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Looks Like Rain

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[Intro]
      ||:  E/ /  Esus4|      %      :||
e|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----X--------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--9-9------------9-------|-----9------------9----------|
D|--6------6-6h7h9---9-7p6-|---6------6-6h7h9----9-7p6---|
A|--7---7------------------|-7------7------------------7-|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
[Verse 1]
EI woke today,   E7      A  C#7felt your side of F#mbedF#madd9  
                         E   B   Cdim7or                     G#7   C#m   F#m  E  
 The covers were still warm               where you'd been layin'
You were gC#mone, gBm7one      Amy C#7heart was filled with dF#mread
EYou might nBot bCdim7e sleeping C#mhere agaAinE  
[Chorus]
Asus4It's alrAight, cause I lAsus4ove youA  
F#mAnd that's not gonna cDhangeA  E  
F#mRun me round, make me hBurt aB/Again and agEainG#sus4  G#  
C#mBut I'll sC#m7till sing you lAove songs
EWritten   F#min the lBetters G#7of your C#mnameF#m7  
EAnd Asus4brave the stoArm to come
For F#mit surely looks like raEinAsus4  A  F#m  E  
[Verse 2]
EDid you ever waken to the sounE7d      A  C#7of street cats making lF#moveF#madd9  
                             E   B   Cdim7or                     G#7    C#m   F#m  E  
And guess from their cries you were          listening to them fight
Well you kC#mnow,        Bm7        A  C#7hate's just the last thing they're thinking F#mof
EThey're onlBy trying tCdim7o make it tC#mhrough the nighAtE  
[Solo]
Asus4   A   Asus4   A
F#m         D   A       E
F#m         B  B/A      E   G#sus4 G#
C#m         C#m7    A
E  F#m   B  G#7     C#m  F#m7
E       Asus4        A
F#m     E Asus4 A F#m E
[Verse 3]
EI only want to hold you,     E7      AI C#7don't want to tie you dF#mownF#madd9  
                      E   B   Cdim7or                     G#7    C#m   F#m  E  
Or fence you in the lines                  I might have drawn
It's just that C#mI          Bm7        A  C#7have gotten used to having you arF#mound
EMy landscapBe would be Cdim7empty if yC#mou were goneA  E  
[Chorus]
Asus4It's alrAight, cause I lAsus4ove youA  
F#mAnd that's not gonna cDhangeA  E  
F#mRun me round, make me hBurt aB/Again and agEainG#sus4  G#  
C#mBut I'll sC#m7till sing you lAove songs
EWritten   F#min the lBetters G#7of your C#mnameF#m7  
EAnd Asus4brave the stoArm to come
For F#mit surely looks like raEinAsus4  A  F#m  E  
[Outro]
E D A F#m

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Looks Like Rain

by Grateful Dead

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus4

C#7

F#m

F#madd9

Cdim7

G#7

C#m

Bm7

Asus4

B/A

G#sus4

C#m7

F#m7

[Intro]

E Esus4

||: / / | % :||

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

B|----X--------------------|-----------------------------|

G|--9-9------------9-------|-----9------------9----------|

D|--6------6-6h7h9---9-7p6-|---6------6-6h7h9----9-7p6---|

A|--7---7------------------|-7------7------------------7-|

E|-------------------------|-----------------------------|

[Verse 1]

E E7 A C#7 F#m F#madd9

I woke today, felt your side of bed

E B Cdim7 G#7 C#m F#m E

The covers were still warm where you'd been layin'

C#m Bm7 A C#7 F#m

You were gone, gone my heart was filled with dread

E B Cdim7 C#m A E

You might not be sleeping here again

[Chorus]

Asus4 A Asus4 A

It's alright, cause I love you

F#m D A E

And that's not gonna change

F#m B B/A E G#sus4 G#

Run me round, make me hurt again and again

C#m C#m7 A

But I'll still sing you love songs

E F#m B G#7 C#m F#m7

Written in the letters of your name

E Asus4 A

And brave the storm to come

F#m E Asus4 A F#m E

For it surely looks like rain

[Verse 2]

E E7 A C#7 F#m F#madd9

Did you ever waken to the sound of street cats making love

E B Cdim7 G#7 C#m F#m E

And guess from their cries you were listening to them fight

C#m Bm7 A C#7 F#m

Well you know, hate's just the last thing they're thinking of

E B Cdim7 C#m A E

They're only trying to make it through the night

[Solo]

Asus4 A Asus4 A

F#m D A E

F#m B B/A E G#sus4 G#

C#m C#m7 A

E F#m B G#7 C#m F#m7

E Asus4 A

F#m E Asus4 A F#m E

[Verse 3]

E E7 A C#7 F#m F#madd9

I only want to hold you, I don't want to tie you down

E B Cdim7 G#7 C#m F#m E

Or fence you in the lines I might have drawn

C#m Bm7 A C#7 F#m

It's just that I have gotten used to having you around

E B Cdim7 C#m A E

My landscape would be empty if you were gone

[Chorus]

Asus4 A Asus4 A

It's alright, cause I love you

F#m D A E

And that's not gonna change

F#m B B/A E G#sus4 G#

Run me round, make me hurt again and again

C#m C#m7 A

But I'll still sing you love songs

E F#m B G#7 C#m F#m7

Written in the letters of your name

E Asus4 A

And brave the storm to come

F#m E Asus4 A F#m E

For it surely looks like rain

[Outro]

E D A F#m

About Looks Like Rain Chords by Grateful Dead

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