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I Wish It Would Rain

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I Wish It Would Rain by Nanci Griffith
Capo 3
I based my chord selections from what I've seen her done on live performances that you can find on youtube.
     G= 320033
 Cadd9= x32033
     D= xx0232
    Em= 022000
[Chorus 1]
Oh, I wish it would rGain
and waGsh my Cadd9face clGean.
I want to find some dark clouds
to hide in Dme here.
Cadd9Oh, love in a Gmemory
sparGkles like Cadd9dia - Gmonds.
When the diamonds Gfall, Dthey burn like Emte - Cadd9ars.
When the diamonds Gfall, Dthey burn like a Gtear.
[Verse 1]
GOnce I had a love from the Cadd9Georgia Gpines
who oDnly cared for Emme.
Gonna fCadd9ind that love of Gtwenty-two
here at thirty-Dthree.
I got a hGeart on my right and Cadd9one on my lGeft
but nDeither suits my nEmeeds,
'Cause the Cadd9one I love is wGay out west
and Dhe never will need Gme.
[Chorus 2]
N.C.                 G  
Oh, I wish it would rain
and waGsh my Cadd9face clGean.
I want to find some dark clouds
to hide in Dme here.
Cadd9Oh, love in a Gmemory
sparGkles like Cadd9dia - Gmonds.
When the diamonds Gfall, Dthey burn like Emte - Cadd9ars.
When the diamonds Gfall, Dthey burn like a Gtear.
[Verse 2]
GI'm gonna pack up my twCadd9o-steppin' shGoes
and hDead for the Gulf Coast plEmains.
I want to Cadd9walk the streets of my Gown hometown
Where everybody knows my Dname.
GI wanna ride the waves down in Cadd9GalvesGton
When the Dhurricanes blow Emin,
'Cause that GCadd9ulf Coast water tastes sGweet as wine
when your Dheart's rollin' home in the Gwind.
[Chorus 3]
N.C.                 G  
Oh, I wish it would rain
and waGsh my Cadd9face clGean.
I want to find some dark clouds
to hide in Dme here.
Cadd9Oh, love in a Gmemory
sparGkles like Cadd9dia - Gmonds.
When the diamonds Gfall, Dthey burn like Emte - Cadd9ars.
When the diamonds Gfall, Dthey burn like Emte - Cadd9ars.
When the diamonds faGll, Dthey burn like Gtears.

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I Wish It Would Rain

by Nanci Griffith

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

I Wish It Would Rain by Nanci Griffith

Capo 3

I based my chord selections from what I've seen her done on live performances that you can find on youtube.

= 320033

Cadd9

= x32033

= xx0232

= 022000

[Chorus 1]

Oh, I wish it would rain

G Cadd9 G

and wash my face clean.

I want to find some dark clouds

to hide in me here.

Cadd9 G

Oh, love in a memory

G Cadd9 G

sparkles like dia - monds.

G D Em Cadd9

When the diamonds fall, they burn like te - ars.

G D G

When the diamonds fall, they burn like a tear.

[Verse 1]

G Cadd9 G

Once I had a love from the Georgia pines

D Em

who only cared for me.

Cadd9 G

Gonna find that love of twenty-two

here at thirty-three.

G Cadd9 G

I got a heart on my right and one on my left

D Em

but neither suits my needs,

Cadd9 G

'Cause the one I love is way out west

D G

and he never will need me.

[Chorus 2]

N.C.

Oh, I wish it would rain

G Cadd9 G

and wash my face clean.

I want to find some dark clouds

to hide in me here.

Cadd9 G

Oh, love in a memory

G Cadd9 G

sparkles like dia - monds.

G D Em Cadd9

When the diamonds fall, they burn like te - ars.

G D G

When the diamonds fall, they burn like a tear.

[Verse 2]

G Cadd9 G

I'm gonna pack up my two-steppin' shoes

D Em

and head for the Gulf Coast plains.

Cadd9 G

I want to walk the streets of my own hometown

Where everybody knows my name.

G Cadd9 G

I wanna ride the waves down in Galveston

D Em

When the hurricanes blow in,

Cadd9 G

'Cause that Gulf Coast water tastes sweet as wine

D G

when your heart's rollin' home in the wind.

[Chorus 3]

N.C.

Oh, I wish it would rain

G Cadd9 G

and wash my face clean.

I want to find some dark clouds

to hide in me here.

Cadd9 G

Oh, love in a memory

G Cadd9 G

sparkles like dia - monds.

G D Em Cadd9

When the diamonds fall, they burn like te - ars.

G D Em Cadd9

When the diamonds fall, they burn like te - ars.

G D G

When the diamonds fall, they burn like tears.

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