A Place In The Rain Chords
by Joe Jackson
A Place In The Rain by Joe Jackson is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Dm, Bb, Gm7, F, C, Eb and Dm7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G Dm Bb Gm7
Verse: 1
G F Bb C
Turn off the TV and turn off the light
Eb F C
Turn off the street lamps as well
G F Bb C
Turn off the billboards that scream through the night
Eb Dm G
And dream the policemen to Hell
verse: 2
G F Bb C
Close all the windows and close all the doors
Eb F C
Close all the shutters and blinds
G F Bb C
Close down the churches and pray to the whores
Eb Dm G
Lay down and then close your eyes
Bb Eb F
It's amazing what comes into view
Bb Eb F
As we're finally breaking the chains
Bb Eb
When the temperature rises
F Dm7 G F Dm G x2
We'll go to our place in the rain
Verse: 3
G F Bb C
Take down the pictures and take out the trash
Eb F C
Take up the tattered old rugs
G F Bb C
Take up the mattress and count all the cash
Eb Dm G
And laugh with the last of the drugs
Verse 4
G F Bb C
Burn all the papers and burn all the wood
Eb F C
Burn what we can't understand
G F Bb C
Run up a flag for the old neighbourhood
Eb Dm G
Sit back and then take my hand
Bb Eb F
It's amazing what lovers can do
Bb Eb F
With just a kiss and a glass of champagne
Bb Eb
When the rivers run dry
F Dm7 G F Dm G x2
We'can go to our place in the rain
Bridge: G Dm Bb Gm7
Verse 5
G F Bb C
Pay off the piper and pay all the bills
Eb F C
Pay for the getaway car
G F Bb C
Blow out the candles and head for the hills
Eb Dm G
Pray that we make it that far
Verse 6
G F Bb C
Run from the poison and run from the flames
Eb F C
Run from the maddening crowd
G F Bb C
Laugh at the whispers of who'll take the blame
Eb Dm G
And sing all the sinners out loud
Bb Eb F
It's amazing what crazy can do
Bb Eb F
When every good citizen's sane
Bb Eb
When heaven's a desert
F Dm7 G
We'll go to our place in the rain
Bb F Bb F Bb F G
Bb Eb F
It's amazing what comes into view
Bb Eb F
When you just connect your heart back to your brain
Bb Eb
When heaven's a desert
F Dm7 G
We'll go to our place in the rain
F Dm7 G
F Dm7 G