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