xPete Doherty
I am the rain
Chords:
Dm* x00231 (intro and the end)
Dm x57665 (verse and chorus)
Cadd9 x35333
C7 x35353
G7 353433
A 577655
A? x02023 (for the end)
Bb x13331
F 133211
C x32010
The intro is normaly played with two guitars, so I did a tab which mix the two guitars.
Be carefull all the song is in three-four time except the passage which is fast at the
of the song which is in four-four time.
Intro
Dm* Cadd9 Dm* Cadd9 Dm* Cadd9 G7
-----1--------------------1-------------------1--------------------------|
-----3---3-------3-5------3---3-------3-5-----3---3-------3-5---------3--|
-------2-------3------------2-------3-----------2-------3---------4--4---|
--0------------5-------0------------5------0------------5---------3------|
------------3--------------------3-------------------3------------5------|
---------------------------------------------------------------3--3------|
A
------5--5--|
------5--5--|
------6--6--|
------7--7--|
------7--7--|
---5--5--5--|
Verse:
Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9 G7 A
I am the rain held in disdain, oceans and potions just add to my fame
Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9
It's rhymed that in Spain, I fall on the plain
Dm Cadd9 G7 A
The truth is I’m ruthless I can’t be contained
I’m the rain
-------5---5---3-------------x---5---5---3---3---3---x---5---5---x---3---3--|
-------6---6---5-------------x---6---6---5---5---5---x---6---6---x---3---3--|
-------7---7---3-------------x---7---7---3---3---3---x---7---7---x---3---3--|
---7---7---7---5-----------------7---7---x---5---5-------7---7-------5---5--|
---5---5---5---3-----------------5---5---x---x---5-------5---5-------3---3--|
---x---x---x---x-----------------x---x---x---x---x-------x---x-------x---x--|
-3---3---3---5---5---5---|
-3---3---3---5---5---5---|
-3---4---4---6---6---6---|
-5---3---3---7---7---7---|
-3---5---5---7-- 7---7---|
-x---3---3---5---5---5---|
Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9
My friend the wind, with breath he is twinned
Dm Cadd9 G7 A
Blow high or low high tornadoes to spin
Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9
My mother the cloud, in widows black shroud
Dm Cadd9 G7 A
Gives birth to the earth before fields can be ploughed
Dm A Dm A
Up in the sky we’ve demand to supply
Bb F C
I am necessity, base of the recipe
I'm the rain
----5--------3--3--3--5--5--5--3--3--3--5--------3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--|
----6--6-8-6-3--3--3--6--6--6--3--3--3--6--6-8-6-3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--|
----7--------3--3--3--7--7--7--3--3--3--7--------3--3--3--4--4--4--6--6--6--|
----7--------5--5--5--7--7--7--5--5--5--7--------4--4--4--3--3--3--7--7--7--|
----5--------x--3--3--5--5--5--3--3--3--5--------3--3--3--5--5--5--7--7--7--|
----x--------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--5--------x--x--x--3--3--3--5--5--5--|
Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9
My cousin the snow lays blankets below
Dm Cadd9 G7 A
States that her flakes are but threads to be sown
Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9
My rival the sun, who ripens the plum
Dm Cadd9 G7 A
Is feared and revealed he gives sight to the gun
Dm A Dm A
Up in the sky we’ve demand to supply
Bb Fmaj7 C
I am necessity, base of the recipe
Dm A Dm A
Up in the sky we’ve demand to supply
Bb Fmaj7 C
I am necessity, base of the recipe
(now it's in four-four time.)
Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9 G7 C7
ah, I’m the rain, I’m the rain heeeeeeeeeeeey
Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9 G7 A } x2
Ooooooh Ooohooo Ooooooh Oh Oh }
Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9 G G7 Gm Dm
Ooooooh Ooohooo Ooooooh Oooh Oooh Oooooooh
(now in three-four time)
Dm Cadd9 Dm Cadd9
I am the rain, who’s held in disdain
Dm Cadd9 G7 A? Dm*
The truth is I’m ruthless I can’t be contained
