Chords for Sister Rosetta Tharpe- "Didn't It Rain?" Live 1964 (Reelin' In The Years Archive)
Tempo:
89.75 bpm
Chords used:
C#
G#
C#m
F#
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m]
[F#] [C#] Oh, the sweet horsey.
Oh, the sweet horsey.
[F#] Oh, [C#m] this is the wonderfulest time of my life.
[C#]
[G#] [C#] Uncle Joe?
Yeah, baby?
[A#] [C#m] It's raining and the people are so flying and sailing around.
[C#] And I'm afraid of this.
[F#] [C#] I'm making [G#] you happy.
[C#] Oh, yeah.
Just to know we can study the rain and sleet.
[C#m] And the [G#] people are so sweet to stay here.
And I come [C#] in on a.
Let me tell you what I'm coming on.
[A#] [C#]
[G#] [C#] [B] [C#]
[A#m] [C#m]
[C#] [G#] [C#m]
[G#m] [C#] Didn't it rain, children?
Rain, oh yes.
Didn't it?
Yes, didn't it?
You know it did, didn't [C#m] it?
[G#m] Oh, oh, yes.
[C#] How it rain?
[D#m]
[C#] [G#] I said it [C#] rain, children.
[F#]
Rain, [C#] oh yes.
Didn't it?
Yes, didn't it?
You know it did, didn't it?
[F#] Oh, [G#] my [C#] Lord.
How it [F#] rain?
[G#]
You [C#] know it rain for the days, rain for the nights.
To make my grandma fit me right.
I'm going to get the heather.
Going to put on my robe.
Walk around the door and tell the glad news.
Look up David in the heat of the day.
Chewed up a [A#] heart and [G#m] begin to [C#] play.
I know it rain.
You know it rain.
Oh, how it rain.
Rain too long.
I'm not long.
Rain, [A#] rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, [C#] rain.
Didn't [G#m] it rain, children?
[C#] Rain, oh yes.
Didn't it?
Didn't it?
You know it did, didn't it?
Oh, my Lord.
How it [D#m] rain?
[C#] [C#m]
[F#] [C#] [G#] [C#]
[G#] [C#m] Oh, my [D#m] Lord.
Someone at the door.
Someone at the door.
[C#] Some crying for the Lord.
[G#] Can't you take on Lord?
[C#] But no crying out.
Uh-uh, my friends.
The angel's got the key and you can't get in.
I know it rain.
You know it rain.
Rain too long.
I'm not long.
Rain all day.
Rain all night.
Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain.
Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain.
[G#m]
Rain, children.
[C#m] Rain, oh yes.
[C#] Didn't it?
Yes.
Didn't it?
You know it did, [D#m] didn't it?
Oh, my Lord.
[C#] How it rain?
I
[N]
love you, show.
My
[F#] [C#] Oh, the sweet horsey.
Oh, the sweet horsey.
[F#] Oh, [C#m] this is the wonderfulest time of my life.
[C#]
[G#] [C#] Uncle Joe?
Yeah, baby?
[A#] [C#m] It's raining and the people are so flying and sailing around.
[C#] And I'm afraid of this.
[F#] [C#] I'm making [G#] you happy.
[C#] Oh, yeah.
Just to know we can study the rain and sleet.
[C#m] And the [G#] people are so sweet to stay here.
And I come [C#] in on a.
Let me tell you what I'm coming on.
[A#] [C#]
[G#] [C#] [B] [C#]
[A#m] [C#m]
[C#] [G#] [C#m]
[G#m] [C#] Didn't it rain, children?
Rain, oh yes.
Didn't it?
Yes, didn't it?
You know it did, didn't [C#m] it?
[G#m] Oh, oh, yes.
[C#] How it rain?
[D#m]
[C#] [G#] I said it [C#] rain, children.
[F#]
Rain, [C#] oh yes.
Didn't it?
Yes, didn't it?
You know it did, didn't it?
[F#] Oh, [G#] my [C#] Lord.
How it [F#] rain?
[G#]
You [C#] know it rain for the days, rain for the nights.
To make my grandma fit me right.
I'm going to get the heather.
Going to put on my robe.
Walk around the door and tell the glad news.
Look up David in the heat of the day.
Chewed up a [A#] heart and [G#m] begin to [C#] play.
I know it rain.
You know it rain.
Oh, how it rain.
Rain too long.
I'm not long.
Rain, [A#] rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, [C#] rain.
Didn't [G#m] it rain, children?
[C#] Rain, oh yes.
Didn't it?
Didn't it?
You know it did, didn't it?
Oh, my Lord.
How it [D#m] rain?
[C#] [C#m]
[F#] [C#] [G#] [C#]
[G#] [C#m] Oh, my [D#m] Lord.
Someone at the door.
Someone at the door.
[C#] Some crying for the Lord.
[G#] Can't you take on Lord?
[C#] But no crying out.
Uh-uh, my friends.
The angel's got the key and you can't get in.
I know it rain.
You know it rain.
Rain too long.
I'm not long.
Rain all day.
Rain all night.
Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain.
Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain.
[G#m]
Rain, children.
[C#m] Rain, oh yes.
[C#] Didn't it?
Yes.
Didn't it?
You know it did, [D#m] didn't it?
Oh, my Lord.
[C#] How it rain?
I
[N]
love you, show.
My
Key:
C#
G#
C#m
F#
G#m
C#
G#
C#m
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ [C#] _ _ _ Oh, the sweet horsey.
Oh, the sweet horsey.
[F#] Oh, [C#m] this is the wonderfulest time of my life.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [G#] _ [C#] _ Uncle Joe?
Yeah, baby?
_ [A#] [C#m] It's raining and the people are so flying and sailing around.
[C#] And I'm afraid of this.
[F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ I'm making [G#] you happy.
_ [C#] Oh, yeah.
Just to know we can study the rain and sleet.
[C#m] And the [G#] people are so sweet to stay here.
And I come [C#] in on a.
Let me tell you what I'm coming on. _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [G#m] [C#] Didn't it rain, children?
_ Rain, oh yes.
Didn't it?
Yes, didn't it?
You know it did, didn't [C#m] it?
[G#m] Oh, oh, yes.
[C#] How it rain?
[D#m] _
[C#] [G#] I said it [C#] rain, children.
_ [F#]
Rain, [C#] oh yes.
Didn't it?
Yes, didn't it?
You know it did, didn't it?
[F#] Oh, [G#] my [C#] Lord.
How it [F#] rain?
_ [G#]
You [C#] know it rain for the days, rain for the nights.
To make my grandma fit me right.
I'm going to get the heather.
Going to put on my robe.
Walk around the door and tell the glad news.
Look up David in the heat of the day.
Chewed up a [A#] heart and [G#m] begin to [C#] play.
I know it rain.
You know it rain.
Oh, how it rain.
Rain too long.
I'm not long.
Rain, [A#] rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, [C#] rain.
Didn't [G#m] it rain, children?
[C#] _ _ Rain, oh yes.
Didn't it?
Didn't it?
You know it did, didn't it?
Oh, my Lord.
How it [D#m] rain?
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ [C#] _ [G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ [C#m] Oh, my _ _ _ [D#m] Lord.
Someone at the door.
Someone at the door.
[C#] Some crying for the Lord.
[G#] Can't you take on Lord?
[C#] But no crying out.
Uh-uh, my friends.
The angel's got the key and you can't get in.
I know it rain.
You know it rain.
Rain too long.
I'm not long.
Rain all day.
Rain all night.
Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain.
Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain.
[G#m]
Rain, children.
[C#m] _ Rain, oh yes.
[C#] Didn't it?
Yes.
Didn't it?
You know it did, [D#m] didn't it?
Oh, my Lord.
[C#] How it rain?
_ _ _ I _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ love you, show.
My
_ [F#] _ [C#] _ _ _ Oh, the sweet horsey.
Oh, the sweet horsey.
[F#] Oh, [C#m] this is the wonderfulest time of my life.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [G#] _ [C#] _ Uncle Joe?
Yeah, baby?
_ [A#] [C#m] It's raining and the people are so flying and sailing around.
[C#] And I'm afraid of this.
[F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ I'm making [G#] you happy.
_ [C#] Oh, yeah.
Just to know we can study the rain and sleet.
[C#m] And the [G#] people are so sweet to stay here.
And I come [C#] in on a.
Let me tell you what I'm coming on. _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [G#m] [C#] Didn't it rain, children?
_ Rain, oh yes.
Didn't it?
Yes, didn't it?
You know it did, didn't [C#m] it?
[G#m] Oh, oh, yes.
[C#] How it rain?
[D#m] _
[C#] [G#] I said it [C#] rain, children.
_ [F#]
Rain, [C#] oh yes.
Didn't it?
Yes, didn't it?
You know it did, didn't it?
[F#] Oh, [G#] my [C#] Lord.
How it [F#] rain?
_ [G#]
You [C#] know it rain for the days, rain for the nights.
To make my grandma fit me right.
I'm going to get the heather.
Going to put on my robe.
Walk around the door and tell the glad news.
Look up David in the heat of the day.
Chewed up a [A#] heart and [G#m] begin to [C#] play.
I know it rain.
You know it rain.
Oh, how it rain.
Rain too long.
I'm not long.
Rain, [A#] rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, [C#] rain.
Didn't [G#m] it rain, children?
[C#] _ _ Rain, oh yes.
Didn't it?
Didn't it?
You know it did, didn't it?
Oh, my Lord.
How it [D#m] rain?
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ [C#] _ [G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ [C#m] Oh, my _ _ _ [D#m] Lord.
Someone at the door.
Someone at the door.
[C#] Some crying for the Lord.
[G#] Can't you take on Lord?
[C#] But no crying out.
Uh-uh, my friends.
The angel's got the key and you can't get in.
I know it rain.
You know it rain.
Rain too long.
I'm not long.
Rain all day.
Rain all night.
Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain.
Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain.
[G#m]
Rain, children.
[C#m] _ Rain, oh yes.
[C#] Didn't it?
Yes.
Didn't it?
You know it did, [D#m] didn't it?
Oh, my Lord.
[C#] How it rain?
_ _ _ I _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ love you, show.
My