Lam                Fa                 
the rain came down the rain came down
Lam        Sol         Fa 
the rain came down on me
Lam                 
the wind blew strong
Fa                 
and summer's song
Lam       Sol     Fa
it fades to memory.
 
Lam             Fa
I knew you when I loved you then
Lam          Sol            Fa     
in summer's yawn, now hopeless
Lam              
you laid me bare
Fa               
and marked me there
Lam        Sol      Fa 
the promises we made
 
Do         Lam                   Mim
I used to think, as birds take wing,
                  Fa                   Do
they sing through life, so why can't we?
            Lam                  Mim
we cling to this, and claim the best
            Fa              Do
if this is what you're offering
          Lam              Mim      Fa
I'll take the rain, I'll take the rain,
 
Lam                   
the nighttime creases
Fa             
summer schemes
Lam            Sol      Fa  
and stretches out to stay
Lam                 
the sun shines down
Fa              
you came around
Lam           Sol    Fa   
you love the easy days
 
Lam              
but now the sun,
Fa               
the winter's come
Lam        Sol      Fa  
I wanted just to say
Lam            
that if I hold
Fa                  
I'd hope you'd fold
Lam                 Sol         Fa  
and open up inside, inside of me
Do         Lam                   Mim
I used to think, as birds take wing,
                  Fa                   Do
they sing through life, so why can't we?
            Lam                  Mim
we cling to this, and claim the best
            Fa              Do
if this is what you're offering
         Lam               Mim      Fa
I'll take the rain, I'll take the rain,
 
Lam                   
this winter's song
Fa             
I'll sing along
Lam            Sol      Fa  
I've searched its still refrain.
Lam                 
I'll walk alone
Fa               
if given this
Lam           Sol              Fa    
take wing, and celebrate the rain.
 
Do         Lam           Mim
I used to think, as birds take wing,
                  Fa                   Do
they sing through life, so why can't we?
            Lam                  Mim
we cling to this, and claim the best
            Fa        Do        Lam Mim Fa
if this is what you're offering