Rhythm of the Rain chords
by The CascadesSong Key: E Major
Time Signature: 4/4 (♩)
Tempo: 114 bpm
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Intermediate
Chords: E, G#m, A, B7, C#m
Beginners: Play in C Major with easy chords (Capo on 4 if playing with the video)
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Rhythm of the Rain
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
E C#m E B7
Intro: (Thunder) | | | | |
E A
1. Lis-ten to the rhy-thm of the fal-ling rain
E B7
Tel-ling me just what a fool I've been
E A
I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain
E B7 E B7
And let me be a-lone a - | gain - |
E A
2. The on-ly girl I care about has gone a-way
E B7
Look-ing for a brand-new start
E A
But lit-tle does she know that when she left that day
E B7 E
A-long with her, she took my heart
A G#m
Bridge: Rain, please tell me now does that seem fair
A E
For her to steal my heart a-way when she don't care?
C#m G#m B7 E B7
I can't love a-no-ther when my heart's some-where far a-way | |
E A
3. The on-ly girl I care about has gone a-way
E B7
Look-ing for a brand-new start
E A
But lit-tle does she know that when she left that day
E B7 E B7
A-long with her, she took my | heart - |
E A E B7 E A E B7 E
Instr: | | | | | | | - | |
A G#m
Bridge: Rain won't you tell her that I love her so
A E
Please ask the sun to set her heart a-glow
C#m G#m B7 E B7
Rain in her heart and let the love we knew start to grow | |
E A
4. Lis-ten to the rhythm of the fal-ling rain
E B7
Tel-ling me just what a fool I've been
E A
I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain
E B7 E B7
And let me be a-lone a - | gain - |
E C#m
Outro: Oh, lis-ten to the fal-ling rain
E C#m
Pitter-patter, pitter-patter Woah oo, woah, oo,
E C#m
Lis-ten lis-ten to the fal-ling rain
E C#m
Pitter-patter, pitter-patter Woah oo, woah, oo,
E C#m E B7 E
Lis-ten lis-ten to the fal-ling rain | - | 𝄑 |
Beginners: Easier in the key of C Major with no barre chords. Place a capo on fret 4 if playing with the video, and don't forget to press "C" on the Transposer.
Song Details:
- Songwriter: John Claude Gummoe
- Lyrics Begin: Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain, telling me just what a fool I've been.
- Performing Artists: The Cascades
- Single:
Recorded: 1962
Released: November 1962
B-side: Let Me Be - Genre: Pop
- Album: Rhythm of the Rain
Released: 1963
