{"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/2714790-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":"It Never Rains by Dire Straits (written by Mark Knopfler)\r\n\r\nTab by Landon Lefebvre\r\n\r\n**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\nperfectly with the lyrics, but you'll get the idea when you play it. Enjoy!\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************************************\r\n\r\n| h  Hammer-on\r\n| p  Pull-off\r\n| /  Slide up\r\n| \\  Slide down\r\n\r\n************************************\r\n\r\n*I will try to tab out all of Mark's licks when I get the chance","plain_text":"It Never Rains by Dire Straits (written by Mark Knopfler)\n\nTab by Landon Lefebvre\n\n**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\nperfectly with the lyrics, but you'll get the idea when you play it. Enjoy!\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************************************\n\n| h  Hammer-on\n| p  Pull-off\n| /  Slide up\n| \\  Slide down\n\n************************************\n\n*I will try to tab out all of Mark's licks when I get the chance","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]}}}