...THE SUN AND THE RAIN... by Madness
--------------------------...........
*from 'Utter Madness' (1986)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Bb)
Intro:
F
Do de do do de,
Ab
Do do do,
F
Do de do de do de,
Bb
Do do do.
Verse 1:
G Bb
It's raining a-gain,
G
I'm hearing it's,
Eb G
Pitter patter down.
Bb
It's wet in the street,
G Eb
Reflecting the lights,
A7
And splashing feet.
Bb
Nowhere to go,
A7 Bb
And nothing I have to do,
Bbmaj7
Have to do.
Verse 2:
G Bb
It's raining a-gain,
G
I follow the,
Eb
Christmas lights,
G
Down town,
Bb
I'm leaving the flow,
A7
Of people walking,
Bb
All around,
Bbmaj7
Round and round,
Chorus 1:
D7
I hear the,
C
Sound of rain,
Em
Falling in my ears,
Bb
Washing away the,
F
Weari-ness like tears.
C
I can feel my troubles,
Em
Running down,
Bb
Disappear into,
F
The silent sound.
Verse 3:
G Bb
Just walking a-long,
G Eb
My clothes are soaked,
G
Right through to the skin,
Bb
I haven't a doubt,
G
That this is what life,
Eb A7
Is all a-bout;
Bb
The sun and the rain,
A7
Scraps of paper,
Bbmaj7
Washing down the drain.
Chorus 2:
D7 C
I feel the rain,
Em
Falling on my face,
Bb
I can say there is,
F
No better place.
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C
Than standing up,
Em
In the falling down,
Bb
In so much rain,
F
I could almost drown.
Interlude:
E Am Am/C D7,
E Am C D7 E Cm
Verse 4:
G Bb
It's raining a-gain,
G Eb
A crack in the clouds,
G
Reveals blue skies.
Bb
I've been feeling so low,
G
But now every-thing,
Eb A7
Is on my side;
Bb
The sun and the rain,
A7
Walk with me,
Bbmaj7
Fill my heart again.
Chorus 3:
D7
I hear the,
C
Sound of rain,
Em
Falling in my ears,
Bb
Washing away the,
F
Weari-ness like tears.
C
I can feel my troubles,
Em
Running down,
Bb
Disappear into,
F
The silent sound.
D7 C
I feel the rain,
Em
Falling on my face,
Bb
I can say there is,
F
No better place.
C
Than standing up,
Em
In the falling down,
Bb
In so much rain,
F
I could almost drown.
Coda:
D7 C
Do de do do de,
Em
Do do do,
Bb
Do de do de do de,
F
Do do do.
C
Do de do do de,
Em
Do do do,
Bb
Do de do de do de,
F
Do do do.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
F Ab Bb G Eb A7 Bbmaj7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
133211 466544 x13331 320003 6654xx x02223 x13231
D7 C Em E Am Am/C Cm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0212 x32010 022000 022100 x02210 x32210 x35543
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
