It Will Rain chords

by Bruno Mars

Original Published Key: D Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Tempo: 72 bpm


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner

Guitar Chords: D, F#m, Em, Bm, G, A

Chord Chart Legend
D Major F#m F#m barre chord Em Bm Bm barre chord G Major A Major
D Major-LH F#m-LH F#m barre chord-LH Em-LH Bm-LH Bm barre chord-LH G Major-LH A Major-LH

It Will Rain

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 D                       F#m
1. If you e-ver leave me ba-by  
 D                            F#m
   Leave some mor-phine at my door
 Em                                         Bm
  ‘Cause it would take a whole lot of med-i-ca-tion
 Em                                            A
   To re-a-lize what we used to have, we don’t   have it any-more

 D                                  F#m
2. There’s no re-li-gion that could save me
 D                                         F#m
   No mat-ter how long my knees are on the floor Ooh...
 Em                                          Bm
   So keep in mind all the sac-ri-fi-ces I’m ma-kin’
      Em                                    A
   To keep you by my side, to keep you from walk-in’ out the door

               G              A            F#m           Bm
Chorus: 'Cause there’ll be no sun-light    If I lose you ba-by
        G              A              F#m           Bm      
        There’ll be no clear skies    If I lose you ba-by
        G             A         F#m              Bm                    Em
        Just like the clouds my eyes will do the same    If you walk a-way
                         A
        Ev'-ry-day it'll rain    rain    rain    Yea-eh-eh

          D          F#m        D          F#m
        | Oo-oo-oo | Oo       | Oo-oo-oo | Oo      |

 D                              F#m
3. I’ll ne-ver be your mother’s fav-o-rite
 D                                       F#m
   Your dad-dy can’t even look me in the eye    Oo-oo-oo-oo
 Em                                          Bm
   If I was in their shoes, I’d be do-ing the  same thing
            Em                                             A
   Say-in' "There goes my lit-tle girl, walk-in’ with that  trou-ble-some guy"

       D                                             F#m
4. But they’re just a-fraid of some-thing they can’t un-der-stand
       D                                           F#m
   Oo    But little dar-lin’ watch me change their minds
                     Em                                                Bm 
   Yeah for you I’ll try    I’ll try    I’ll try    I’ll try - y - y - y - y
                      G                                      A 
   I’ll pick up these bro-ken pie-ces ’til I’m bleed-ing, if that’ll make you mine

               G              A            F#m           Bm  
Chorus: 'Cause there’ll be no sun-light    If I lose you ba-by
        G              A              F#m           Bm
        There’ll be no clear skies    If I lose you ba-by
        G             A         F#m              Bm                    Em
        Just like the clouds my eyes will do the same    If you walk a-way
                         A
        Ev'-ry-day it'll rain    rain    rain    Yea-eh-eh

          D          F#m        D          F#m
        | Oo-oo-oo | Oo       | Oo-oo-oo | Oo      |

                      Em                           F#m
Bridge: Oh Don’t just say,(don't just say)    Good-bye (goodbye)
                   Em                              F#m
        Don’t just say,(don't just say)       Good-bye (goodbye)
                           G
        I’ll pick up these bro-ken pie-ces ’til I’m bleed-ing
           A
        If that’ll make it right

               G              A            F#m           Bm
Chorus: 'Cause there’ll be no sun-light    If I lose you ba-by
        G              A              F#m           Bm   
        There’ll be no clear skies    If I lose you ba-by
        G             A         F#m              Bm                    Em
        Just like the clouds my eyes will do the same    If you walk a-way
                         A 
        Ev'-ry-day it'll rain    rain    rain    Yea-eh-eh

          D          F#m        D          F#m
        | Oo-oo-oo | Oo       | Oo-oo-oo | Oo...   |

Arrangement Details:

  • Key Signature: D Major - 2 sharps (F#, C#)
  • Time Signature: 4/4
  • Tempo: with expression
  • Metronome: q = 72
  • Voice Range: F#4 - D6
  • Beginner Guitarist: A fair knowledge of open chords is required. We've included an open-chord voicing for Bm and a simplified version of F#m that's very easy to play — a great stepping stone toward mastering barre chords.

    The easiest key for beginners is C Major with chords: C, Em, Dm, Am, F, G. If playing along with the video—capo on 2. 🎶

Song Details:

  • Songwriters: Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine and Bruno Mars.
  • Lyrics Begin: If you ever leave me baby, leave some morphine on my door,
  • Genre: pop, soul
  • Featured Artist: Bruno Mars
  • Single:
    Recorded: 2011
    Released: September 27, 2011
  • Album: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Various artists)
    Recorded: Various times
    Released: November 8, 2011
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