Rice Is Nice:Lemon Pipers
#41 in UK and #46 on BB Hot 100
on BUDDAH Records in 1968.
INTRO: Dm G C G
#1.
Dm C E A Dm
I wanna find somebody to care..I wanna
C E Am
catch some rice in my hair.
Dm F A E Dm
I need love and I want you, I do..I wanna
F E A D A
spend my life loving you.
CHORUS:
D Gbm G D
Rice is nice, that's what they say.
Bm Em A D
Rice is nice, throw some my way.
D Gbm D Bm Em
Rice is nice on any day..twice as nice when
A D
violins play.
INTERLUDE: C Bb A..D Gb G..D F D..E A D..Dm
#3.
Dm Am A E A D Am
If I decide to walk beside you..can I depend
E A
on your love staying true?
A Dm F Am E
And when I get older and wrinkles appear..will
Am F E A
I still find some rice in my hair?
CHORUS:
D Gbm G D
Rice is nice, that's what they say.
Bm Em A D
Rice is nice, throw some my way.
D Gbm D Bm Em
Rice is nice on any day..twice as nice when
A D
violins play.
INTERLUDE: Bb A G..D Gbm G..D F Em..F Bb..
CHORUS:
Eb Gm Ab Eb
Rice is nice, that's what they say.
Cm Fm Bb Eb
Rice is nice, throw some my way.
Eb Gm Eb Cm Fm
Rice is nice on any day..twice as nice when
Bb Eb
violins play.
OUTRO:
Eb Gm Ab Eb
Rice is nice, that's what they say.
Cm Fm Bb Eb
Rice is nice, throw some my way.
Eb Gm Eb
Rice is nice on any day..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.