Blue Rodeo - Rain Down On Me
Intro C |F ||x4 C |F ||x2
(band in)
Verse 1
C F C F
You never need forgiveness, left home at seventeen
C G/B Am D
Raised up on hate to a life that's second rate
F G
I've seen that look before behind some closing door
C F C F
You couldn't be delivered, you just won't be denied
C G/B Am D
Too much a child, confident and wild
F G
Nobody taught you how to live, what to keep and what to give
F C F C G/B
Oh, and now she talks to strangers; bring her flowers for her hair
F C G
But every night you count on me to get you out the door
Am F
Oh, then you smile and watch me lose control
Chorus
C G/B Am F
Rain on me,
C G/B Am F
Oh, rain down on me
C G/B Am D
Oh, rain down on me, yeah
F
I used to think I knew what I was waiting for; I don't think that anymore
Organ Solo C G/B |Am F ||x3
G | ||
Verse 2
C F C F
I didn't know what to bring you; you don't seem to need too much at all
C G/B Am D
No pearls or chains and nobody's sad refrains
F G F Em Dm
Every time I wonder why, I think back to the kindness in your eyes
F C F C G/B
Now everybody wants you; bring you flowers for your hair
F C G
But every night you count on me to peel you off the wall
Am F
Oh, then you smile and watch me lose control
Chorus
C G/B Am F
Rain on me,
C G/B Am F
Oh, rain down on me
C G/B Am D
Oh, rain down on me, yeah
F
I used to think I knew what I was fighting for; I don't think that anymore
Guitar Solo C G/B |Am F ||x6
C G |Am F ||x3 C
