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 Steel Rain
Chris Cornell
[Intro]
   F     Am    Bx2
[Verse]
FAnd so we sAmtart another day Btogether
FYou and I aAmnd a million miles Bbetween us
FI train my Ammoods to bloom like Bflowers unfolding
FInstead of Amfluttering aBround
And Eslowly drowning in the
[Chorus]
AmSteel rain, Dsteel raiDmn
steel BbrainE  
itF's taking overE, it's taking over
[Intro]
   F     Am    Bx2
[Verse 2]
FThe sky is Amopen and the drones are Bpouring out
FThe day inhAmales in a contagious yawBn
FAnd there you Amsmile as though the sBun were Dbouncing in the
[Chorus]
AmSteel rain, Dsteel raiDmn
steel BbrainE  
iFt's taking overE, it's taking over
[Solo]
   F     Am     Bx3
[Verse 3]
DHere in the litEbmtle world
The Etiny world spins for Amme
DAll's well in the Ebmtilted world
But there's Esomething falling Amdown in the
[Chorus]
AmSteel rain, Dsteel raiDmn
steel BbrainE  
itF's taking over, Eit's taking over

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Steel Rain

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Ebm

Steel Rain

Chris Cornell

[Intro]

F Am B

[Verse]

F Am B

And so we start another day together

F Am B

You and I and a million miles between us

F Am B

I train my moods to bloom like flowers unfolding

F Am B

Instead of fluttering around

And slowly drowning in the

[Chorus]

Am D Dm

Steel rain, steel rain

Bb E

steel rain

F E

it's taking over, it's taking over

[Intro]

F Am B

[Verse 2]

F Am B

The sky is open and the drones are pouring out

F Am B

The day inhales in a contagious yawn

F Am B D

And there you smile as though the sun were bouncing in the

[Chorus]

Am D Dm

Steel rain, steel rain

Bb E

steel rain

F E

it's taking over, it's taking over

[Solo]

F Am B

[Verse 3]

D Ebm

Here in the little world

E Am

The tiny world spins for me

D Ebm

All's well in the tilted world

E Am

But there's something falling down in the

[Chorus]

Am D Dm

Steel rain, steel rain

Bb E

steel rain

F E

it's taking over, it's taking over

About Steel Rain Chords by Chris Cornell

Learn how to play Steel Rain by Chris Cornell with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Steel Rain chords”, “Steel Rain guitar chords”, or “Chris Cornell Steel Rain chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Steel Rain chords and for experienced players who want accurate Steel Rain lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include F, Am, B, E, D, Dm.

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What key is "Steel Rain" in?

The chords for "Steel Rain" show the original chord names (including F, Am, B, E, D, Dm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.