Chasin' A Rainbow Song Lyrics and Chords by Hank Snow
Chasin' A Rainbow
Recorded by Hank Snow
Written by Ted Harris
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(Chasin' a
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Rainbow till the
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day that I
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Rain starts to fall and the
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sun fades away
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Memories start calling
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another new day
It's hard to keep tryin'
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to reach for a star
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no one beside me but my old
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guitar
But I
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gotta
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keep movin' I
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know how you tried
Chasin' a
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day that I
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die
Just thinkin' over the
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years of my life
My
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many proud moments my
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struggles and strife
The days of good fortune when a
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good gal was mine
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How foolish of me to have
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left her behind
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My mind keeps on wanderin' over
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things in my past
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money I made but
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couldn't make last
The vows that I've broken the
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lies that I told
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Mistakes that I've made in my
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quest for life's gold
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How often I think of the
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things I have missed
All the
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girls that I knew that I
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never
kissed
All the dares that were offered and
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never did try
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many good memories
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how foolish was I
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Of prairies and houses I've
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left them behind
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had for my wish the
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best life of mine
From old California to the
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cold eastern sea
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back through the southlands to
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old
Tennessee
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gotta
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keep movin' I
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know how you tried
Chasin' a
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Rainbow 'till the
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day that I
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die
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Chasin' A Rainbow?
- The song Chasin' A Rainbow was sang by Hank Snow.
Who is Hank Snow?
- Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow (May 9, 1914 - December 20, 1999) was a Canadian-American country music artist. Most popular in the 1950s, he had a career that spanned more than 50 years, he recorded 140 albums and charted more than 85 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980. His number-one hits include the self-penned songs "I'm Moving On", "The Golden Rocket" and "The Rhumba Boogie" and famous versions of "I Don't Hurt Anymore", "Let Me Go, Lover!", "I've Been Everywhere", "Hello Love", as well as other top 10 hits.Snow was an accomplished songwriter whose clear, baritone voice expressed a wide range of emotions including the joys of freedom and travel as well as the anguish of tortured love. His music was rooted in his beginnings in small-town Nova Scotia where, as a frail, 80-pound youngster, he endured extreme poverty, beatings and psychological abuse as well as physically punishing labour during the Great Depression. Through it all, his musically talented mother provided the emotional support he needed to pursue his dream of becoming a famous entertainer like his idol, the country star, Jimmie Rodgers.As a performer of traditional country music, Snow won numerous awards and is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The Hank Snow Museum in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, celebrates his life and work in a province where his fans still see him as an inspirational figure who triumphed over personal adversity to become one of the most influential artists in all of country music.
