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An Unexpected Rain

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INTRO:   Am7   Fadd9   Am7   Fadd9  
        Am7 Fadd9 Am7 Fadd9
Am7First time I saw you
Fadd9Back in 1982
Am7An L.A bar, I've come so far
Fadd9In my kansas dancing shoes
Am7I'm just a singer
Fadd9And i'm looking for a song
Am7Do you wanna sing aloFadd9ng?
Am7Two greyhounds later
Fadd9And I'm feeling alright
Am7I've got to have you
Fadd9And it must be tonight
Am7Come on back to my place
Fadd9Well it's really just a room
Am7But I'll be making some money sFadd9oon
SOLO:  Am7   Fadd9(over duration)
Am7Goodbye and thank you
Fadd9Oh my number yeah - please phone
Am7Two or three weekends
Fadd9On the 405 alone
Am7You say come on and stay
Fadd9And when you sing down at the bar
Am7It will not be so faFadd9r
Cadd9And I try to do my best
AmI never meant to hurt no one
DmI was waiting for my break
GThat I knew one day would come
Cadd9And I plug in my guitar
AmAnd I'd look out across the room
DmAnd I'd dig into my heart
GAnd I try to sing the truth
Cadd9And I know I did my bAmest
I never meant to huDmrt no EmoneFadd9  
SOLO:  Am7   Fadd9(over duration)
Am7As I recall
Fadd9Back in 1982
Am7I never said goodbye, or why
Fadd9I just left a note for you
Am7Then one night I saw you
Fadd9Across the road, across the dark
Am7A shameful spear into my heFadd9art
Am7Your look was haunting
Fadd9An unexpected pain
Am7I am so sorry
Fadd9For the unexpected rain
Am7The sadness that you kissed
Fadd9The fresh scars on your wrist
Am7I can't make it go Fadd9away.......Cadd9.
And I try to do my bAmest
I never meant to hurt nDmo one            
I was waiting for my brGeak
That I knew one day woCadd9uld come
And I plug in my guitAmar
And I'd look out across the Dmroom
And I'd dig into my heGart
And I try to sing the Cadd9truth
And I know I did my bAmest
I never meant to huDmrt.Em.. Fadd9no one, no one, no one
Cadd9GoodnigGht.. Fadd9ladieCadd9s
Cadd9GoodnigGht, I'Amm gonna leaFadd9ve you now
Cadd9GoodnigGht lFadd9adies.Cadd9...
Cadd9GoodnigGht, I'Amm gonna leaFadd9ve you now
Gonna leave you nCadd9ow..G  
Fadd9Ladies..Cadd9. goodnighGt
GonAmna leaFadd9ve ya, gonna leave Cadd9ya nowG  
OFadd9hhCadd9  
GCadd9oodnighGt Am  Fadd9  
OhhhhCadd9hhhhhh...G..... Fadd9GoodniCadd9ght
       Cadd9  GSleep tightAm  Fadd9  
CHORDS USED:                    Am7= 002010
                              Fadd9= xx3213
                              Cadd9= x32033
                                 Am= x02210
                                 Dm= xx0231
                                 Em= 022000
                                  G= 230033

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An Unexpected Rain

by Melissa Etheridge

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Fadd9

Cadd9

Am7 Fadd9 Am7 Fadd9

INTRO:

Am7 Fadd9 Am7 Fadd9

Am7

First time I saw you

Fadd9

Back in 1982

Am7

An L.A bar, I've come so far

Fadd9

In my kansas dancing shoes

Am7

I'm just a singer

Fadd9

And i'm looking for a song

Am7 Fadd9

Do you wanna sing along?

Am7

Two greyhounds later

Fadd9

And I'm feeling alright

Am7

I've got to have you

Fadd9

And it must be tonight

Am7

Come on back to my place

Fadd9

Well it's really just a room

Am7 Fadd9

But I'll be making some money soon

Am7 Fadd9

SOLO: (over duration)

Am7

Goodbye and thank you

Fadd9

Oh my number yeah - please phone

Am7

Two or three weekends

Fadd9

On the 405 alone

Am7

You say come on and stay

Fadd9

And when you sing down at the bar

Am7 Fadd9

It will not be so far

Cadd9

And I try to do my best

I never meant to hurt no one

I was waiting for my break

That I knew one day would come

Cadd9

And I plug in my guitar

And I'd look out across the room

And I'd dig into my heart

And I try to sing the truth

Cadd9 Am

And I know I did my best

Dm Em Fadd9

I never meant to hurt no one

Am7 Fadd9

SOLO: (over duration)

Am7

As I recall

Fadd9

Back in 1982

Am7

I never said goodbye, or why

Fadd9

I just left a note for you

Am7

Then one night I saw you

Fadd9

Across the road, across the dark

Am7 Fadd9

A shameful spear into my heart

Am7

Your look was haunting

Fadd9

An unexpected pain

Am7

I am so sorry

Fadd9

For the unexpected rain

Am7

The sadness that you kissed

Fadd9

The fresh scars on your wrist

Am7 Fadd9 Cadd9

I can't make it go away........

And I try to do my best

I never meant to hurt no one

I was waiting for my break

Cadd9

That I knew one day would come

And I plug in my guitar

And I'd look out across the room

And I'd dig into my heart

Cadd9

And I try to sing the truth

And I know I did my best

Dm Em Fadd9

I never meant to hurt... no one, no one, no one

Cadd9 G Fadd9 Cadd9

Goodnight.. ladies

Cadd9 G Am Fadd9

Goodnight, I'm gonna leave you now

Cadd9 G Fadd9 Cadd9

Goodnight ladies....

Cadd9 G Am Fadd9

Goodnight, I'm gonna leave you now

Cadd9 G

Gonna leave you now..

Fadd9 Cadd9 G

Ladies... goodnight

Am Fadd9 Cadd9 G

Gonna leave ya, gonna leave ya now

Fadd9 Cadd9

Ohh

Cadd9 G Am Fadd9

Goodnight

Cadd9 G Fadd9 Cadd9

Ohhhhhhhhhh........ Goodnight

Cadd9 G Am Fadd9

Sleep tight

Am7

CHORDS USED: = 002010

Fadd9

= xx3213

Cadd9

= x32033

= x02210

= xx0231

= 022000

= 230033

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