Great Rain chords - John Prine

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


VERSE 1:
E minorEm
Great rain great rain
  A augmentedA                  G+G        E minorEm
I thought I heard you call my name
A augmentedA
Great rain great rain
  G+G               A augmentedA           E minorEm
I thought I heard you call my name
      B minorBm
I was standing in the station
A augmentedA              G+G         E minorEm
Waving down an unmarked train

VERSE 2:
E minorEm
There's a fire at the junction
  A augmentedA                  G+G        E minorEm
Why do you do the things you do
A augmentedA
There's a fire at the junction
  G+G               A augmentedA           E minorEm
Why do you do the things you do
      B minorBm
I was praying for mercy
A augmentedA              G+G         E minorEm
And all he ever sent me was you


SOLO:
E minorEm   A augmentedA   G+G    E minorEm
A augmentedA    G+G   A augmentedA    E minorEm
B minorBm   A augmentedA   G+G    E minorEm

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VERSE 3:
E minorEm
Jimmy bought the liquor
  A augmentedA                  G+G        E minorEm
I bought the cups and ice
A augmentedA
Jimmy bought the liquor
  G+G               A augmentedA           E minorEm
I bought the cups and ice
           B minorBm
I tell you funny stories
A augmentedA              G+G         E minorEm
Why can't you treat me nice


VERSE 4:
E minorEm
Great rain great rain
  A augmentedA                  G+G        E minorEm
I thought I heard you call my name
A augmentedA
Great rain great rain
  G+G               A augmentedA           E minorEm
I thought I heard you calling my name
      B minorBm
I was standing by the river
A augmentedA              G+G         E minorEm
Talking to a young Mark Twain.


BREAK:
E minorEm   A augmentedA   G+G    E minorEm
A augmentedA    G+G   A augmentedA    E minorEm
B minorBm   A augmentedA   G+G    E minorEm


VERSE 5:
E minorEm
Great rain great rain
  A augmentedA                  G+G        E minorEm
I thought I heard you call my name
A augmentedA
Great rain great rain
I thought I heard you calling my name
      B minorBm
I was standing by the river
A augmentedA              G+G         E minorEm
Talking to a young Mark Twain.