Didnt It Rain
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didn’t it rain
lord, didn’t it rain
A
didn’t it rain for forty days
Bm F#m
forty days
F#m
didn’t i say
i wish it would wash me away
A
didn’t i say, didn’t i say, didn’t i say
Bm F#m
wash me away
[Pre-Chorus]
A Bm F#m
we’re all just waiting around to die
A Bm F#m
we’re all just waiting around to die
[Chorus]
D A
oh, baby i believe in something bigger than me
Bm F#m
bigger than you, yeah, bigger than we
D A
but i don’t know what to do with this time on my hands
Bm F#m
time on my hands, i said this time on my hands
D A
i don’t know what to do with this time on my hands
Bm F#m
time on my hands, i said this time on my hands
A F#m
[Verse 2]
F#m
didn’t it rage
lord, didn’t it rage
A
didn’t it rage like the end of days
Bm F#m
end of days
F#m
didn’t i say
i wish it would take me away
A
didn’t i say, didn’t i say, didn’t i say
Bm F#m
take me away
[Pre-Chorus]
A Bm F#m
we’re all just waiting around to die
A Bm F#m
we’re all just waiting ’round to die
[Chorus]
D A
oh, baby i believe in something bigger than me
Bm F#m
bigger than you, yeah, bigger than we
D A
but i don’t know what to do with this time on my hands
Bm F#m
time on my hands, i said this time on my hands
D A
i don’t know what to do with this time on my hands
Bm F#m
time on my hands, i said this time on my hands
[Outro]
A Bm F#m
How to play Didnt It Rain
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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