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When It Rains It Snows

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There's a Eknock at the Adoor thaF#mt I adoBre
There's a Eface at the wAindow, a F#msmiling Byellow G#mface
There's a Aknock at the Edoor
And if C#mI were at Ahome they'd F#mfind me Bthere
There's a Enote on the Adoor that F#mI would Bsee
And the fuErniture's baArely been F#mmoved from Bwhere it G#mwas
There's a Anote on the dEoor
And the C#mnote would say wAhen it rF#mains it sBnows
EWhen it rains it sAnows, I Bwonder EwhyF#m  B  
And Anow I EknAow EtAhat when it Brains it Esnows
(10 second break)
There's a Enut with a Ashotgun F#mbang bang Bbang
There's a Edoctor, a Awaitress, a F#mfireman Bwith a G#mhat
There's a Anut with a Egun
There's enC#mough so they'll Anever F#mknow which Bone
EWhen it rains it sAnows, I Bwonder EwhyF#m  B  
And Anow I EknAow EtAhat when it Brains it Esnows

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When It Rains It Snows

by They Might Be Giants

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

G#m

C#m

E A F#m B

There's a knock at the door that I adore

E A F#m B G#m

There's a face at the window, a smiling yellow face

A E

There's a knock at the door

C#m A F#m B

And if I were at home they'd find me there

E A F#m B

There's a note on the door that I would see

E A F#m B G#m

And the furniture's barely been moved from where it was

A E

There's a note on the door

C#m A F#m B

And the note would say when it rains it snows

E A B E F#m B

When it rains it snows, I wonder why

A E A E A B E

And now I know that when it rains it snows

(10 second break)

E A F#m B

There's a nut with a shotgun bang bang bang

E A F#m B G#m

There's a doctor, a waitress, a fireman with a hat

A E

There's a nut with a gun

C#m A F#m B

There's enough so they'll never know which one

E A B E F#m B

When it rains it snows, I wonder why

A E A E A B E

And now I know that when it rains it snows

About When It Rains It Snows Chords by They Might Be Giants

Learn how to play When It Rains It Snows by They Might Be Giants with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “When It Rains It Snows chords”, “When It Rains It Snows guitar chords”, or “They Might Be Giants When It Rains It Snows chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy When It Rains It Snows chords and for experienced players who want accurate When It Rains It Snows lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E, A, F#m, B, G#m, C#m.

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The chords for "When It Rains It Snows" show the original chord names (including E, A, F#m, B, G#m, C#m). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.