Only Happy When It Rains Chords
by Metallica
Only Happy When It Rains by Metallica is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, G, F, Dm, C, A#5, C5 and G5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
E|-----0-------------0----------0--------------0----0-------|
B|-------3-------------3----------3---------3---------------|
G|---2-----2------2------2----2-----2-----2-------2---------|
D|-0--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------0------------1-----------3-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Am
I'm only happy when it rains
G F
I'm only happy when it's complicated
Dm F
And though I know you can't appreciate it
G Am
I'm only happy when it rains
G F
You know I love it when the news is bad
Dm F
Why it feels so good to feel so sad
G C
I'm only happy when it rains
(Intro)
Pour your misery down on me
Pour your misery down on me
Pour your misery down on me
Pour your misery down on me
Am
I'm only happy when it rains
G F
I feel good when things are going wrong
Dm F
I only listen to the sad, sad songs
G C
I'm only happy when it rains
(Intro)
Am
I only smile in the dark
G F
My only comfort is the night gone black
Dm F
I didn't accidentally tell you that
G Am
I'm only happy when it rains
G F
You'll get the message by the time I'm through
Dm F
When I complain about me and you
G C
I'm only happy when it rains
(Intro)
Pour your misery down on me
Pour your misery down on me
Pour your misery down on me
Pour your misery down on me
A#5
You can keep me company
C5 G5
As long as you don't care
Am
I'm only happy when it rains
G F
Do you want to hear about my new obsession?
Dm F
I'm riding high upon a deep depression
G Am
I'm only happy when it rains
F Dm
Pour your misery down on me
Am
I'm only happy when it rains
F Dm
Pour your misery down on me
Am
I'm only happy when it rains
F Dm
Pour your misery down on me
Final: Am F Dm