Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: Gm
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
Gm Gm Eb F
Gm Gm Eb F
Verse:
Gm Eb F
Dear Mary, I still picture you there
Gm Eb F
High summer, swifts in the air
Eb Bb F Eb Bb F
Now the wind′s from the east, there's no sleep, no peace
(F) Gm Gm
In the usual hope of a feast, sits a wolf at our door
Gm Eb F
Dear Mary, tell me where will they start
Gm Eb F
Which is quicker, to the head or the heart
Eb Bb F Eb Bb F
Now they′re calling time, drain the bottle dry
N.C.
And try to forget for tonight, love of mine
Chorus:
Gm
Everything is harder now, every sky grows darker now
Eb F
All of me is aching, all of me is shamed
Gm
Everything is harder now, every sky grows darker now
Eb F Gm
All of me is hoping for the sun - expecting the rain
Verse:
Gm Eb F
Dear Mary, we were fools to begin
Gm Eb F
Should have known dear, we never could win
Eb Bb F Eb Bb F
Help me to myy feet, I hear singing on the street
N.C.
And if I can stand I'll dance, love of mine
Chorus:
Gm
Everything is harder now, every sky grows darker now
Eb F
All of me is aching, all of me is changed
Gm
Everything is harder now, every sky grows darker now
Eb F Gm
All of me is hoping for the sun - expecting the rain
Bridge:
Eb Gm
And I see shadows, thrown by lightning
Eb Gm
And they flicker, and they're gone
Eb Gm
I see shadows, thrown by lightning
Eb F
And the shape of the beast, in the coming storm
[Final Verse]
Gm Eb F
Dear Mary, they′ll come for us soon
Gm Eb F
Take my hand dear, spin me round this bare room
Eb Bb F Eb Bb F
The music won′t stop, we'll sing it till we drop
N.C.
It′s just a short drop
Outro:
Gm Gm Eb F
Gm Gm Eb F
Gm Eb F
I'm expecting the rain, I know nothing will change
Gm Eb F
Mother here comes the rain, I know nothing will change
Gm Eb F
Mother here comes the rain, I′m expecting the rain
Gm Eb F
No-one's gonna be saved, Brother here comes the rain
Gm
Mary here comes the rain
Song History
Published: April 5, 2026
Last Updated: April 5, 2026