Up Against The Rain chords by Nanci Griffith

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: D MajorD


Verse 1:
    D MajorD
You ran up against the rain
   D MajorD
Everyday of your short life
 G+G                D MajorD
Suffered for your muse without complaining
    D MajorD
Never heard you swear life isn't fair


     D MajorD
But it doesn't make it right
   G+G                    A augmentedA
You left the world knowing all too well what pain is

Chorus:
       G+G        A augmentedA        D MajorD
You took it on yourself to pave the road to hell
      G+G         A augmentedA
Paid your dues and sang the blues
      D MajorD
Lord, you knew them all too well
    G+G       A augmentedA
Every word upon the page
   F#F#      G+G
You let them sail away
   G+G                 A augmentedA
The wind would blow, and then you'd go
         D MajorD
Up against the rain

Verse 2:
    D MajorD
You listen to the songs
    D MajorD
And then you wrote your own
   G+G
Somewhere along the way
         D MajorD
You passed the muse along
       D MajorD
I feel your presence in this room
  D MajorD
Beneath the wailing moon
    G+G                A augmentedA
It's good to know that dying couldn't tame you

Chorus:
       G+G        A augmentedA        D MajorD
You took it on yourself to pave the road to hell
      G+G         A augmentedA
Paid your dues and sang the blues
      D MajorD
Lord, you knew them all too well
    G+G       A augmentedA
Every word upon the page
   F#F#      G+G
You let them sail away
   G+G                A augmentedA
The wind would blow, and then you'd go
         D MajorD
Up against the rain

Verse 3:
    D MajorD
Last night the weather turned
    D MajorD
This morning we had snow
  G+G              D MajorD
Today they'll lay you in the ground
  D MajorD
Someday we'll all know
  D MajorD
Where it is we go
   G+G
My tears will say goodbye
      A augmentedA
While the rain is coming down

Chorus:
       G+G        A augmentedA        D MajorD
You took it on yourself to pave the road to hell
      G+G         A augmentedA
Paid your dues and sang the blues
      D MajorD
Lord, you knew them all too well
    G+G       A augmentedA
Every word upon the page
   F#F#       D MajorD
You let them sail away
   G+G          G+G      A augmentedA
The wind would blow, and then you'd go
         D MajorD
Up against the rain