Staring At The Rain
View chords used in this chart
E |-------------|-------------|-----1-3-1-0--|------------------------|
B |--1-----1----|--1-----1----|----3-------3-|--0---0-1-3--1-0-1-0----|
G |----2-----2--|----0-----0--|--2-----------|----0-----------\/\/--0-|
D |-----2-----2-|-----2-----2-|-0------------|----------------H-P-----|
A |-0-----0-----|-------------|--------------|------------------------|
E |-------------|-3-----3-----|--------------|-0----------------------|
E |--------------|-----------------------|------------------|
B |--1------0----|--0---0-1-3--1-0-1-0---|-0-1-1------------|
G |----2------0--|----0-----------\/\/-0-|-2\/-2------------|
D |-----2------0-|-----------------H-P---|-2-H-2------------|
A |-0------------|-----------------------|-0---0----....----|
E |-------3------|-0---------------------|----------------3-|
VERSES:
Am E Am
1. Staring at the rain, pouring down my window,
2. Staring at the rain, pouring down my window,
3. Staring at the rain, pouring down my window,
E E7
I keep on wondering why you lie.
I keep on wondering why you lie.
I keep on wondering why you lie.
Dm E7 Am
Like the tears I had to cry, sliding down with pain
Like a ship left on the sea, and the ocean in a rage
Like a bird lost in the sky, flying down with pain
G E E7 Am G
You're still hangin' in my brain and I feel like such a fool. (To Verse 2)
With the waves that run so high it's a never ending tide. (To Chorus 1)
You're still soaring in my brain it's a never ending flight. (To Chorus 2)
CHORUS:
C G E7
1.2. I don't wanna keep on dragging myself
Am G F //// /// G
I Seem to live in happiness
C G E7
I don't wanna keep on draggin myself
Am G F Dm E7
I Need someone to find my way, And I feel like such a fool.
1. (To SOLO 1)
2. (To RIFF A)
SOLO 1:
E |-------------|-----------5------------|---------H-P----|
B |-------------|------------------------|--------/\/\----|
G |---------5-7-|-7(B)--------7(B)-7-7(B)|-7(B)---5-7-5-4-|
D |-7-----7-----|------------------------|----------------|
A |-------------|------------------------|----------------|
E |-------------|------------------------|----------------|
E |-------------------|---------------------|------------------|
B |---5-6-8-6-5-6-5---|---------------------|-------sl.--------|
G |4----------\/-\/-4-|-5---4-5-7--5-4--2-2-|-2-4-2-5/7--5-7-5-|
D |------------H--P---|---------------------|------------------|
A |-------------------|---------------------|------------------|
E |-------------------|---------------------|------------------|
E |-----------------H-P---|---------|-----A.H.-|
B |----------------/\/\---|---------|-----10---|
G |-4---4-5-7--5--4-5-4---|-sl.-----|----------| To 3rd Verse.
D |---------------------5-|-5/7-----|----------|
A |-----------------------|---------|----------|
E |-----------------------|---------|----------|
Rhythm for Solo 1 : 5 first bars of first rhythm (the arpeggios at the
beginning of the song)
plus
H P H
E |---1--------1-----|-0------------/\/\---|--/\--------------------|
B |-----1--------3---|-0---0-1-3-1-0-1-0---|-0-1-1------------------|
G |-------2--------2-|-1-----------------0-|-2---2------------------|
D |----------0-------|-2-------------------|-2---2------------------|
A |------------------|-2-------------------|-0---0-....-....-....---|
E |-1----------------|-0-------------------|----------------------3-|
RIFF A: 2 times
E |----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G |-2------2-------------------------|-5(*)---5(*)----------4------|
D |-2------2------2-3----2-3----2-3--|-5------5------6------4------|
A |-0--0-0-0--0-0--\/--0--\/--0--\/--|-3--3-3-3--3-3-6------2--2-2-|
E |----------------H------H------H---|---------------4--4-4--------|
(*) The 2nd gtr plays a 3rd chord instead of a power chord ( 2 )
3
2 times
E |----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G |-2------2-------------------------|-5(*)---5(*)-----------4--4--4-|
D |-2------2------2-3----2-3----2-3--|-5------5------6--6--6-4--4--4-|
A |-0--0-0-0--0-0--\/--0--\/--0--\/--|-3--3-3-3--3-3-6--6--6-2--2--2-|
E |----------------H------H------H---|---------------4--4--4---------|
(*) Same as above.
4th VERSE :
E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G |-2------2------2------2------|-----------------------------|
D |-2------2------2------2------|-2------2------2------2------|
A |-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-2------2------2------2------|
E |-----------------------------|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|
Staring at the rain pouring down my
E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G |-2------2------2------2------|-----------------------------|
D |-2------2------2------2------|-2------2------2------2------|
A |-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-2------2------2------2------|
E |-----------------------------|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|
window I keep on wondering why you lie
E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G |-7---------------------------|-----------------------------|
D |-7---------------------------|-2------2------2------2------|
A |-5---------------------------|-2------2------2------2------|
E |-----------------------------|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|
Like a prisoner with no cell Learning about love mean-
E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G |-2------2--------------------|-----------------------------|
D |-2------2------5------5------|-2------2------2------2------|
A |-0--0-0-0--0-0-5------5------|-2------2------2------2------|
E |---------------3--3-3-3--3-3-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|
while I can't see it, I'm out of time It's an endless mental
E |--------------------------|----------------------|----------------|
B |--------------------------|----------------------|----------------|
G |-2------2------2----------|-5--------------------|----------------|
D |-2------2------2------5---|-5--------------------|-5--------2-----|
A |-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-5---|-3--------------------|-5--------2-----|
E |----------------------3---|----------------------|-3--------0-----|
fight. I don't wanna keep on dragging myself
E |-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B |-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G |-2-----------------------|----------------------|-5----------------------|
D |-2-----------5-----------|-3--------3--------5--|-5----------------------|
A |-0-----------5-----------|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-5--|-3----------------------|
E |-------------3-----------|-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-3--|------------------------|
I seem to live in happiness No, I don't wanna keep on
E |------------------|--------------------------|------------------|--------|
B |------------------|--------------------------|------------------|--------|
G |------------------|-2------------------------|--------7---------|-9------|
D |-5----------2-----|-2---------------5--------|-3------7---7-7-8-|-9------|
A |-5----------2-----|-0---------------5--------|-3------5---5-5-6-|-7------|
E |-3----------0-----|-----------------3--------|-1----------------|--------|
dragging myself I need someone to find my way And I feel
like such
a fool.
Redo Riff A
Riff Solo
E |--------------|----------|------------------------------|
B |--------------|----------|------------------------------|
G |-5-----5------|----------|------------------------------|
D |-5-----5------|-5---2----|--2------2--------------------|
A |-3-----3------|-5---2----|--0--0-0-0--0-0-5------5------|
E |--------------|-3---0----|----------------3--3-3-3--3-3-|
E |-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|
G |-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|
A |-3------3------3-------5-|
E |-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1--3-|
E |--------------|----------|------------------------------|
B |--------------|----------|------------------------------|
G |-5-----5------|----------|------------------------------|
D |-5-----5------|-5---2----|--2------2--------------------|
A |-3-----3------|-5---2----|--0--0-0-0--0-0-5------5------|
E |--------------|-3---0----|----------------3--3-3-3--3-3-|
E |------------------------|-------------|
B |------------------------|-------------|
G |------------------------|-9-----------|
D |---------------7--7-7-8-|-9-----------|
A |-3------3------5--5-5-6-|-7-----------|
E |-1--1-1-1--1-1----------|-------------|
Solo
E |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G |---------11-12--11-12--11-14-11|12-11-12-11------------------|
D |--10~-10-----------------------|------------12(B)-12(B)-10-12|
A |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |------------|------------------|---|-----------------------------------|
B |------------|---P--P--------P--|---|10-13--10-11----10------------10---|
G |---14-------|--/\-/\-------/\--|---|--\/----\/---12-------9-10-12----12|
D |14----14----|-15-14-12-10-12-10|---|---H-----H---------12--------------|
A |------------|------------------|12-|-----------------------------------|
E |------------|------------------|---|-----------------------------------|
E |-----H--P--P---|-------|------P-----------------P----|
B |----/\-/\-/\---|-------|-----/\----------------/\----|
G |10-10-12-10-9--|----7-9|9-10-9-7-9----7-9-9-10-9-7-9-|
D |---------------|-10----|-----------10----------------|
A |---------------|-------|-----------------------------|
E |---------------|-------|-----------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------13-/17-|-16-------|
B |--------------13--13-15-13-15-17-15-17-------|----------|
G |13-14-16-14-16--16---------------------------|----------|
D |--(*) This bar is harmonized in 3rds---------|----------|
A |---------------------------------------------|----------|
E |---------------------------------------------|----------|
Harmony guitars
A5 E5 A5
E |------------|---------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
B |------------|---------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
G |-2----------|---------|2---9--9-7-------|----9-7----7-9-|----9--9-7-------|
D |-2----------|---------|2--10-10-9-10-9--|---10-9-10-9-10|---10-10-9-10-9--|
A |-0----------|---------|0----------12-11-|--------12-----|-----------12-11-|
E |------------|------3--|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
E5 D5 E5
E |---------|-----------------------|--------------------|
B |---------|-----------------------|--------------------|
G |---------|---10-10-10-9--7-------|-----7-9--7----7-9--|
D |---7-6/--|---12-12-12-10-9-10-9--|---9-9-10-9-10-9-10-|
A |---9-7---|-----------------12-11-|--11--------12------|
E |---------|-----------------------|--------------------|
A5 G5 E5 A5
E |-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
B |----H------------------|----H--------------|-----------------|
G |---/\---7--------------|---/\--------------|--sl.------------|
D |---9-10-9--10-9---7-9--|---7--9-10--9-7-9--|--9/10-----------|
A |--11-12----12-11--9-11-|---9-11-12-11-9-11-|-11/12-----------|
E |-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Chorus 3:
E |----------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B |----------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
G |-5--------------------------|-------------------|-2----------------------|
D |-5--------------------------|-5---------2-------|-2--------------5-------|
A |-3--------------------------|-5---------2-------|-0--------------5-------|
E |----------------------------|-3---------0-------|----------------3-------|
I don't wanna keep on dra--gging myself One day I'll find where
happiness
E |-----------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
B |-----------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
G |-----------------------|-5--------------------------|--------------------|
D |-3---------------------|-5--------------------------|-5--------2---------|
A |-333333333333-3-5---5--|-3--------------------------|-5--------2---------|
E |-111111111111-1-3---3--|----------------------------|-3--------0---------|
is I don't wanna keep on dra--ggin myself
E |-----------------------------|------------------|------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|------------------|------------------------|
G |-2---------------------------|---------7--------|-9----------------------|
D |-2-------------5-------------|-3-------7--7-7-8-|-9----------------------|
A |-0-------------5-------------|-3-------5--5-5-6-|-7----------------------|
E |---------------3-------------|-1----------------|------------------------|
You're the one who knows my way And I feel like...
E |-------------|-------------|-----1-3-1-0--|-0----------------------|
B |--1-----1----|--1-----1----|----3-------3-|-0----0-1-3--1-0-1-0----|
G |----2-----2--|----0-----0--|--2-----------|-1--------------\/\/--0-|
D |-----2-----2-|-----2-----2-|-0------------|-2--------------H-P-----|
A |-0-----0-----|-------------|--------------|-2----------------------|
E |-------------|-3-----3-----|--------------|-0----------------------|
Yeah..
E |-Let ring----|
B |----1--------|
G |---2---------|
D |--2----------|
A |-0-----------|
E |-------------|
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Last updated : October 10th, 1997
Please e-mail us any corrections or extras.
Tabbed : Steve Begin (sbegin@videotron.ca)
Long Solo : Gilles Labbe (glabbe@videotron.ca)
How to play Staring At The Rain
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.