Status Quo, Rain (1976)
Key: :[C] (w: Rick Parfitt)
INTRO:
[/F/Eb/C]
[C*] [Eb] :
[x4]
VERSE 1:
[C] How can I see what I'm leaving for ^
[F]^
[/Eb]
[C] How can I give what I gave before ^
[F]^
[/Eb]
[C] How can you tell me that you want me to stay ^
[F]^
[/Eb]
[C] How can I stay when I'm trying to say
CHORUS:
That
[Eb] I can
[F] live without the
[C] rain
Yes
[Eb] I can
[F] live without the
[C] rain
BREAK: [C*] [Eb] :
[x2]
VERSE 2:
[C] How can I feel what I'm trying to feel ^
[F]^
[/Eb]
[C] How can move when I'm heel to heel ^
[F]^
[/Eb]
[C] You're always shouting about the doubt in my eye ^
[F]^
[/Eb]
[C] But I can't answer 'cos my eyes are so dry
REPEAT CHORUS:
BREAK:
[C*] [Eb] //
[F] ahh
[Eb] ahh
[C*] [Eb]
[F] ahh
[Eb] ahh,
[F] ahh
[Eb] ahh
[C*] [Eb] //
[C*] [Eb]
INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE + CHORUS]
BRIDGE:
Now
[Eb] I can
[F] live without the
[Eb] rain
[Eb] That's falling on my
[C] head
[Eb] Rain that's falling on my
[C] head
[Eb] Rain that's falling,
[Ab] rain that's falling
[G] Rain that's falling on my
[C] head
BREAK: [C*] [Eb] :
[x4]
VERSE 3:
[C] I started thinking back to you know when ^
[F]^
[/Eb]
[C] I'd like to send a line but then again ^
[F]^
[/Eb]
[C] How can I write you when there ain't no light ^
[F]^
[/Eb]
[C] I'm feeling tight tonight and that's alright
REPEAT CHORUS:
BREAK:
[C*] [Eb] //
[F] ahh
[Eb] ahh
[C*] [Eb]
[F] ahh
[Eb] ahh,
[F] ahh
[Eb] ahh
[F] ahh
[Eb] ahh //
[C*] [Eb] //
[C*] [Eb]