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Though the song seems pretty easy with only a few chords, it can be a tricky one... the timing is in 6/4.
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[Verse 1]
  GIf I could Cbe your Graincoat
  GI'd hope to Ckeep you Gdry
  GI'd love to Cbe your Gscapegoat
And Cyou could Gblame me, when CI was Gright
[Chorus 1]
   AmI thought you'd DunderGstand me
   AmBut somehow Dthings went Gwrong
   AmPlease don't DrepriGmand me
CHere we Gstand, B., Clife goes Gon
[Instrumental 1]
IG       CIG     IG       CIG
4/4  2/4  6/4    4/4  2/4  6/4
IG       CIG       CIG       C  G  
4/4  2/4  4/4  2/4  4/4  2/4  6/4
[Verse 2]
  GFind me Con the Gstaircase
  GTo watch my Cparents Gfight
  GI think you Cmade a Gfair case
For Cwhy I Gcan't sleep aClone at Gnight
[Chorus 2]
   AmI'd thought that Dwe'd have Gchildren
   AmThought that Dlove Gexists
   AmIf this is Dwhat you Gwanted
Back Cwhen we Gstarted, then Cwhy'd we Gkiss?
[Coda]
(Cwhy'd we Gkiss?)
(Cwhy'd we Gkiss?)
(Cwhy'd we Gkiss?)
(Cwhy'd we Gkiss?)

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Raincoat

by Ryan Pollie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Though the song seems pretty easy with only a few chords, it can be a tricky one... the timing is in 6/4.

Listen to the song to get it right! Have fun!

[Verse 1]

G C G

If I could be your raincoat

G C G

I'd hope to keep you dry

G C G

I'd love to be your scapegoat

C G C G

And you could blame me, when I was right

[Chorus 1]

Am D G

I thought you'd understand me

Am D G

But somehow things went wrong

Am D G

Please don't reprimand me

C G C G

Here we stand, B., life goes on

[Instrumental 1]

C C

IG IG IG IG

4/4 2/4 6/4 4/4 2/4 6/4

C C C G

IG IG IG

4/4 2/4 4/4 2/4 4/4 2/4 6/4

[Verse 2]

G C G

Find me on the staircase

G C G

To watch my parents fight

G C G

I think you made a fair case

C G C G

For why I can't sleep alone at night

[Chorus 2]

Am D G

I'd thought that we'd have children

Am D G

Thought that love exists

Am D G

If this is what you wanted

C G C G

Back when we started, then why'd we kiss?

[Coda]

C G

(why'd we kiss?)

C G

(why'd we kiss?)

C G

(why'd we kiss?)

C G

(why'd we kiss?)

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