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If You Were The Rain

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[Introduction]
EMaj7  Bm7  AMaj7  F#m7b5/A
[Verse 1]
EMaj7If you were the rain
Bm7I would E7pray
AMaj7"Lord it's too dry," F#m7b5/Aevery night
Yes, if EMaj7you were the rain
And Bm7I was outside, no
AMaj7I wouldn't run
F#m7b5/AI wouldn't hide
A2/BI'd just look up to the sky and I'd say
[Chorus]
That's oEMaj7kay, cause tE7oday
Well I wanna Aplay E/G#in thA/F#e raiEn
That's aEMaj7lright, I don't E7mind
A little Atime with E/G#no suA/F#nshinEe
[Interlude]
E    E7    A  E/G# A/F#   E
[Verse 2]
Well sEMaj7omeday you'll fall
Like Bm7rain into my arms
And AMaj7finally leave the sky
You F#m7b5/Athought was home
FEMaj7orecast calls for rain
Bm7Says you're coming soon, well
AYou know exactly what I'm F#m7b5/Agonna do
A2/BI'd just look up to the sky and I'd say
[Chorus]
That's oEMaj7kay, cause tE7oday
Well I wanna Aplay E/G#in thA/F#e raiEn
That's aEMaj7lright, I don't E7mind
A little Atime with E/G#no suA/F#nshine
[Interlude]
   A    E/G#   A/F#x 4
[Bridge]
AGirl go aE/G#head and start rA/F#ainin'
AIf you were E/G#the rain I'd A/F#be sayin'
AGirl go aheE/G#ad and start A/F#rainin'
AIf you were E/G#the rain I'd be A/F#sayin'
[Chorus]
That's oEMaj7kay, cause tE7oday
Well I wanna Aplay E/G#in thA/F#e raiEn
That's aEMaj7lright, I don't E7mind
A little Atime with E/G#no suA/F#nshinEe

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If You Were The Rain

by Stephen Day

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

EMaj7

Bm7

AMaj7

F#m7b5/A

A2/B

E/G#

A/F#

[Introduction]

EMaj7 Bm7 AMaj7 F#m7b5/A

[Verse 1]

EMaj7

If you were the rain

Bm7 E7

I would pray

AMaj7 F#m7b5/A

"Lord it's too dry," every night

EMaj7

Yes, if you were the rain

Bm7

And I was outside, no

AMaj7

I wouldn't run

F#m7b5/A

I wouldn't hide

A2/B

I'd just look up to the sky and I'd say

[Chorus]

EMaj7 E7

That's okay, cause today

A E/G# A/F# E

Well I wanna play in the rain

EMaj7 E7

That's alright, I don't mind

A E/G# A/F# E

A little time with no sunshine

[Interlude]

E E7 A E/G# A/F# E

[Verse 2]

EMaj7

Well someday you'll fall

Bm7

Like rain into my arms

AMaj7

And finally leave the sky

F#m7b5/A

You thought was home

EMaj7

Forecast calls for rain

Bm7

Says you're coming soon, well

A F#m7b5/A

You know exactly what I'm gonna do

A2/B

I'd just look up to the sky and I'd say

[Chorus]

EMaj7 E7

That's okay, cause today

A E/G# A/F# E

Well I wanna play in the rain

EMaj7 E7

That's alright, I don't mind

A E/G# A/F#

A little time with no sunshine

[Interlude]

A E/G# A/F#

x 4

[Bridge]

A E/G# A/F#

Girl go ahead and start rainin'

A E/G# A/F#

If you were the rain I'd be sayin'

A E/G# A/F#

Girl go ahead and start rainin'

A E/G# A/F#

If you were the rain I'd be sayin'

[Chorus]

EMaj7 E7

That's okay, cause today

A E/G# A/F# E

Well I wanna play in the rain

EMaj7 E7

That's alright, I don't mind

A E/G# A/F# E

A little time with no sunshine

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