Early Summer Rain Chords

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Early Summer Rain by Kevin Welch is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, Bm and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			   G                  D   
 I dream with my eyes open 
   G                D 
 I see with my eyes closed 
   G                  Bm  
 I watch through many windows 
A 
 Heaven only knows 
      G                    D 
 Some words, they can't be spoken 
      G                 Bm 
 Some things can't be explained 
D                  G                              D 
 Out where it gets lonesome, in the early summer rain 
 
G                     D 
 Black crow, he's the joker 
 G                   D 
 Red-tail hawk's the king 
 G                     Bm 
 Diamondback, he's the taxman 
 A 
 He don't miss a thing 
     G                   D 
 Out where there's no forgiveness 
     G                 Bm 
 Out where there is no blame 
 D                 G 
 Out where it gets lonesome 
                     D 
 In the early summer rain 

         A 
 There's wind down in these ditches 
 G 
 There's red dust on the rye 
              D                G 
 But, there's storms up on the ridges 
           D 
 There's a silver tear in my eyes 
 A 
 All I know is you my friend 
 G 
 Will not see my pain 
D                  G 
 Out where it gets lonesome 
                     D   G 
 In the early summer rain 
 
 
 There's a red flying horse by the roadside 
 Spreading his wings again 
 Me and him are gonna take a little ride 
 I hope we catch a good tail wind 
 Take me to the purple mountains 
 Where nobody knows my name 
 Out where it gets lonesome 
 In the early summer rain 
 
Repeat Chorus 
 
 A                            G 
 All I know is you my friend, will not see my pain 
 D                 G                             D  G  D 
 Out where it gets lonesome, in the early summer rain 
    	

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