Summer Rain Chords

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Summer Rain by Paul Kelly is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Transcribed by Kenneth A Tretler - [email protected]  
 
What a beautiful song! Hey, the chords sound right to me, but as with any of my  
translation/transcription things, there may be errors. Any corrections appreciated.  
Hope this is useful.  
 
Ken Tretler (a big PK freak) 
RR 1 Box 22 Wentworth Rd. 
Walpole, NH 03608 USA 
 
 
 
      D                    A              
She comes and goes like summer rain 
    G       A         D       
I wait all day for summer rain 
      G       A         D 
And when she comes, I smile again 
      G       A           D 
She cools my brain like summer rain 
 
 
          D                     A 
She'll change your plans like summer rain 
    G        A        D 
I raise my arms to summer rain 
    G      A         D 
I lift my head and taste again 
      G            A        D  
The sweet, sweet drops of summer rain 
 
 
 
instrumental section  (same chords as verse) D A     G A D (3x) 
 
 
       D                       A 
She's warm, she's fresh like summer rain 
     G          A          D 
She comes in a rush like summer rain 
     G         A          D                
And when she comes, she makes a change 
   G        A        D 
I wait all day for summer rain 
 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

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