Cloudbusting chords by
Kate Bush (Official Version)

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Key: C# minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
A6 A6 
 
B B 
 
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
I still dream of Orgonon
A6 A6 
 
B B 
 
I wake up crying
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
A6 A6 
 
You're ma     king rain
B B 
 
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
And you're just in reach
A6 A6 
 
B B 
 
When you and sleep escape me

Pre-chorus 1
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
A6 A6 
 
B B 
 
You're like   my yo- yo
G#m7 G#m7 
 
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
That glowed in     the dark
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
A6 A6 
 
B B 
 
What made   it spe cial
G#m7 G#m7 
 
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
Made it     dange  rous
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
A6 A6 
 
So     I  bury it
B B

Chorus 1
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
B9sus4 B9sus4 
 
B B 
 
And forget
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
But every time it rains
B9sus4 B9sus4 
 
B B 
 
You're here in my head
C#m7 C#m7 
 
Like the sun coming out
B B 
 
B9sus4 B9sus4 
 
Ooh, I just know      that something good
B B 
 
is gonna happen
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
I don't know when
B9sus4 B9sus4 
 
B B 
 
But just saying    it could even make it happen

Verse 2
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
A6 A6 
 
On top of the world
B B 
 
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
Looking over the edge
A6 A6 
 
B B 
 
You could see them coming
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
A6 A6 
 
You looked too small
B B 
 
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
In their big, black car
A6 A6 
 
B B 
 
To be a threat to the men in power

Pre-chorus 2
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
A6 A6 
 
B B 
 
I hid    my yo- yo
G#m7 G#m7 
 
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
In the    gar    den
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
A6 A6 
 
B B 
 
I      can't hide you
G#m7 G#m7 
 
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
From the    govern ment
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
A6 A6 
 
Oh,    God, daddy
B B

Chorus 2
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
B9sus4 B9sus4 
 
B B 
 
I won't forget
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
'Cause every time it rains
B9sus4 B9sus4 
 
B B 
 
You're here in my head
C#m7 C#m7 
 
Like the sun coming out
B B 
 
B9sus4 B9sus4 
 
Ooh, I just know      that something good
B B 
 
is gonna happen
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
I don't know when
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
But just saying it could even make it happen
B9sus4 B9sus4 
 
B B 
 

Interlude 1

C#m7

B

A6

B

C#m7

B

A6

B

C#m7

B

A6

B

Chorus 3
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
B9sus4 B9sus4 
 
B B 
 
And every time it rains
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
You're here in my head
B9sus4 B9sus4 
 
B B 
 
Like the sun coming out
C#m7 C#m7 
 
Look, your sun's coming out
B B 
 
B9sus4 B9sus4 
 
Ooh, I just know      that something good
B B 
 
is gonna happen
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
I don't know when
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
But just saying it could even make it happen
A6 A6 
 
B B 
 

Outro 1
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
A6 A6 
 
B B 
 
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
A6 A6 
 
Ooh, just saying it
B B 
 
could even make it happen
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
A6 A6 
 
B B 
 
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
A6 A6 
 
B B 
 
(Yeah-yeah...)
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
A6 A6 
 
B B 
 
We're cloudbusting, daddy
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
A6 A6 
 
B B 
 
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
A6 A6 
 
B B 
 
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
A6 A6 
 
B B 
 
C#m7 C#m7 
 
B B 
 
Your sun's coming out
A6 A6 
 
B B 
 
Your sun's coming out
C#m7 C#m7

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC#m7 B A6 G#m7 B9sus4

Chords

C#m7
B
A6
G#m7
B9sus4

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
A6: x-0-2-2-2-2
G#m7: 4-6-4-4-4-4
B9sus4: x-2-2-2-2-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Cloudbusting by Kate Bush, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C# minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Kate Bush's performance.

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