Up Against The Rain chords by Nanci Griffith

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: D


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



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

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

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

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

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

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