Chords for R.E.M. - I'll Take The Rain (Official Music Video)

[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ The rain came [F] down, the [Am] rain came down, the rain [G] came down [F] on me.
[Am] The wind blew strong, and summer's song _ fades [G] to [F] memory.
[Am] I knew you well, [F] I loved you [Am] then,
For [G] summer's young [F] and hopeless.
[Am] You laid me bare, [F] you marked me [Am] there,
With [G] promises [F] we made.
I [C] _ used to [Am] think, as birds take [Em] wing,
They sing through [F] life, so why can't [C] we be queen [Dm] to [Am] this?
We'll claim [Dm] the [Em] best if this [F] is what you're [C] offering.
I'll take [Am] the rain, I'll take [Em] the rain.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
Nighttime [F] creases, _ [Am] _ summer schemes,
_ [G] Stretches out [F] to stay. _
[Am] The sun shines down, you came around.
We loved _ [G] [F] easy things, [Am] but now the sun, [C] the winter's [Am] come.
I wanted [G] just [F] to say, [Am] what if I hoped, [F] I hoped you'd [Am] hold. _
_ [D] Open up [F] and start inside [C] us.
I used [Am] to think, as birds [Em] take wing,
They sing through [F] life, so why [C] can't we be queen [Am] to this?
We'll claim the [Em] best if this is [F] what you're offering.
[C] I'll take [Am] the rain, I'll take [Em] the rain.
_ _ [F] _ I'll [C] take the rain.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ This winter's [C] song, I'll sing alone.
[Am] _
I'll set [G] sticks to [F] it free.
[Am] I'll walk alone, [F] but given this [Am] take wing,
I'll [G] celebrate [F] the rain. _ _
[C] I used to [Am] think, as birds [B] take [Em] wing,
They sing [F] through life, so why [C] can't we be queen to [Am] this?
_ [B] We'll claim [Em] the best if this is [F] what you're [C] offering.
I'll take [Am] the rain, I'll take [Em] the rain.
_ _ [F] _ I'll take [C] the rain.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] I'll _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
take [C] the rain.
_ _ _ [Am] _ I'll [Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ take the [C] rain.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _