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Rain Tab by Johnny Winter

Rain tab by Johnny Winter

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  • Tuning: Standard tuning
  • Capo on 1st
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
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                                          Artist - Johnny Winter
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                                                Song - Rain
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                                     Album - The Winter of `88 (1988)
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                                           Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard


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CAPO 1st Fret
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

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INTRO - Bbm Ebm Bbm F# Bbm
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  Am                                                            Dm            hold
           hold                                                              b  |
e|---6----b-|-|-----6--p---p----------------------------|---6----s---9-11-9-11-11-9-11-b-6-|
B|-6---6--9-9-|-b-6---9-6-9-6---------------b-----------|-6---6-9\11-------------------9---|
G|------------|-8-------------9-8-6---6-8-6-------------|----------------------------------|
D|------------|---------------------8---------8-6---6-8-|----------------------------------|
A|------------|-----------------------------------8-----|----------------------------------|
E|------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

                        Am                                        F
e|--brp-----|--brp-----|-b-6-|-----------------------------------|---6------------|-----6-------------|
B|-11--9----|-11--9----|-9---|-9-6--p-p-----h-p-------------h----|-b---b-----p----|-b------brp--------|
G|-------10-|-------10-|-----|-----9-8-6---6-9-6--p--------6-8-6-|-8---8-6--8-6---|-8------8--6---6---|
D|----------|----------|-----|-----------8-------8-6---6-8-------|--------------8-|-------------8---8-|
A|----------|----------|-----|-----------------------8-----------|----------------|-------------------|
E|----------|----------|-----|-----------------------------------|----------------|-------------------|

  Am
e|------------|-----------------------|
B|------------|-------------h---------|
G|-brp--------|------------6-8-6-~~~~-|
D|-8--6---6-8-|--p-------8------------|
A|------8-----|-7-6-------------------|
E|------------|-----9-6---------------|


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VERSE 1
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        Am
I got a window lookin` out at nowhere
e|---6-----------------------|
B|-b---9--rbp--trill........-|
G|-8------8--6--h------------|
D|-------------6-8-----------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

I got a house as quiet as a tomb
        F
I got a hundred thousand million memories
    b
e|-11-9-11---------|
B|---------11-~~~~-|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Am
Crowded into every room
e|-----6--------------|
B|-b-------brp--------|
G|-8-------8--6----h--|
D|--------------8-6-8-|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

          F
There are pieces of a faded picture
       Em
Held together by the tears I`ve cried
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-8--h-------------6-8-6-------|
A|---6-8------------------8-6---|
E|-------------6-8------------9-|
            F
And they`re all that remains unbroken
          Em
Since the moment that you said good bye


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CHORUS
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            Am
All it ever does is rain

All it ever does is rain
           F
All I ever feel is pain
            Am
All it ever does is rain
                    F        Am
All it ever does is rain...


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VERSE 2
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        Am
I got a photograph in living color
e|----6----------------------|
B|-b------brp--trill........-|
G|-8------8--6--h------------|
D|-------------6-8-----------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

You`d almost think it was alive

e|-----------b-13--------h--------|
B|----14-16-16----14-16-9-11-~~~~-|
G|-15-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
   Dm
It sends me off at nine each morning
e|--------------|
B|-9-brp--------|
G|---8--6----h--|
D|--------8-6-8-|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
    Am
And greets me every night at five
e|---------------|
B|--h-------h----|
G|-6-8--h--6-8---|
D|-----6-8-----8-|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
          F
There`s a copy of it in my pocket
    Em
And another on the bedroom wall
e|-6-------------------|
B|---9-6--p-p----------|
G|-------9-8-6------h--|
D|-------------8---6-8-|
A|---------------8-----|
E|---------------------|
          F
There`s a hundred that I`ve torn to pieces
            Em
But I could never get rid of them all


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CHORUS
*******
            Am
All it ever does is rain

All it ever does is rain
           F
All I ever feel is pain
            Am
All it ever does is rain
                    F        Am
All it ever does is rain...

Oh!


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02:24
SOLO 1
*******                                                         rake      rake
e|-----------------------------------|-brp----p----------------|---6-----|---6-----|-b-9-brp---b-brp--|
B|-------------brp---------9--brbrbr-|-9--6--9-6-b-------------|--6--9-6-|--6--9-6-|-9---9--6--9-9--6-|
G|-b-----6-8-6-8--6---8-------8------|-----------8-6-8---b-----|-6-------|-6-------|------------------|
D|-6---8------------8---8------------|-------------------6-8~~-|---------|---------|------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------8-------|---------|---------|------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|---------|---------|------------------|

                                                      br                                p
e|-------------6---b-------|--------b-13~~-13~~-13~~-11-9--brp-----b-6-|-------------6-9-6---6-----b---6-|
B|-9-b-9---b-6---9-9-11~~~-|----14-16---------------------11--9----9---|----s----b-6-------9---9-6-9-----|
G|---8---6-8---------------|-15---------------------------------10-----|-6-6\8-6-8-----------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

              p                 p     brp                       brp
e|--p------6-9-6---6----s---9-11-9-|-11--9-11----s-|--s---9-11-11--9-11--brbrb---rbp----------9----|
B|-9-6-b-6-------9---9-9\11--------|----------11-\-|-9\11---------------11------11--9----9-11---11-|
G|-----8---------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------10-----------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------|

02:57   Trill......................
   s      h  p                     b   brp        brbrb
e|-\13--13-16-13------------------16--16--13--16-16----|-16-13--brp-------------b-16------------------p-----s-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|-------16--14----16-14-16----14-16--b-11~~~-14-11-14\-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------15-------------------13-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|

               p                                            b
e|----------6-9-6---6-b-6-b-6-b-6-b-6--p------6---|--s---9-11-~~~---s------------6-|
B|------b-6-------9---9---9---9---9---9-6-b-6---6-|-9\11----------11\6---brp-------|
G|---6-8----------------------------------8-------|--------------------6-8--6------|
D|-8----------------------------------------------|---------------------------8----|
A|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|


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VERSE 3
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      Am
Every time I think of freedom
e|--p----------|
B|-9-6-b-------|
G|-----8-6-8---|
D|-----------8-|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|

I think about a sunny day
            brp
e|----9-11-11--9-b-6~~~-|
B|-11------------9------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
     Dm
With nothin` all around but sunshine
e|---------|
B|-br------|
G|-8-6--h--|
D|-----6-8-|
A|---------|
E|---------|
      Am
Every cloud has gone away
    F
But when I think about that freedom
e|-6-|
B|---|
G|---|
D|---|
A|---|
E|---|
       Em
That`s when I think about the pain
  rake
e|---6------------|
B|--6--9-6-brp----|
G|-6-------8--6---|
D|--------------8-|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
    F
And memories return like thunder
e|---|
B|---|
G|-6-|
D|---|
A|---|
E|---|
    Em
And leave me standin` in the rain
e|-------|
B|-9---6-|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|

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CHORUS
*******
            Am
All it ever does is rain

All it ever does is rain
           F
All I ever feel is pain
            Am
All it ever does is rain
                    F         Am
All it ever does is rain...


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04:12
SOLO 2
*******
  rake      rake      rake      rake      rake      rake              rake
e|---6-----|---6-----|---6-----|---6-----|---6-----|---6-----b-6-----|---6-----b-9-rbp--|-b-6-b-6--p--|
B|--6--9-6-|--6--9-6-|--6--9-6-|--6--9-6-|--6--9-6-|--6--9-6-9---9-6-|--6--9-6-9---9--6-|-9---9---9-6-|
G|-6-------|-6-------|-6-------|-6-------|-6--fast-|-6---------------|-6----------------|-------------|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------------|------------------|-------------|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------------|------------------|-------------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------------|------------------|-------------|

          p                b  b   b  b  b                         rake
e|-----6-9-6---6-|--s---9-11-11--11-11-11-11-9----|--brp-----b-6-|---6-----------|
B|-b-6-------9---|-9\11------------------------11-|-11--9----9---|--6--9-6--brp--|
G|-8-------------|--------------------------------|-------10-----|-6--------8--6-|
D|---------------|--------------------------------|--------------|---------------|
A|---------------|--------------------------------|--------------|---------------|
E|---------------|--------------------------------|--------------|---------------|

                                                                                  p
e|-6--p---------|-6----b-9-rb--------|-6------------|-6------------------|---b-6-9-6---6---b---brbrbrb-|
B|---9-6-brp----|----6-9---9--6-brp--|---brp--------|---brp----brb--rbp--|-6-9-------6---6-9--11-------|
G|-------8--6---|---------------8--6-|---8--6---8-6-|---8--6---8---8---6-|-----------------------------|
D|------------8-|--------------------|--------8-----|--------8-----------|-----------------------------|
A|--------------|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
                                                                                                   Trill.......
                                        rbp                                 p               s        h  p
e|--brbrbr--brbrbr--brbrbr-|-b-6-9-11--11--9----11-|--brp----------|-----6-9-6---6---b-6-6-6\13-16-13-16-13-|
B|-11------11------11------|-9---------------11----|-11--9----9-11-|-b-6-------9---6-9----------------------|
G|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------10------|-8--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|

04:47
    brp                        brp     p
e|-16--13-16-|--brp---------|-16--13-16-13--brp---------brbrb----------------s-|
B|-----------|-16--14----14-|--------------16--14----16-------14-16--b-11-14-\-|
G|-----------|--------15----|---------------------15----------------13---------|
D|-----------|--------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------|--------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------|--------------|--------------------------------------------------|


e|-----------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-trill......-----------------------|------------------------|------p--b-b-brp-------brp-----9-brp----|
G|--h-p------------------------------|----------------------b-|---6-8-6-8---8--6---6--8--6------8--6---|
D|-3-6-3--------brp------------------|-----brp---------s--6---|-8----------------8---------8---------8-|
A|--------------6--4---6-3---4-4-----|-4-6-6--4---4-6-6\8-----|----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------6-----------4-6-|----------6-------------|----------------------------------------|
                               fades out..................................................
  rake                                               rake  rake
e|---6--p-------------|-b--6---------6---9----------|---6----9-6---b-6--p---------|
B|--6--9-6-brp--------|-b----9-b---b---9---6-brp----|--6----6----6-9---9-6-brp----|
G|-6-------8--6---8-6-|-8------8-6-8---------8--6---|-6----6---------------8--6---|
D|--------------8-----|-8-------------------------8-|---------------------------8-|
A|--------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|



Without the capo chords are.

Am = Bbm
Dm = Ebm
F  = F#
Em = Fm



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