{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2714790,"song":"It Never Rains","artist":"Dire Straits","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11528092-it-never-rains-chords-by-dire-straits/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2714790?type=chord","rating":4.76253,"votes":19,"content":"**When playing the bridge part, just go back and forth between A and Em. Also, emphasize the bass notes more\r\nto make it sound as close to the recording as possible. It's strenuous to try to make the chords match up\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]  | [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-/10---7-------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|---------10--7h8--10-------------------------------------------|   \r\nG|----------------------7---7h9/11--12---9----7h9/11-------------| *play something like this in between verses\r\nD|---------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nA|---------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|---------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|------------------12h14-12--------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|----------------------------15\\14---/12\\10--7h8--10---------7-7h8-----------|\r\nG|---------11--14--------------------------------------7--7h9-------9--7---7--|\r\nD|--12h14----------------------------------------------------------------9----|\r\nA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nI hear the Seven Deadly Sins[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the Terrible Twins came to call on you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\n The bigger they are baby[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe harder they fall on you[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd you you're always the same you persevere[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D/F#[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOn the same old pleasure ground[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D/F#[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh and it never rains around here[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt just comes pouring down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-/10---7-------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|---------10--7h8--10-------------------------------------------|\r\nG|----------------------7---7h9/11--12---9----7h9/11-------------|\r\nD|---------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nA|---------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|---------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou had no more volunteers[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo you got profiteers for to help you out[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell with friends like that babe[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nGood friends you had to do without[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd now they've taken the chains and the gears[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D/F#[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFrom off your merry-go-round[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D/F#[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh and it never rains around here[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt just comes pouring down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow your new Romeo[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWas just a gigolo when he let you down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\n  See the faster they are babe[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe faster they get out of town[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLeaving make up stains and the tears[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOf a clown[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]D/F#[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Yes and it never rains around here[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt just comes pouring down[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOh you were just a roller coaster memory[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]         G-D\r\nI don't know why I was even passing through[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]   D-G\r\nSaw you making a date with Destiny[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhen he came around here asking after you[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIn the shadow of the Wheel of Fortune[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]    G-D\r\nYou're busy trying to clear your name[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]             D-G\r\nYou say 'I may be guilty yeah that may be true[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut I'd be lying if I said I was to blame[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSee we could have been major contenders[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWe never got no money no breaks'[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou've got a list of all the major offenders[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]   G-D\r\nYou got a list of all their major mistakes[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd he just standing on the shadows[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]          G-D\r\nYes and he smile that come-on smile[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOh I can still hear you say as clear as the day[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n'I'd like to make it worth your while'[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh but it's a sad reminder[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen your organ grinder has to come to you for the rent[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd all you've got to give him[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIs the use of your side-show tent[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYes and that's all that remains of the years[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSpent doing the rounds[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]D/F#[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Yes and it never rains around here[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt just comes pouring down[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nNow you know what they say about beggars[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou can't complain about the rules[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd you know what they say about beggars[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]         D-G\r\nYou know who's the first to blame his tools[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou never gave a damn about who you pick up[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]      G-D\r\nAnd leave layin' bleedin' on the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou screw people over on the way up[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBecause you thought that you were never coming down[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd he'll take you out in Vaudeville Valley[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]        G-D\r\nWith his hand up smothering your screams[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he'll screw you down in Tin Pan Alley[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIn the city of a billion dreams[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]     repeat till fade\r\n\r\n| h  Hammer-on\r\n| p  Pull-off\r","plain_text":"**When playing the bridge part, just go back and forth between A and Em. Also, emphasize the bass notes more\nto make it sound as close to the recording as possible. It's strenuous to try to make the chords match up\n\n[Intro]\n\nG   A  | D/F# Bm A | G  A | D\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\nA  Em | A Em     repeat till fade\n\n| h  Hammer-on\n| p  Pull-off","chords":["A","Em","G","D/F#","Bm","D","B","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}