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Rainy Day Man

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Tom Rush            Rainy Day Man   written by James Taylor 
                                               Zach Wiesner 
Tom Rush         vocals/acoustic guitar
Trevor Veitch    guitar
Duke Bardwell    bass
Warren Bernhardt piano
Herb Lovelle     drums
EWhat good Dis that Ghappy F#mlie
EAll you Dwanted from the GstaDrt was to Ecry girl
BmIt looks like Eanother Afall
BmYour  friends  Edon't seem to help at Aall
BmWhen you're Efeeling kind of Acold and small
BmCall on    your Erainy day mAan
BmIt does you no Egood to pAretend girl
BmYou've made a Ehole that's much too big to Amend
BmAnd it looks like Eyou lose again, my Afriend
BmSo call on your rEainy day Aman
F#mNow rainy day Eman he Dmaj7don't like C#7sunshine
F#mHe don't chase Erainbows
Dmaj7He don't need C#7good times
F#mGrey days Erolling
Dmaj7Then you'll C#7see him
BmEmpty F#mfeeling
BmNow you nEeed him
BmAll those Enoble thoughts  Adon't belong
BmYou can't Ehide the truth with a Ahappy song
BmAnd  you knew Ewhere you stood all aAlong
BmCall on your Erainy day Aman
F#mNow simple Epleasures Dmaj7they all evade C#7you
F#mStore-bought Etreasures Dmaj7none can sC#7ave you
F#mAsk for Esigns to Dmaj7ease the C#7pain
BmAsk F#magain
Go on and Bmpray for Erain
BmIt looks like Eanother Afall
BmYour  friends  Edon't seem to help at Aall
BmWhen you're Efeeling kind of Acold and small
BmCall on    your Erainy day mAan
From Tom Rush
Columbia Records

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Rainy Day Man

by Tom Rush

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Dmaj7

C#7

Tom Rush Rainy Day Man written by James Taylor

Zach Wiesner

Tom Rush vocals/acoustic guitar

Trevor Veitch guitar

Duke Bardwell bass

Warren Bernhardt piano

Herb Lovelle drums

E D G F#m

What good is that happy lie

E D G D E

All you wanted from the start was to cry girl

Bm E A

It looks like another fall

Bm E A

Your friends don't seem to help at all

Bm E A

When you're feeling kind of cold and small

Bm E A

Call on your rainy day man

Bm E A

It does you no good to pretend girl

Bm E A

You've made a hole that's much too big to mend

Bm E A

And it looks like you lose again, my friend

Bm E A

So call on your rainy day man

F#m E Dmaj7 C#7

Now rainy day man he don't like sunshine

F#m E

He don't chase rainbows

Dmaj7 C#7

He don't need good times

F#m E

Grey days rolling

Dmaj7 C#7

Then you'll see him

Bm F#m

Empty feeling

Bm E

Now you need him

Bm E A

All those noble thoughts don't belong

Bm E A

You can't hide the truth with a happy song

Bm E A

And you knew where you stood all along

Bm E A

Call on your rainy day man

F#m E Dmaj7 C#7

Now simple pleasures they all evade you

F#m E Dmaj7 C#7

Store-bought treasures none can save you

F#m E Dmaj7 C#7

Ask for signs to ease the pain

Bm F#m

Ask again

Bm E

Go on and pray for rain

Bm E A

It looks like another fall

Bm E A

Your friends don't seem to help at all

Bm E A

When you're feeling kind of cold and small

Bm E A

Call on your rainy day man

From Tom Rush

Columbia Records

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