     A
Down in a valley by a mountain that is pine tree tall
      D5                 D5                     B5
The rainbow river has a small boy fishing with a worm
                     e | -4-0
      Bm7            B | -----0   A                 
And a jam jar by the water_____fall
 D5                        D5
Don?t make a sound don?t disturb the ground
     D5                     B5
The biggest fish you e__ver saw is around
    B5                         D5       D5
And the rainbow river gives a rainbow fish
                                             e | -4-0
  F#m         Bm                Bm7          B | -----0   D     a (single note)    
As one small boy goes running proudly to his mother?s call


      D5                        D5
The stonebuilt farmhouse is a rough stone cottage
                                       e | -4-0
         Bm               Bm7          B | -----0     A
Hiding close against the hillside up a winding track
      D5                         D5                     
The stonebuilt farmhouse has a fair-haired farmer
                                      e | -4-0
         Bm               Bm7         B | -----0  A  
Wearing wooden shoes and building up a new haystack
 D5                     D5
Run in the door stand on the stone floor
     D5                             B5
The oven opens- there?s the biggest loaf you ever saw
    B5                                D5         D5
And the stonebuilt farmhouse gives a good warm welcome
                                    e | -4-0
       Bm              Bm7          B | -----0   D         a (single note)  
As he sits down in his own chair with a Windsor back


      D5                  D5
The magpie meadow is a glowing evening colour
                              e | -4-0
 Bm              Bm7          B | -----0  A
Sun is setting quietly and the boy is tired
      D5                   D5               
The magpie meadow has a sparrow hawk who hovers
                           e | -4-0
 Bm             Bm7        B | -----0 A  
Hanging on the wind preying eagle eyed
 D5                  D5
Sit by the lantern watch as the years turn
  D5                     B5
Slowly bringing truth for every child to learn
        B5                     D5       D5
And the magpie meadow darkens gently blue now
                                   e | -4-0
        Bm              Bm7        B | -----0  D        
As the family sit their faces lit by ember fire 


D5      x54232  
D5   x44232
B5    x24232    (a.k.a D )
D5    x34232


Most of the time the arpeggios are on the 5th, 4th and 3rd strings, 
with the occasional shifting to the 4th, 3rd and 2nd strings... 
Listen to the song to get it...
Also it seems easier to play without using the ring finger at all in 
the arpeggios; i.e. with just the thumb, index and middle finger 
[or maybe that's just me ;)].
In this way picking reflexes involving the ring finger may be minimized,
the song requiring most of the time arpeggos of three strings only.

e | ------- |  1st String
B | ------- |  2nd String
G | ------- |  3rd String
D | ------- |  4th String
A | ------- |  5th String
E | ------- |  6th String

transcribed by NicoQB