Chords for Nanci Griffith - Comin' Down in the Rain
Tempo:
107.75 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
C#m
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
He flipped into the wind like the ashes of her [E] cigarette
[B] He [C#m] [E]
[B] got [F#] scattered and thrown on the breeze as he tried [B] to forget
He lost all his heat and his heart never will be [E] the same
[G#m] [E] He
[B] [F#] got lighter than air but he'll only come down in the [B] rain
Strung out and hung out dry laughing under [E] the line
[B] [C#m] [E]
[F#] It's not such a dignified place but he [C#m] really [B] don't mind
He says with his feet on the ground he'd have nothing [E] to gain
[B] [E]
[B] [F#] Claims he likes it out there but he'll only come down in [B] the rain
Coming down in [G#m] new days, washing out [E] of the sky
Loaded [B] down [C#m] with the pain, there just ain't [F#] no way to [A#] fly
[B] [F#] And [B] you can meet him as clear as the wall where he once [E] wrote his name
[B] [C#m] It [E]
[F#] was right next to hers but he'll only come down [B] in the rain
[G#m]
[E]
[C#m]
[F#] [E] [D#m] [C#m]
[B] Burning himself out on a limb like a leaf [E] in the fall
[B] [C#m] He
[G#m] [F#] blazed for a while now he's feeling old, dried [B] up and small
The color's all gone, disappeared near as quick [E] as it came
[G#m] He [C#m]
[G#m] [F#] says he can't stay up but he'll only come down in [B] the rain
Coming [G#m] down in new days, [D#m] washing out [E] of the sky
Loaded [G#m] down with [C#m] the pain, [E] there just ain't no [F#] way to [B] fly
[F#] [C#m] And [F#] [B] you can meet him as clear as the wall where he once wrote [E] his name
[G#m] [C#m] It [G#m]
[F#] was right next to hers but he'll only come down in the [B] rain
And you can meet him as clear as the wall where he once wrote [E] his name
[G#m] [C#m] [E]
It was [F#] right next to hers but he'll only come down in the [B] rain
He flipped into the wind like the ashes of her [E] cigarette
[B] He [C#m] [E]
[B] got [F#] scattered and thrown on the breeze as he tried [B] to forget
He lost all his heat and his heart never will be [E] the same
[G#m] [E] He
[B] [F#] got lighter than air but he'll only come down in the [B] rain
Strung out and hung out dry laughing under [E] the line
[B] [C#m] [E]
[F#] It's not such a dignified place but he [C#m] really [B] don't mind
He says with his feet on the ground he'd have nothing [E] to gain
[B] [E]
[B] [F#] Claims he likes it out there but he'll only come down in [B] the rain
Coming down in [G#m] new days, washing out [E] of the sky
Loaded [B] down [C#m] with the pain, there just ain't [F#] no way to [A#] fly
[B] [F#] And [B] you can meet him as clear as the wall where he once [E] wrote his name
[B] [C#m] It [E]
[F#] was right next to hers but he'll only come down [B] in the rain
[G#m]
[E]
[C#m]
[F#] [E] [D#m] [C#m]
[B] Burning himself out on a limb like a leaf [E] in the fall
[B] [C#m] He
[G#m] [F#] blazed for a while now he's feeling old, dried [B] up and small
The color's all gone, disappeared near as quick [E] as it came
[G#m] He [C#m]
[G#m] [F#] says he can't stay up but he'll only come down in [B] the rain
Coming [G#m] down in new days, [D#m] washing out [E] of the sky
Loaded [G#m] down with [C#m] the pain, [E] there just ain't no [F#] way to [B] fly
[F#] [C#m] And [F#] [B] you can meet him as clear as the wall where he once wrote [E] his name
[G#m] [C#m] It [G#m]
[F#] was right next to hers but he'll only come down in the [B] rain
And you can meet him as clear as the wall where he once wrote [E] his name
[G#m] [C#m] [E]
It was [F#] right next to hers but he'll only come down in the [B] rain
Key:
B
E
F#
C#m
G#m
B
E
F#
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
He flipped into the wind like the ashes of her [E] cigarette
_ [B] He [C#m] _ _ [E] _
[B] got [F#] scattered and thrown on the breeze as he tried [B] to forget
_ He _ _ _ _ lost all his heat and his heart never will be [E] the same
[G#m] [E] He _ _ _
[B] [F#] got lighter than air but he'll only come down in the [B] rain _ _ _ _ _
Strung out and hung out dry laughing under [E] the line
[B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _
[F#] It's not such a dignified place but he [C#m] really [B] don't mind _ _ _ _ _
He says with his feet on the ground he'd have nothing [E] to gain
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] [F#] Claims he likes it out there but he'll only come down in [B] the rain
_ _ _ Coming down in [G#m] new days, _ _ washing out [E] of the sky
_ Loaded _ [B] down [C#m] with the pain, _ _ _ there just ain't [F#] no way to [A#] fly
_ [B] _ [F#] And [B] you can meet him as clear as the wall where he once [E] wrote his name
[B] _ [C#m] It _ [E] _
[F#] was right next to hers but he'll only come down [B] in the rain _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [C#m] _
_ [B] Burning himself out on a limb like a leaf [E] in the fall
[B] _ [C#m] He _ _
[G#m] _ [F#] blazed for a while now he's feeling old, dried [B] up and small
The _ _ _ _ _ color's all gone, disappeared near as quick [E] as it came
[G#m] He [C#m] _ _ _
[G#m] [F#] says he can't stay up but he'll only come down in [B] the rain
_ _ _ Coming [G#m] down in new days, _ _ [D#m] washing out [E] of the sky
_ _ _ Loaded [G#m] down with [C#m] the pain, _ _ _ [E] there just ain't no [F#] way to [B] fly
_ [F#] _ [C#m] And [F#] [B] you can meet him as clear as the wall where he once wrote [E] his name
[G#m] _ [C#m] It _ [G#m] _
[F#] was right next to hers but he'll only come down in the [B] rain _ _ _ _
And you can meet him as clear as the wall where he once wrote [E] his name
[G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E]
It was [F#] right next to hers but he'll only come down in the [B] rain _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
He flipped into the wind like the ashes of her [E] cigarette
_ [B] He [C#m] _ _ [E] _
[B] got [F#] scattered and thrown on the breeze as he tried [B] to forget
_ He _ _ _ _ lost all his heat and his heart never will be [E] the same
[G#m] [E] He _ _ _
[B] [F#] got lighter than air but he'll only come down in the [B] rain _ _ _ _ _
Strung out and hung out dry laughing under [E] the line
[B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _
[F#] It's not such a dignified place but he [C#m] really [B] don't mind _ _ _ _ _
He says with his feet on the ground he'd have nothing [E] to gain
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] [F#] Claims he likes it out there but he'll only come down in [B] the rain
_ _ _ Coming down in [G#m] new days, _ _ washing out [E] of the sky
_ Loaded _ [B] down [C#m] with the pain, _ _ _ there just ain't [F#] no way to [A#] fly
_ [B] _ [F#] And [B] you can meet him as clear as the wall where he once [E] wrote his name
[B] _ [C#m] It _ [E] _
[F#] was right next to hers but he'll only come down [B] in the rain _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [C#m] _
_ [B] Burning himself out on a limb like a leaf [E] in the fall
[B] _ [C#m] He _ _
[G#m] _ [F#] blazed for a while now he's feeling old, dried [B] up and small
The _ _ _ _ _ color's all gone, disappeared near as quick [E] as it came
[G#m] He [C#m] _ _ _
[G#m] [F#] says he can't stay up but he'll only come down in [B] the rain
_ _ _ Coming [G#m] down in new days, _ _ [D#m] washing out [E] of the sky
_ _ _ Loaded [G#m] down with [C#m] the pain, _ _ _ [E] there just ain't no [F#] way to [B] fly
_ [F#] _ [C#m] And [F#] [B] you can meet him as clear as the wall where he once wrote [E] his name
[G#m] _ [C#m] It _ [G#m] _
[F#] was right next to hers but he'll only come down in the [B] rain _ _ _ _
And you can meet him as clear as the wall where he once wrote [E] his name
[G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E]
It was [F#] right next to hers but he'll only come down in the [B] rain _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _