A Place In The Rain chords by Joe Jackson

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: G

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:

G Dm Bb Gm7

Verse 1:

G      F     Bb     C
Turn off the TV and turn off the light
Eb      F        C
Turn off the street lamps as well
 G      F        Bb         C
Turn off the billboards that scream through the night
Eb       Dm     G
 And dream the policemen to Hell

Verse 2:

G       F      Bb      C
Close all the windows and close all the doors
Eb       F       C
Close all the shutters and blinds
G        F      Bb      C
Close down the churches and pray to the whores
Eb        Dm     G
Lay down and then close your eyes

Chorus 1:

   Bb      Eb     F
It's amazing what comes into view
  Bb       Eb     F
As we're finally breaking the chains
     Bb      Eb
When the temperature rises
   F      Dm7     G    F Dm G x2:
We'll go to our place in the rain

Verse 3:

G       F       Bb      C
Take down the pictures and take out the trash
 Eb     F       C
Take up the tattered old rugs
 G      F       Bb      C
Take up the mattress and count all the cash
   Eb       Dm     G
And laugh with the last of the drugs

Verse 4:

G       F     Bb      C
Burn all the papers and burn all the wood
 Eb      F     C
Burn what we can't understand
G      F     Bb      C
Run up a flag for the old neighbourhood
Eb      Dm     G
Sit back and then take my hand


Chorus 2:

   Bb      Eb     F
It's amazing what lovers can do
  Bb       Eb     F
With just a kiss and a glass of champagne
   Bb     Eb
When the rivers run dry
   F      Dm7     G    F Dm G x2:
We'can go to our place in the rain

Bridge chords:

 G Dm Bb Gm7

Verse 5:

G      F     Bb     C
Pay off the piper and pay all the bills
 Eb     F    C
Pay for the getaway car
G       F      Bb      C
Blow out the candles and head for the hills
Eb      Dm      G
Pray that we make it that far

Verse 6:

G       F     Bb      C
Run from the poison and run from the flames
Eb      F      C
Run from the maddening crowd
 G       F     Bb       C
Laugh at the whispers of who'll take the blame
  Eb       Dm     G
And sing all the sinners out loud


Chorus 3:

Bb        Eb     F
It's amazing what crazy can do
 Bb       Eb     F
When every good citizen's sane
 Bb       Eb
When heaven's a desert
 F        Dm7      G
We'll go to our place in the rain

Bb F Bb F  Bb F  G

Chorus 4:

Bb         Eb     F
It's amazing what comes into view
Bb            Eb          F
When you just connect your heart back to your brain
Bb       Eb
When heaven's a desert
F        Dm7     G
We'll go to our place in the rain

F Dm7 G
F Dm7 G