It Never Rains chords by Dire Straits

Intro:

G   A  | D/F# Bm A | G  A | D


e|-/10---7-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------10--7h8--10-------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------7---7h9/11--12---9----7h9/11-------------| *play something like this in between verses
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|


e|------------------12h14-12--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------15\14---/12\10--7h8--10---------7-7h8-----------|
G|---------11--14--------------------------------------7--7h9-------9--7---7--|
D|--12h14----------------------------------------------------------------9----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:


D
I hear the Seven Deadly Sins

                               Bm          G
And the Terrible Twins came to call on you

D
 The bigger they are baby

    A
The harder they fall on you

               D  D/F#    G    A        D
And you you're always the same you persevere

       D/F#              G
On the same old pleasure ground

Chorus:

       D/F#     G            A    G
Oh and it never rains around here

    A              D
It just comes pouring down


e|-/10---7-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------10--7h8--10-------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------7---7h9/11--12---9----7h9/11-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:


D
You had no more volunteers

                               Bm          G
So you got profiteers for to help you out

D
Well with friends like that babe

A
Good friends you had to do without

               D  D/F#    G    A        D
And now they've taken the chains and the gears

       D/F#              G
From off your merry-go-round

Chorus:


       D/F#     G            A    G
Oh and it never rains around here

    A              D
It just comes pouring down

Verse 3:


D
Now your new Romeo

                 Bm                    G
Was just a gigolo when he let you down

D
  See the faster they are babe

                    A
The faster they get out of town

    D           G     A        D
Leaving make up stains and the tears

           G
Of a clown

Chorus:


Bm         D/F#     G            A    G
  Yes and it never rains around here

    A          D
It just comes pouring down


Bridge 1:


    A        Em        A         Em
Oh you were just a roller coaster memory

    A        Em        A         Em         G-D
I don't know why I was even passing through

    A        Em        A         Em   D-G
Saw you making a date with Destiny

    A        Em        A         Em
When he came around here asking after you

    A        Em        A         Em         A Em
In the shadow of the Wheel of Fortune

    A        Em        A         Em    G-D
You're busy trying to clear your name

    A        Em        A         Em             D-G
You say 'I may be guilty yeah that may be true

    A        Em        A         Em        A Em
But I'd be lying if I said I was to blame

    A        Em        A         Em
See we could have been major contenders

    A        Em        A         Em
We never got no money no breaks'

    A        Em        A         Em
You've got a list of all the major offenders

    A        Em        A         Em     A   G-D
You got a list of all their major mistakes

    A        Em        A         Em
And he just standing on the shadows

    A        Em        A         Em          G-D
Yes and he smile that come-on smile

    A        Em        A         Em
Oh I can still hear you say as clear as the day

    A        Em        A         Em
'I'd like to make it worth your while'

Verse 3:


D
Oh but it's a sad reminder

                 Bm                    G
When your organ grinder has to come to you for the rent

D
And all you've got to give him

                    A
Is the use of your side-show tent

    D           G     A        D
Yes and that's all that remains of the years

           G
Spent doing the rounds

Chorus:


Bm         D/F#     G            A    G
  Yes and it never rains around here

    A          D
It just comes pouring down


Bridge 2:


    A      Em          A         Em
Now you know what they say about beggars

    A        Em        A        Em
You can't complain about the rules

    A        Em        A         Em
And you know what they say about beggars

    A        Em        A         Em         D-G
You know who's the first to blame his tools

    A        Em        A         Em
You never gave a damn about who you pick up

    A        Em        A         Em      G-D
And leave layin' bleedin' on the ground

    A        Em        A         Em
You screw people over on the way up

    A        Em        A         Em
Because you thought that you were never coming down

     A        Em        A         Em
And he'll take you out in Vaudeville Valley

    A        Em        A         Em        G-D
With his hand up smothering your screams

    A        Em        A         Em        D
And he'll screw you down in Tin Pan Alley

    A        Em        A         Em
In the city of a billion dreams

Outro:

A  Em | A Em     repeat till fade

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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down

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*I will try to tab out all of Mark's licks when I get the chance