Forty Days Of Rain
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Intro
C F Am
C F Am
Verse
C
In the spring, when this thing began,
I was down, a dying man
F
And as I died and decayed, I pushed her away
Am
saying "why don’t you stay"?
Verse
C
Days turned to dust and my heart ran dry,
A compromise was a tooth for an eye,
F
I was under a spell, how could I tell,
Am
The truth from the lies.
Bridge
F Am
And could this wretch really be restored,
F Em G7
I went out west, and the rain it poured
F
And there appeared a king,
G G7
And he held his sword, over me.
[Refrão] Am
40 days of rain
F C
Washed it away, Washed it away
G Am
I knew I'd never be the same again
F
I was lost, but I'm found,
C
lost but I'm found
G7 Am
And until I felt the joy and the pain
F
I used to pray for the sun
C
to turn the night into day
G7 G#dim Am
And now I kneel and feel the frost on the ground
F
And I rise and I pray,
C G G7
Rise and I pray, Rise and I pray
C F Am
C F Am
Verse
C
I kinda had a bad idea,
I slipped into my deepest fear
F
My room one oh one, the end of the run
Am
The worst thing I'd ever done
Verse
C
I couldn’t get the pin back in
Cmaj7
Where did it end and where did I begin
F
I tried to call it a day, day after day
Am
Bridge
F Am
And could this wretch, really be restored
F Em G7
I went out west seeking for the sun and the rain in poured
F
And there appeared a king,
G G7
and he held his sword over me.
[Refrão] Am
40 days of rain
F C
Washed it away, Washed it away
G Am
I knew I'd never be the same again
F
I was lost, but I'm found,
C
lost but I'm found
G7 Am
And until I felt the joy and the pain
F
I used to pray for the sun
C
to turn the night into day
G7 G#dim Am
I found forgiveness on the back of a bay
And I rise and I pray,
Rise and I pray, Rise and I pray
Outro
F
Rise and Pray, Rise and Pray,
C G7
And I fall and I pray, I Rise and Pray,
Am
And I fall and I pray,
F C
'Cause I was lost but Im found, Lost but I'm found,
G7 Am
Lost but I'm found, I was lost but I'm found,
F C
Lost but I'm found, Lost but I'm found,
G7 C
Lost but I'm found, I was lost but I'm found.
How to play Forty Days Of Rain
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.