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[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
I trieCd to be brave but I hid in the dark
I saFt in that cave and I prayed for a spark
To light uGp all the pain that remained in my heart
And the raFin kept falling
DCown on the roof of the church where I cried
I could heFar all the laughter and love and I tried
To get uGp and get out but a part of me died
And the raFin kept falling downC  Bb  
[Verse 2]
Well I'm scaCred if I open myself to be known
I'll be seeFn and despised and be left all alone
So I'm stGuck in this tomb and you won't move the stone
And the raFin keeps falling
CSomewhere the sun is a light in the sky
But I'm dyiFng in North Carolina and I
Can't beliGeve there's and end to this season of night
And the rFain keeps falling dowCn
Falling doBbwn
Falling dowFnC  Bb  F  
[Verse 3]
There's a woCman at home and she's praying for a light
My chFildren are there and they love me in spite
Of the shaGdow I know that they see in my eyes
And the raFin keeps falling
I'm so tiCred of this game, of these songs, of the road
I'm alreaFdy ashamed of the line I just wrote
But it's trGue and it feels like I can't sing a note
And the rFain keeps falling doCwn
Falling doBbwn
Falling dowFn
[Bridge 1]
CPeace, be stiFll
CPeace, be stiFll
[Verse 4]
My dauCghter and I put the seeds in the dirt
And evFery day now we've been watching the earth
For a sGign that this death will give way to a birth
And the raFin keeps falling
DCown on the soil where the sorrow is laid
And the sFecret of life is igniting the grave
And I'm dyGing to live but I'm learning to wait
And the raFin is falling
[Bridge 2]
CPeace, be stiFll
CPeace, be stiFll
CI just want to be new again
FI just want to be closer to You again
CLord, I can't find the song
FI'm so tired and I'm always so wrong
CHelp me be brave tonight
FJesus, please help me out of this cave tonight
CI've been calling and calling
FThis rain just keeps falling
CI've been calling and calling
FBut this rain just keeps falling and falling
CIs it You?
FIs it You?
CIs it true?
FIs it You?
(Peace, peace)
C F C

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The Rain Keeps Falling

by Andrew Peterson

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]

I tried to be brave but I hid in the dark

I sat in that cave and I prayed for a spark

To light up all the pain that remained in my heart

And the rain kept falling

Down on the roof of the church where I cried

I could hear all the laughter and love and I tried

To get up and get out but a part of me died

F C Bb

And the rain kept falling down

[Verse 2]

Well I'm scared if I open myself to be known

I'll be seen and despised and be left all alone

So I'm stuck in this tomb and you won't move the stone

And the rain keeps falling

Somewhere the sun is a light in the sky

But I'm dying in North Carolina and I

Can't believe there's and end to this season of night

F C

And the rain keeps falling down

Falling down

F C Bb F

Falling down

[Verse 3]

There's a woman at home and she's praying for a light

My children are there and they love me in spite

Of the shadow I know that they see in my eyes

And the rain keeps falling

I'm so tired of this game, of these songs, of the road

I'm already ashamed of the line I just wrote

But it's true and it feels like I can't sing a note

F C

And the rain keeps falling down

Falling down

[Bridge 1]

C F

Peace, be still

C F

Peace, be still

[Verse 4]

My daughter and I put the seeds in the dirt

And every day now we've been watching the earth

For a sign that this death will give way to a birth

And the rain keeps falling

Down on the soil where the sorrow is laid

And the secret of life is igniting the grave

And I'm dying to live but I'm learning to wait

And the rain is falling

[Bridge 2]

C F

Peace, be still

C F

Peace, be still

I just want to be new again

I just want to be closer to You again

Lord, I can't find the song

I'm so tired and I'm always so wrong

Help me be brave tonight

Jesus, please help me out of this cave tonight

I've been calling and calling

This rain just keeps falling

I've been calling and calling

But this rain just keeps falling and falling

Is it You?

Is it true?

Is it You?

(Peace, peace)

C F C

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