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