{"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":676666,"song":"Raining In Baltimore","artist":"Counting Crows","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11579975-raining-in-baltimore-chords-by-counting-crows/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/676666?type=chord","rating":4.86308,"votes":375,"content":"A bit tweaked from the other chords that I've seen for this song.  Inspired by a\r\n\r\nRemember to keep the \"B string\" open throughout the song to give the song that whispey\r\n When transitioning from the first line of the chorus to the second, there is a slight\r\nriff, which sounds really good if you strum the \"A Chord\" the way it is listed\r\nand then hammer on the \"B String\" to create a normal \"A\", pull it off, strum all the\r\nopen for a half-beat and then hammer on \"E\".  Everyone says this, but if you listen to\r\nCD, you will find the inspiration for it.  It translates the chorus from piano to\r\nguitar with dignity.\r\n\r\n[ch]C#m[/ch] : 046600\r\n[ch]A[/ch]   : 002200\r\n[ch]B[/ch]   : 024400\r\n[ch]E[/ch]   : 022100\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C#m[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThis circus is falling down on its knees[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C#m[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThe big top is crumbling down[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C#m[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt's raining in Baltimore fifty miles east[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C#m[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWhere you should be, no one's around[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI need a phone call[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI need a raincoat[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI need a big love[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI need a phone call[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C#m[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThese train conversations are passing me by[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C#m[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAnd I don't have nothing to say[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C#m[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou get what you pay for but I just had no,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nintention, of living this way[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI need a phone call[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI need a plane ride[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI need a sunburn[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI need raincoat[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Break]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I get no answers[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I don't get no change[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt's raining in Baltimore, baby[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nBut everything else is the same[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C#m[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThere's things I remember and things I forget[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C#m[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI miss you I guess that I should[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]B[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThree thousand five hundred miles away[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C#m[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]B[/ch]\r\nBut what would you change if you could[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI need a phone call[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nMaybe I should buy a new car[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI can always hear a freight train[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIf I listen real hard[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd I wish it wasn't a small world[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\n'Cause I'm lonely for the big towns[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'd like to hear a little guitar[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI think it's time to put the top down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 4 Outro]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI need a phone call[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI need a raincoat[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI really need a raincoat[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI really really need a raincoat[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI really really really need a raincoat[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI really need a raincoat[/tab]","plain_text":"A bit tweaked from the other chords that I've seen for this song.  Inspired by a\n\nRemember to keep the \"B string\" open throughout the song to give the song that whispey\n When transitioning from the first line of the chorus to the second, there is a slight\nriff, which sounds really good if you strum the \"A Chord\" the way it is listed\nand then hammer on the \"B String\" to create a normal \"A\", pull it off, strum all the\nopen for a half-beat and then hammer on \"E\".  Everyone says this, but if you listen to\nCD, you will find the inspiration for it.  It translates the chorus from piano to\nguitar with dignity.\n\nC#m : 046600\nA   : 002200\nB   : 024400\nE   : 022100\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Break]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 4 Outro]","chords":["A","B","E","C#m"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}