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From: Mick Baker 
Take This Rain
Words & Music by Jackson Browne from the CD I'm Alive
[Intro]
 G6   C    Dx2
It used to Gbe there were two sets of Cfootprints in the Dsand
And there were Gtwo silhouettes in the Csunset hand in Dhand
But now Chere beside the Dsea are the GfootG/F#prints of C/Ethree
And I can't find my own among the Ddirections they're all going
Baby it's alGright break this Cchain of love and Dmadness
It's alGright take this Crain as your new Daddress
It's alCright take this Drain it's alCright take this Drain
'cause I've been Grunning all over creCation out of my Dmind
Trying to Gkeep our hearts beating toCgether all of the Dtime
Going Ccrazier every Dday watching our GlovG/F#e slipping C/Eaway
'cause you're the only home I've ever wanted and the Donly light I've known
But baby it's alGright break this Cchain of love and Dmadness
It's alGright take this Crain as your new Daddress
It's alCright take this Drain it's alCright take this Drain
You're going to be Gfree
[Solo]
e|---------------------------------------3---------------------|
B|---------------------------1s3s1-0-0-3---3h5-5-3-1-3s5-3h5-3-|
G|-2h4-4p2h4-4s5-5-4-4s2-2-2-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
CSome people Fgo through life seeing Gjust what they want to sCee
Take the Amway I went on beEmlieving you might Fstill believe in Gme
And CI still want the loFve I always Gthought our love could bCe
But Bbsome things can't be chanFged take this Drain
You're going to Ghear my voice in the Cmorning calling your Dname
And know my Glove and my desperCation are one in the Dsame
And where our Cfootprints used to Dbe there'll be GnoG/F#thing but the C/Esea
And the tide and the wind and the open sky and the Dunbroken horizon
Baby it's alGright break this Cchain of love and Dmadness
It's alGright take this Cpain and all your Dsadness
It's alGright make this Crain into your Dfortress
It's alCright take this Drain it's alCright take this Drain
It's alCright take this Drain you're going to be GfreeC  D  
G6 C D
In the intro & at the end the G6 to C is an almost immediate change & C is played for about 2 measures & 
in the intro, verse, chorus & end is played (if you want to) as you hammer on the 1st finger on the
2nd fret, A string.
e|-G6-0--|
B|--0--|
G|--0--|
D|--0--|
A|--2--|
E|--3--|

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Take This Rain

by Jackson Browne

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G/F#

C/E

From: Mick Baker

Take This Rain

Words & Music by Jackson Browne from the CD I'm Alive

[Intro]

G6 C D

G C D

It used to be there were two sets of footprints in the sand

G C D

And there were two silhouettes in the sunset hand in hand

C D G G/F# C/E

But now here beside the sea are the footprints of three

And I can't find my own among the directions they're all going

G C D

Baby it's alright break this chain of love and madness

G C D

It's alright take this rain as your new address

C D C D

It's alright take this rain it's alright take this rain

G C D

'cause I've been running all over creation out of my mind

G C D

Trying to keep our hearts beating together all of the time

C D G G/F# C/E

Going crazier every day watching our love slipping away

'cause you're the only home I've ever wanted and the only light I've known

G C D

But baby it's alright break this chain of love and madness

G C D

It's alright take this rain as your new address

C D C D

It's alright take this rain it's alright take this rain

You're going to be free

[Solo]

e|---------------------------------------3---------------------|

B|---------------------------1s3s1-0-0-3---3h5-5-3-1-3s5-3h5-3-|

G|-2h4-4p2h4-4s5-5-4-4s2-2-2-----------------------------------|

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

A|-------------------------------------------------------------|

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

C F G C

Some people go through life seeing just what they want to see

Am Em F G

Take the way I went on believing you might still believe in me

C F G C

And I still want the love I always thought our love could be

Bb F D

But some things can't be changed take this rain

G C D

You're going to hear my voice in the morning calling your name

G C D

And know my love and my desperation are one in the same

C D G G/F# C/E

And where our footprints used to be there'll be nothing but the sea

And the tide and the wind and the open sky and the unbroken horizon

G C D

Baby it's alright break this chain of love and madness

G C D

It's alright take this pain and all your sadness

G C D

It's alright make this rain into your fortress

C D C D

It's alright take this rain it's alright take this rain

C D G C D

It's alright take this rain you're going to be free

G6 C D

In the intro & at the end the G6 to C is an almost immediate change & C is played for about 2 measures &

in the intro, verse, chorus & end is played (if you want to) as you hammer on the 1st finger on the

2nd fret, A string.

e|--0--|

B|--0--|

G|--0--|

D|--0--|

A|--2--|

E|--3--|

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