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Driving Rain
Paul McCartney
Intro:
| Synth | E  D-C#-B- A| Synth |
Chorus:
F#71-2-3-4-5, Bmlet's go for a drive 
F#76-7-8-9-10, Bmlet's go there and Aback aGgain, A7oohh
Verse 1:
Dmaj7Something's open, it's my Gmaj7heart 
Dmaj7Something's missing, it's when Gmaj7. we're apart 
BbSomething's good, it's when we're C. back toC#gether aDgain
Verse 2:
Dmaj7Nothin's wrong, it's just inGmaj7sane
Dmaj7Nothin's right until you're Gmaj7. back again 
BbNothin's broken when it's . Csoftly spoken and
C#. We're walkin' slowly down the Dlane   
Pre-Chorus:
Em7Why don't we drive in the Dmaj7rain
Em7Straight to eye of the Dmaj7hurricane
Em7Go a ride in the Adriving Em7rain
Chorus:
F#71-2-3-4-5, Bmlet's go for a drive
F#76-7-8-9-10, BmOoh ooh
F#71-2-3-4-5, Bmlet's go for a drive
F#76-7-8-9-10, yeah, Bmlet's go there and Aback aGgain, A7baby, baby
Verse 3:
Dmaj7You come walkin' through my Gmaj7door 
Dmaj7Like the one that I've been Gmaj7waiting for 
BbLetting sunshine in the Cdarkest places when
C#. I've been going there aDgain
Pre-Chorus:
So, Em7why don't we drive in the Dmaj7rain
Em7Straight to eye of the Dmaj7hurricane
Em7Why don't we drive in the Dmaj7rain
Em7Straight to eye of the Dmaj7hurricane
Em7Go a ride in the Adriving Em7rain
Chorus:
F#71-2-3-4-5, Bmlet's go for a drive
F#76-7-8-9-10, BmOoh ooh
F#71-2-3-4-5, Bmlet's go for a drive
F#76-7-8-9-10, Bmlet's go there and Aback aGgain, A7baby, baby
Break:
|    Dmaj7|           Dmaj7|  Dmaj7|  Dmaj7|
  . . . .   . Mmm, a drivin' rain    Ooh
                     Dmaj7     Gmaj7      A|   Gmaj7|
Why don't we drive in the driving rain   . . . .
Chorus:
F#71-2-3-4-5, BmOoh ooh
F#76-7-8-9-10, Bmah, let's go back again
F#71-2-3-4-5, Bmlet's go for a drive 
F#76-7-8-9-10, yeah, Bmlet's go there and Aback aGgain, A7oohh
Verse 3 (reprise):
Dmaj7You come walkin' through my Gmaj7door 
Dmaj7/ALike the one that I've been waiting for
Note: I play the Bb - C - C# pattern with power chords:
 Bb5= x133xx
  C5= x355xx
 C#5= x466xx
Charted by Dexex
I write chord charts for my own use as a rhythm guitarist. I don't 
claim they are the "right" way. They're not intended to be taken 
as tabs - which notate exactly how a song was played on a recording.

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Driving Rain

by Paul McCartney

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#7

Dmaj7

Gmaj7

Em7

Dmaj7/A

Bb5

C#5

Driving Rain

Paul McCartney

Intro:

E D C# B A

| Synth | --- | Synth |

Chorus:

F#7 Bm

1-2-3-4-5, let's go for a drive

F#7 Bm A G A7

6-7-8-9-10, let's go there and back again, oohh

Verse 1:

Dmaj7 Gmaj7

Something's open, it's my heart

Dmaj7 Gmaj7

Something's missing, it's when . we're apart

Bb C C# D

Something's good, it's when we're . back together again

Verse 2:

Dmaj7 Gmaj7

Nothin's wrong, it's just insane

Dmaj7 Gmaj7

Nothin's right until you're . back again

Bb C

Nothin's broken when it's . softly spoken and

C# D

. We're walkin' slowly down the lane

Pre-Chorus:

Em7 Dmaj7

Why don't we drive in the rain

Em7 Dmaj7

Straight to eye of the hurricane

Em7 A Em7

Go a ride in the driving rain

Chorus:

F#7 Bm

1-2-3-4-5, let's go for a drive

F#7 Bm

6-7-8-9-10, Ooh ooh

F#7 Bm

1-2-3-4-5, let's go for a drive

F#7 Bm A G A7

6-7-8-9-10, yeah, let's go there and back again, baby, baby

Verse 3:

Dmaj7 Gmaj7

You come walkin' through my door

Dmaj7 Gmaj7

Like the one that I've been waiting for

Bb C

Letting sunshine in the darkest places when

C# D

. I've been going there again

Pre-Chorus:

Em7 Dmaj7

So, why don't we drive in the rain

Em7 Dmaj7

Straight to eye of the hurricane

Em7 Dmaj7

Why don't we drive in the rain

Em7 Dmaj7

Straight to eye of the hurricane

Em7 A Em7

Go a ride in the driving rain

Chorus:

F#7 Bm

1-2-3-4-5, let's go for a drive

F#7 Bm

6-7-8-9-10, Ooh ooh

F#7 Bm

1-2-3-4-5, let's go for a drive

F#7 Bm A G A7

6-7-8-9-10, let's go there and back again, baby, baby

Break:

Dmaj7 Dmaj7 Dmaj7 Dmaj7

| | | | |

. . . . . Mmm, a drivin' rain Ooh

Dmaj7 Gmaj7 A Gmaj7

| |

Why don't we drive in the driving rain . . . .

Chorus:

F#7 Bm

1-2-3-4-5, Ooh ooh

F#7 Bm

6-7-8-9-10, ah, let's go back again

F#7 Bm

1-2-3-4-5, let's go for a drive

F#7 Bm A G A7

6-7-8-9-10, yeah, let's go there and back again, oohh

Verse 3 (reprise):

Dmaj7 Gmaj7

You come walkin' through my door

Dmaj7/A

Like the one that I've been waiting for

Note: I play the Bb - C - C# pattern with power chords:

Bb5

= x133xx

= x355xx

C#5

= x466xx

Charted by Dexex

I write chord charts for my own use as a rhythm guitarist. I don't

claim they are the "right" way. They're not intended to be taken

as tabs - which notate exactly how a song was played on a recording.

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