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Down Came The Rain

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[Intro]
|  C|  C|  Am|  Am|  F|  F|  Am|  G|  C|
[Verse 1]
You let me go when I was Amdown
You let me fall when I could Fdrown
You knew how much you meant to Amme e e Ge C  
You took me down that slippery Amslope
You left me there without a Fhope
You saw just what you wanted to Amsee e Ge Em  
[Chorus]
Down came the Frain (Down Gcame the Emrain)
Down came the Frain (Down Gcame the Emrain)
Down came the Frain
GFalling down on Cme
GWhoa, whoa, whoaC  
[Verse 2]
And now the time has come at Amlast
Those days will slide into the Fpast
And never more will there be Ammi--sGeryC  
I'm moving on in my own Amtime
I'm getting further down the Fline
I'm trying to see what's going Amo o GonEm  
[Chorus]
Down came the Frain (Down Gcame the Emrain)
Down came the Frain (Down Gcame the Emrain)
Down came the Frain
GFalling down on Cme
GYeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Instrumental]
|  C|  C|  Am|  Am|  F|  F|  Am|  G|  Em|
[Chorus]
Down came the Frain (Down Gcame the Emrain)
EmDown came the Frain (Down Gcame the Emrain)
EmDown came the Frain
GFalling down on CmeG  Em  
[Chorus]
Down came the Frain (Down Gcame the Emrain)
Down came the Frain (Down Gcame the Emrain)
Down came the Frain
GFalling down on Cme
GWhoa, whoa, whoaC  
[Outro]
Down came, down came the rain (Down came the Amrain)
Down came, down came the rain (FOh yeah)
Down came, down came the rain (Down came the Amrain)
Down came, down came the Grain (Down came the Crain)
Down came, down came the rain (Down came the Amrain)
Down came, down came the rain (Oh Fyeah)
Down came, down came the rain (Down came the Amrain)
Down came, down came the Grain (Down came the Crain)

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Down Came The Rain

by Electric Light Orchestra

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C C Am Am F F Am G C

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[Verse 1]

You let me go when I was down

You let me fall when I could drown

Am G C

You knew how much you meant to me e e e

You took me down that slippery slope

You left me there without a hope

Am G Em

You saw just what you wanted to see e e

[Chorus]

F G Em

Down came the rain (Down came the rain)

F G Em

Down came the rain (Down came the rain)

Down came the rain

G C

Falling down on me

G C

Whoa, whoa, whoa

[Verse 2]

And now the time has come at last

Those days will slide into the past

Am G C

And never more will there be mi--sery

I'm moving on in my own time

I'm getting further down the line

Am G Em

I'm trying to see what's going o o on

[Chorus]

F G Em

Down came the rain (Down came the rain)

F G Em

Down came the rain (Down came the rain)

Down came the rain

G C

Falling down on me

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Instrumental]

C C Am Am F F Am G Em

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[Chorus]

F G Em

Down came the rain (Down came the rain)

Em F G Em

Down came the rain (Down came the rain)

Em F

Down came the rain

G C G Em

Falling down on me

[Chorus]

F G Em

Down came the rain (Down came the rain)

F G Em

Down came the rain (Down came the rain)

Down came the rain

G C

Falling down on me

G C

Whoa, whoa, whoa

[Outro]

Down came, down came the rain (Down came the rain)

Down came, down came the rain (Oh yeah)

Down came, down came the rain (Down came the rain)

G C

Down came, down came the rain (Down came the rain)

Down came, down came the rain (Oh yeah)

Down came, down came the rain (Down came the rain)

G C

Down came, down came the rain (Down came the rain)

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