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The Rain Came Down

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Steve Earle
"The Rain Came Down"
"Exit 0" (1987)
[Intro]
G   Cadd9  G  Cadd9  G   D
G   Cadd9  G  Cadd9  G   D
[Verse]
GThe old man loaded up everything that Cadd9he ownedG  
On a Cadd9wagon and hGeaded out Dwest
GThe old woman fearlessly Cadd9faced the unGknown
'Cause she Cadd9figured he Gknew what's Dbest
And they settled Cadd9down hard on a gGovernment grant
With Cadd9six mouths to feed and fGorty acres to Dplant
[Chorus]
And the rain came dowEmnEm7  Cadd9  D  
Like an Cadd9angel come down from aGbove
And the rain came dEmown Em7  Cadd9  D  
It'll wCadd9ash you away and there ain't never Denough
[Verse]
GFall turned to winter aCadd9nother year gGone 
Cadd9Over and over agDain
GSome took their lives from their Cadd9land and moved Gon
And Cadd9some stayed on to plGow it back Din
And the gCadd9ood Lord he giveth and he tGaketh away
And the rCadd9estless shall go and the Gfaithful shall sDtay
[Chorus]
And the rain came downEm  Em7  Cadd9  D  
Like an angel Cadd9come down from Gabove
And the rain came down Em  Em7  Cadd9  D  
It'll wCadd9ash you away and there ain't never Denough
[Solo]
 G   Cadd9   G   Cadd9    G    D
G   Cadd9   G   Cadd9    G    D
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-2-3--2---0-2-3--2---0-2-3---2---0-----2--0-0----|
E|---------------------------------------3-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-2-3--2---0-2-3--2---0-2-3-2---0-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------3----3b--0----|
[Bridge]
DNow my grandaddy died in the room he was born in
Cadd9Twenty-three summers Gago
But DI could have sworn he was beside me this morning
When the Cadd9sheriff showed up at my Gdoor
[Verse]
Cadd9So don't you come around here with your Gauctioneer man
'Cause Cadd9you can have the machines but you ain't tGaking my Dland
[Chorus]
And the rain came downEm  Em7  Cadd9  D  
Like aCadd9n angel come down from Gabove
And the rain came down Em  Em7  Cadd9  D  
It'll Cadd9wash you away and there ain't never eDnough

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The Rain Came Down

by Steve Earle

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Cadd9

Em7

Steve Earle

"The Rain Came Down"

"Exit 0" (1987)

[Intro]

G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G D

[Verse]

G Cadd9 G

The old man loaded up everything that he owned

Cadd9 G D

On a wagon and headed out west

G Cadd9 G

The old woman fearlessly faced the unknown

Cadd9 G D

'Cause she figured he knew what's best

Cadd9 G

And they settled down hard on a government grant

Cadd9 G D

With six mouths to feed and forty acres to plant

[Chorus]

Em Em7 Cadd9 D

And the rain came down

Cadd9 G

Like an angel come down from above

Em Em7 Cadd9 D

And the rain came down

Cadd9 D

It'll wash you away and there ain't never enough

[Verse]

G Cadd9 G

Fall turned to winter another year gone

Cadd9 D

Over and over again

G Cadd9 G

Some took their lives from their land and moved on

Cadd9 G D

And some stayed on to plow it back in

Cadd9 G

And the good Lord he giveth and he taketh away

Cadd9 G D

And the restless shall go and the faithful shall stay

[Chorus]

Em Em7 Cadd9 D

And the rain came down

Cadd9 G

Like an angel come down from above

Em Em7 Cadd9 D

And the rain came down

Cadd9 D

It'll wash you away and there ain't never enough

[Solo]

G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G D

e|---------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------|

A|-0-2-3--2---0-2-3--2---0-2-3---2---0-----2--0-0----|

E|---------------------------------------3-----------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------|

A|-0-2-3--2---0-2-3--2---0-2-3-2---0-----------------|

E|-------------------------------------3----3b--0----|

[Bridge]

Now my grandaddy died in the room he was born in

Cadd9 G

Twenty-three summers ago

But I could have sworn he was beside me this morning

Cadd9 G

When the sheriff showed up at my door

[Verse]

Cadd9 G

So don't you come around here with your auctioneer man

Cadd9 G D

'Cause you can have the machines but you ain't taking my land

[Chorus]

Em Em7 Cadd9 D

And the rain came down

Cadd9 G

Like an angel come down from above

Em Em7 Cadd9 D

And the rain came down

Cadd9 D

It'll wash you away and there ain't never enough

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