Raining In Kyoto chords by The Wonder Years

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Drop D MajorD (D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: DmDm

Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:
DmDm     FF
Raining in Kyoto
         Bb majorBb
It's flooding the streets
       G minorGm          DmDm
I'm nursing a coffee from a vending machine
         FF           Bb majorBb
I saw the god of rice, a fox with a key
DmDm           FF
I woke up blind with a headache
      Bb majorBb
Grinding my teeth
       G minorGm            DmDm
Confused and alone and taking pills to sleep
         FF               Bb majorBb
They soften your absence but they don't let me dream, dream
G minorGm  Bb majorBb  G minorGm  Bb majorBb  FF  E minorEm

Verse 2:
DmDm     FF
Raining in Kyoto
           Bb majorBb
My breath turns into steam
        G+G               DmDm
I'll buy you a candle, not even sure what it means
         FF
I'm cursed to the matches
        Bb majorBb
I'm drowning my grief
DmDm           FF       Bb majorBb
An old man stood close by, smiled at me
            G+G
I rang the bell like he did
        DmDm
I told you I'm sorry
      FF              Bb majorBb  FF E minorEm
A augmentedA makeshift funeral, I tried to set you free


Chorus 1:
FF       C majorC
You're half asleep
          DmDm            Bb majorBb   FF E minorEm
And I bought you a radio to drown out the machines
FF    C majorC             DmDm                 Bb majorBb  FF E minorEm
Hospital light, you asked about the way you wish that they'd let you outside
DmDm  FF  Bb majorBb  G+G

Verse 3:
DmDm     FF
Raining in Kyoto
        Bb majorBb
I'm starting to shake
            G+G
They'll hold a service tomorrow
       DmDm
I'm an ocean away
       FF              Bb majorBb
Reach into my pocket, found a small paper crane
DmDm        FF
It's been over a year now
         Bb majorBb
April turns into May
         G+G              DmDm
I barely stopped moving, I've been so fucking afraid
       FF             Bb majorBb  FF E minorEm
Too much of a coward to even visit your grave


Chorus 2:
FF      C majorC
You're half awake
          DmDm           Bb majorBb  FF E minorEm
And I bought you a radio to play the blues away
FF        C majorC             DmDm                   Bb majorBb
With my hand to hold, you asked about the way you wish that they'd let you die at home

Bridge:
G minorGm  A minorAm  Bb majorBb  C majorC  DmDm
Dm
G minorGm  A minorAm  Bb majorBb  C majorC
DmDm


Chorus 3:
FF      C majorC
You're half awake
          DmDm           Bb majorBb  FF E minorEm
And I bought you a radio to play the blues away
FF    C majorC             DmDm                 Bb majorBb
Hospital light, you asked about the way you wish that they'd let you outside


Outro:
C majorC    DmDm
  Goodnight, Goodnight, Goodbye
DmDm