The Rain

Intro: 0:00
C | C | F | G  - x2

Verse 1: 0:24
Am G
    I was raised the northern way
Am G
    And my father had a northern name.
C G            F    C
    I did my crying   out
        Am      G  | F C
In the pouring rain.

Verse 2: 0:47
Am G
    And a season turned into another one,
Am G
    I found a heart bright like the morning sun.
C G                F        C
    He touched my lips, so softly,
          Am    G  | F C
With his fingertips.

Chorus: 1:10
       C
But I kept the rain from falling down on me
         F             G
All the time, all the time. Oh, oh.
   C
I kept the rain from falling down on me
         F             G
All the time, all the time.

Verse 3: 1:34
Am G
    And some things in life won't ever change,
Am G
    There's a smell of a rusty chain
C G         F         C
    And of love disappearing
         Am   G  | F        C
Like an aeroplane.   Oh, oh,  oh, oh.

Chorus: 1:56
       C
But I kept the rain from falling down on me
         F             G
All the time, all the time. Ooo,
   C
I kept the rain from falling down on me
         F             G
All the time, all the time,
            Am ->
All of the time.

Instrumental: 2:20
Am | F/A Am | Em | Em  - x2
D | D
2:49
Am G | G | Am G | G
C G | F C | Am G | D/F# A

-= Modulation to Key D =-

Chorus: 3:12
   D
I kept the rain from falling down on me
         G             A
All the time, all the time.
   D
I kept the rain from falling down on me
         G             A
All the time, all the time.
(All of the time)
3:35
   D
I kept the rain from falling down on me
         G             A
All the time, all the time.
   D
I kept the rain from falling down on me,
 D
Falling down on me
         G             A
All the time, all the time,
            Bm ->
All of the time.

Coda: 3:58
Bm | G/B Bm        | F#m | F#m
         All of the time.

       Bm
Oh, I kept the rain from falling down
    G/B          Bm    | F#m | F#m
On me, falling, falling down.

    Bm | G/B Bm | F#m | F#m
Oh, ah,  ah, ah,  hah.
(I've kept the rain)

    Bm | G/B Bm | F#m | F#m
Oh, ah,  ah, ah,  hah...