Status Quo, Rain (1976)
Key: :[Bb] (w: Rick Parfitt)
INTRO:
[/Eb/Db/Bb]
[Bb*] [Db] :
[x4]
VERSE 1:
[Bb] How can I see what I'm leaving for ^
[Eb]^
[/Db]
[Bb] How can I give what I gave before ^
[Eb]^
[/Db]
[Bb] How can you tell me that you want me to stay ^
[Eb]^
[/Db]
[Bb] How can I stay when I'm trying to say
CHORUS:
That
[Db] I can
[Eb] live without the
[Bb] rain
Yes
[Db] I can
[Eb] live without the
[Bb] rain
BREAK: [Bb*] [Db] :
[x2]
VERSE 2:
[Bb] How can I feel what I'm trying to feel ^
[Eb]^
[/Db]
[Bb] How can move when I'm heel to heel ^
[Eb]^
[/Db]
[Bb] You're always shouting about the doubt in my eye ^
[Eb]^
[/Db]
[Bb] But I can't answer 'cos my eyes are so dry
REPEAT CHORUS:
BREAK:
[Bb*] [Db] //
[Eb] ahh
[Db] ahh
[Bb*] [Db]
[Eb] ahh
[Db] ahh,
[Eb] ahh
[Db] ahh
[Bb*] [Db] //
[Bb*] [Db]
INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE + CHORUS]
BRIDGE:
Now
[Db] I can
[Eb] live without the
[Db] rain
[Db] That's falling on my
[Bb] head
[Db] Rain that's falling on my
[Bb] head
[Db] Rain that's falling,
[Gb] rain that's falling
[F] Rain that's falling on my
[Bb] head
BREAK: [Bb*] [Db] :
[x4]
VERSE 3:
[Bb] I started thinking back to you know when ^
[Eb]^
[/Db]
[Bb] I'd like to send a line but then again ^
[Eb]^
[/Db]
[Bb] How can I write you when there ain't no light ^
[Eb]^
[/Db]
[Bb] I'm feeling tight tonight and that's alright
REPEAT CHORUS:
BREAK:
[Bb*] [Db] //
[Eb] ahh
[Db] ahh
[Bb*] [Db]
[Eb] ahh
[Db] ahh,
[Eb] ahh
[Db] ahh
[Eb] ahh
[Db] ahh //
[Bb*] [Db] //
[Bb*] [Db]