The Rain Came Down
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G
The Old Man Loaded Up Everything That He Owned
C D
In Wagon And Headed Out West
G
The Old Woman Fearless To Face The Unknown
C D
Cause She Figured He Knew What Was Best
C G
And They Settled Down Hard On A Government Grant
C D
With 6 Mouths To Feed And 40 Acres To Plant
D Em G
And The Rain Came Down
C G
Like An Angel Sent Down From Above
D Em G
And The Rain Came Down
C D
Well Once It Starts There Ain't Never Enough
G
Fall Turned To Winter And Another Year Gone
C D
Over And Over Again
G
Some Took Their Lives From The Land And Moved On
C D
Some Stayed On To Plow It Back In
C G
And The Good Lord Givith And He Taketh Away
C D
And The Restless Shall Go And The Faithful Shall Stay
D Em G
And The Rain Came Down
C G
Like An Angel Sent Down From Above
D Em G
And The Rain Came Down
C D
Well Once It Starts There Ain't Never Enough
D
Well My Grandfather Died In The Room He Was Born In
C G
Twenty Three Summers Ago
D C
But I Could Have Sworn He Was Beside Me This Morning
G
When The Sheriff Showed Up At My Door
C G
So Don't You Come Around Here With Your Auctioneeer Man
C D
Cause You Can Have The Machines But You Aint Taken My Land
D Em G
And The Rain Came Down
C G
Like An Angel Sent Down From Above
D Em G
And The Rain Came Down
C D
Well Once It Starts There Ain't Never Enough
How to play The Rain Came Down
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.