Chords for Fire & Rain (Lyrics)- Jelly Roll
Tempo:
75.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Bb
F
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] Check, check this thing off.
[C] It's a little echo, like a reverb.
Take it off.
[G] Yeah, that's it [Bb] perfect.
Check, check.
It's one of my [C] favorite songs.
Just [Gm] yesterday morning, [F] they let me know you [C] were gone.
Yeah.
[G] Susanna plans they [Bb] may put an end to you.
Yeah, yeah.
[C] I walked [Gm] out this morning, [F] and I wrote down [C] this song.
I just [G] can't remember who [Bb] to send it to.
[C] So much pressure and pain.
[G] There's a stress in the game.
Because when it's different, it's just [Bb] different.
It's never the same.
[C] And I expect it to rain.
[G] Because really, where I'm from, the sun don't never [Bb] get to come.
My [C] daddy used to tell me [G] about the passion of Christ
instead of daddy's advice.
I [Bb] went to bagging up white.
So [C] many lonely nights.
So [G] many memories of dead [G] homies inside of my mind
[Bb] that I hold them tight.
I [C] shake it twice, blow them once.
[G] Then I roll the dice and pray to God
that I don't get [Bb] killed overnight.
My [C] brother tried to go and rob [G] a delivery guy.
He never thought that pizza [Bb] man was equipped with a knife.
[C] Never thought that'd be the way [G] that my brother would die.
So [Bb] now I'm thinking, what kind of big brother am I?
[C] That's the type of thoughts late at [G] night
that's in my mind to protect and provide.
[F] And I tried, but I failed.
Yeah.
I've [G] seen fire.
I [C] was on my way down to Gulf Shores
with my father [F] for the family vacation
[D] for the first time in 15 years.
[C] To go see my brother Roger Scott and my sister [F] Shelby.
We listened to this [G] song together.
And [C] my dad began to tell me the story about where
James [Bb] Taylor was at in his life when he wrote this [C] song.
I felt [G] so connected to it.
Fire and rain.
[G] Lord, I'm trying to change.
Feel like it's ice cold blood [Bb] flowing inside of my veins.
[C] Feel like it's nothing but bad [G] memories inside of my brain.
And I'm scared to get burned, [Bb] but I desire the flame.
[C] It makes no sense at all.
[G] I swear it really makes no sense [Gm] at all.
I pray my brother [F] finally makes it out them prison [C] walls.
My daughter's four [G] and a half now.
She's getting big.
But I don't get to see her because of the life [C] I live.
I'm such a bad [G] father.
I'm always on [Gm] the road.
I'm always [F] chasing rainbows full of pots [C] of gold.
Man, [G] and I'm believing in you, God.
I hope you're trying [Bb] because I can't see it through the [C] fog.
Lord, [G] and I swear I feel so close to you.
I fell in love [Bb] with a girl, almost [C] proposed to her.
[G] I almost got on one [Gm] knee, but she couldn't accept [Bb] me for me.
For [F] real.
[D] I've seen fire and [C] I've seen rain.
One take.
[F] Seen sunny days [D] that I thought would [C] never end.
I always said this rap shit's easy.
[F] Seen lonely times [D] and I could not find [C] a friend.
[Bb] So here goes.
[C] [Cm]
[C] I sat alone [G] in the room, contemplate suicide.
Then did it so [Bb] the same night and said, I'm [C] doing fine.
[G] Nobody understands how I feel inside.
I just try to tell them about a [C] million times.
I feel so [G] close.
You feel [Gm] so far.
I'm always on [Bb] my grind.
I'm going [C] so hard.
[G] Now, is there really an [Gm] afterlife for people [Bb] like me out here
that ain't [C] acting right?
Lord, [G] a picture's worth a thousand words.
A picture of a young man getting a [C] thousand murders.
[G] Picture a man getting a [Bb] thousand birds, getting a [F] thousand years without [C] a word.
[G] Some days I feel like I [Gm] have to pray [F] and close my eyes and pray.
I make it to a [C] happy place.
[G] [Gm] Yeah, and that's the truth.
Come on.
[D] I've seen fire and [C] I've seen rain.
[F] I've seen sunny [Dm] days that I thought would [C] never end.
[F] Seen lonely [D] times when I could not [C] find a friend.
[Bb] But I always thought [G] that I'd see you again.
[F] [D] I've seen fire and [C] I've seen rain.
[F] Seen sunny [Dm] days that I thought would [C] never end.
[F] Seen lonely [G] times when I could not [C] find a home.
[Bb] But I always thought that I'd [C] see you.
[C] It's a little echo, like a reverb.
Take it off.
[G] Yeah, that's it [Bb] perfect.
Check, check.
It's one of my [C] favorite songs.
Just [Gm] yesterday morning, [F] they let me know you [C] were gone.
Yeah.
[G] Susanna plans they [Bb] may put an end to you.
Yeah, yeah.
[C] I walked [Gm] out this morning, [F] and I wrote down [C] this song.
I just [G] can't remember who [Bb] to send it to.
[C] So much pressure and pain.
[G] There's a stress in the game.
Because when it's different, it's just [Bb] different.
It's never the same.
[C] And I expect it to rain.
[G] Because really, where I'm from, the sun don't never [Bb] get to come.
My [C] daddy used to tell me [G] about the passion of Christ
instead of daddy's advice.
I [Bb] went to bagging up white.
So [C] many lonely nights.
So [G] many memories of dead [G] homies inside of my mind
[Bb] that I hold them tight.
I [C] shake it twice, blow them once.
[G] Then I roll the dice and pray to God
that I don't get [Bb] killed overnight.
My [C] brother tried to go and rob [G] a delivery guy.
He never thought that pizza [Bb] man was equipped with a knife.
[C] Never thought that'd be the way [G] that my brother would die.
So [Bb] now I'm thinking, what kind of big brother am I?
[C] That's the type of thoughts late at [G] night
that's in my mind to protect and provide.
[F] And I tried, but I failed.
Yeah.
I've [G] seen fire.
I [C] was on my way down to Gulf Shores
with my father [F] for the family vacation
[D] for the first time in 15 years.
[C] To go see my brother Roger Scott and my sister [F] Shelby.
We listened to this [G] song together.
And [C] my dad began to tell me the story about where
James [Bb] Taylor was at in his life when he wrote this [C] song.
I felt [G] so connected to it.
Fire and rain.
[G] Lord, I'm trying to change.
Feel like it's ice cold blood [Bb] flowing inside of my veins.
[C] Feel like it's nothing but bad [G] memories inside of my brain.
And I'm scared to get burned, [Bb] but I desire the flame.
[C] It makes no sense at all.
[G] I swear it really makes no sense [Gm] at all.
I pray my brother [F] finally makes it out them prison [C] walls.
My daughter's four [G] and a half now.
She's getting big.
But I don't get to see her because of the life [C] I live.
I'm such a bad [G] father.
I'm always on [Gm] the road.
I'm always [F] chasing rainbows full of pots [C] of gold.
Man, [G] and I'm believing in you, God.
I hope you're trying [Bb] because I can't see it through the [C] fog.
Lord, [G] and I swear I feel so close to you.
I fell in love [Bb] with a girl, almost [C] proposed to her.
[G] I almost got on one [Gm] knee, but she couldn't accept [Bb] me for me.
For [F] real.
[D] I've seen fire and [C] I've seen rain.
One take.
[F] Seen sunny days [D] that I thought would [C] never end.
I always said this rap shit's easy.
[F] Seen lonely times [D] and I could not find [C] a friend.
[Bb] So here goes.
[C] [Cm]
[C] I sat alone [G] in the room, contemplate suicide.
Then did it so [Bb] the same night and said, I'm [C] doing fine.
[G] Nobody understands how I feel inside.
I just try to tell them about a [C] million times.
I feel so [G] close.
You feel [Gm] so far.
I'm always on [Bb] my grind.
I'm going [C] so hard.
[G] Now, is there really an [Gm] afterlife for people [Bb] like me out here
that ain't [C] acting right?
Lord, [G] a picture's worth a thousand words.
A picture of a young man getting a [C] thousand murders.
[G] Picture a man getting a [Bb] thousand birds, getting a [F] thousand years without [C] a word.
[G] Some days I feel like I [Gm] have to pray [F] and close my eyes and pray.
I make it to a [C] happy place.
[G] [Gm] Yeah, and that's the truth.
Come on.
[D] I've seen fire and [C] I've seen rain.
[F] I've seen sunny [Dm] days that I thought would [C] never end.
[F] Seen lonely [D] times when I could not [C] find a friend.
[Bb] But I always thought [G] that I'd see you again.
[F] [D] I've seen fire and [C] I've seen rain.
[F] Seen sunny [Dm] days that I thought would [C] never end.
[F] Seen lonely [G] times when I could not [C] find a home.
[Bb] But I always thought that I'd [C] see you.
Key:
C
G
Bb
F
Gm
C
G
Bb
_ _ [G] Check, check this thing off.
_ [C] It's a little echo, like a reverb.
Take it off.
[G] Yeah, that's it [Bb] perfect.
Check, check.
It's one of my [C] favorite songs.
Just [Gm] yesterday morning, [F] they let me know you [C] were gone.
_ Yeah.
[G] Susanna plans they [Bb] may put an end to you.
Yeah, yeah.
[C] I walked [Gm] out this morning, [F] and I wrote down [C] this song.
I just [G] can't remember who [Bb] to send it to. _
[C] So much pressure and pain.
[G] There's a stress in the game.
Because when it's different, it's just [Bb] different.
It's never the same.
[C] And I expect it to rain.
[G] Because really, where I'm from, the sun don't never [Bb] get to come.
My [C] daddy used to tell me [G] about the passion of Christ
instead of daddy's advice.
I [Bb] went to bagging up white.
So [C] many lonely nights.
So [G] many memories of dead [G] homies inside of my mind
[Bb] that I hold them tight.
I [C] shake it twice, blow them once.
[G] Then I roll the dice and pray to God
that I don't get [Bb] killed overnight.
My [C] brother tried to go and rob [G] a delivery guy.
He never thought that pizza [Bb] man was equipped with a knife.
[C] Never thought that'd be the way [G] that my brother would die.
So [Bb] now I'm thinking, what kind of big brother am I?
[C] That's the type of thoughts late at [G] night
that's in my mind to protect and provide.
[F] And I tried, but I failed.
Yeah.
I've [G] seen fire.
I [C] was on my way down to Gulf Shores
with my father [F] for the family vacation
[D] for the first time in 15 years.
[C] To go see my brother Roger Scott and my sister [F] Shelby.
We listened to this [G] song together.
And [C] my dad began to tell me the story about where
James [Bb] Taylor was at in his life when he wrote this [C] song.
I felt [G] so connected to it. _
Fire and rain.
[G] Lord, I'm trying to change.
Feel like it's ice cold blood [Bb] flowing inside of my veins.
[C] Feel like it's nothing but bad [G] memories inside of my brain.
And I'm scared to get burned, [Bb] but I desire the flame.
[C] It makes no sense at all.
[G] I swear it really makes no sense [Gm] at all.
I pray my brother [F] finally makes it out them prison [C] walls.
My daughter's four [G] and a half now.
She's getting big.
But I don't get to see her because of the life [C] I live.
I'm such a bad [G] father.
I'm always on [Gm] the road.
I'm always [F] chasing rainbows full of pots [C] of gold.
Man, [G] and I'm believing in you, God.
I hope you're trying [Bb] because I can't see it through the [C] fog.
Lord, [G] and I swear I feel so close to you.
I fell in love [Bb] with a girl, almost [C] proposed to her.
[G] I almost got on one [Gm] knee, but she couldn't accept [Bb] me for me.
For [F] real.
[D] I've seen fire and [C] I've seen rain.
One take. _
[F] Seen sunny days [D] that I thought would [C] never end.
I always said this rap shit's easy.
[F] Seen lonely times [D] and I could not find [C] a friend. _ _
[Bb] So here goes.
[C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [C] I sat alone [G] in the room, contemplate suicide.
Then did it so [Bb] the same night and said, I'm [C] doing fine.
[G] Nobody understands how I feel inside.
I just try to tell them about a [C] million times.
I feel so [G] close.
You feel [Gm] so far.
I'm always on [Bb] my grind.
I'm going [C] so hard.
[G] Now, is there really an [Gm] afterlife for people [Bb] like me out here
that ain't [C] acting right?
Lord, [G] a picture's worth a thousand words.
A picture of a young man getting a [C] thousand murders.
[G] Picture a man getting a [Bb] thousand birds, getting a [F] thousand years without [C] a word.
[G] Some days I feel like I [Gm] have to pray [F] and close my eyes and pray.
I make it to a [C] happy place.
_ [G] _ [Gm] Yeah, and that's the truth.
Come on.
[D] I've seen fire and [C] I've seen rain. _
[F] I've seen sunny [Dm] days that I thought would [C] never end. _
[F] Seen lonely [D] times when I could not [C] find a friend. _ _
[Bb] But I always thought [G] that I'd see you again. _ _
_ [F] _ [D] I've seen fire and [C] I've seen rain. _
[F] Seen sunny [Dm] days that I thought would [C] never end. _
[F] Seen lonely [G] times when I could not [C] find a home. _ _
[Bb] But I always thought that I'd [C] see you. _ _ _
_ [C] It's a little echo, like a reverb.
Take it off.
[G] Yeah, that's it [Bb] perfect.
Check, check.
It's one of my [C] favorite songs.
Just [Gm] yesterday morning, [F] they let me know you [C] were gone.
_ Yeah.
[G] Susanna plans they [Bb] may put an end to you.
Yeah, yeah.
[C] I walked [Gm] out this morning, [F] and I wrote down [C] this song.
I just [G] can't remember who [Bb] to send it to. _
[C] So much pressure and pain.
[G] There's a stress in the game.
Because when it's different, it's just [Bb] different.
It's never the same.
[C] And I expect it to rain.
[G] Because really, where I'm from, the sun don't never [Bb] get to come.
My [C] daddy used to tell me [G] about the passion of Christ
instead of daddy's advice.
I [Bb] went to bagging up white.
So [C] many lonely nights.
So [G] many memories of dead [G] homies inside of my mind
[Bb] that I hold them tight.
I [C] shake it twice, blow them once.
[G] Then I roll the dice and pray to God
that I don't get [Bb] killed overnight.
My [C] brother tried to go and rob [G] a delivery guy.
He never thought that pizza [Bb] man was equipped with a knife.
[C] Never thought that'd be the way [G] that my brother would die.
So [Bb] now I'm thinking, what kind of big brother am I?
[C] That's the type of thoughts late at [G] night
that's in my mind to protect and provide.
[F] And I tried, but I failed.
Yeah.
I've [G] seen fire.
I [C] was on my way down to Gulf Shores
with my father [F] for the family vacation
[D] for the first time in 15 years.
[C] To go see my brother Roger Scott and my sister [F] Shelby.
We listened to this [G] song together.
And [C] my dad began to tell me the story about where
James [Bb] Taylor was at in his life when he wrote this [C] song.
I felt [G] so connected to it. _
Fire and rain.
[G] Lord, I'm trying to change.
Feel like it's ice cold blood [Bb] flowing inside of my veins.
[C] Feel like it's nothing but bad [G] memories inside of my brain.
And I'm scared to get burned, [Bb] but I desire the flame.
[C] It makes no sense at all.
[G] I swear it really makes no sense [Gm] at all.
I pray my brother [F] finally makes it out them prison [C] walls.
My daughter's four [G] and a half now.
She's getting big.
But I don't get to see her because of the life [C] I live.
I'm such a bad [G] father.
I'm always on [Gm] the road.
I'm always [F] chasing rainbows full of pots [C] of gold.
Man, [G] and I'm believing in you, God.
I hope you're trying [Bb] because I can't see it through the [C] fog.
Lord, [G] and I swear I feel so close to you.
I fell in love [Bb] with a girl, almost [C] proposed to her.
[G] I almost got on one [Gm] knee, but she couldn't accept [Bb] me for me.
For [F] real.
[D] I've seen fire and [C] I've seen rain.
One take. _
[F] Seen sunny days [D] that I thought would [C] never end.
I always said this rap shit's easy.
[F] Seen lonely times [D] and I could not find [C] a friend. _ _
[Bb] So here goes.
[C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [C] I sat alone [G] in the room, contemplate suicide.
Then did it so [Bb] the same night and said, I'm [C] doing fine.
[G] Nobody understands how I feel inside.
I just try to tell them about a [C] million times.
I feel so [G] close.
You feel [Gm] so far.
I'm always on [Bb] my grind.
I'm going [C] so hard.
[G] Now, is there really an [Gm] afterlife for people [Bb] like me out here
that ain't [C] acting right?
Lord, [G] a picture's worth a thousand words.
A picture of a young man getting a [C] thousand murders.
[G] Picture a man getting a [Bb] thousand birds, getting a [F] thousand years without [C] a word.
[G] Some days I feel like I [Gm] have to pray [F] and close my eyes and pray.
I make it to a [C] happy place.
_ [G] _ [Gm] Yeah, and that's the truth.
Come on.
[D] I've seen fire and [C] I've seen rain. _
[F] I've seen sunny [Dm] days that I thought would [C] never end. _
[F] Seen lonely [D] times when I could not [C] find a friend. _ _
[Bb] But I always thought [G] that I'd see you again. _ _
_ [F] _ [D] I've seen fire and [C] I've seen rain. _
[F] Seen sunny [Dm] days that I thought would [C] never end. _
[F] Seen lonely [G] times when I could not [C] find a home. _ _
[Bb] But I always thought that I'd [C] see you. _ _ _