The Rain Came Down Chords

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The Rain Came Down by Steve Earle is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D and Em. 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 
The Old Man Loaded Up Everything That He Owned 
   C                    D 
In Wagon And Headed Out West 
G    
The Old Woman Fearless To Face The Unknown  
      C                            D      
Cause She Figured He Knew What Was Best 
 
C                               G 
And They Settled Down Hard On A Government Grant 
     C                       D 
With 6 Mouths To Feed And 40 Acres To Plant 
 
D                 Em      G 
And The Rain Came Down 
C                            G 
Like An Angel Sent Down From Above 
D                  Em      G 
And The Rain Came Down 
C                                     D 
Well Once It Starts There Ain't Never Enough 
 
G                 
Fall Turned To Winter And Another Year Gone 
C             D 
Over And Over Again 
G    
Some Took Their Lives From The Land And Moved On 
     C                         D 
Some Stayed On To Plow It Back In 
 
C                               G 
And The Good Lord Givith And He Taketh Away 
        C                         D   
And The Restless Shall Go And The Faithful Shall Stay 
 
 
D                 Em      G 
And The Rain Came Down 
C                            G 
Like An Angel Sent Down From Above 
D                  Em      G 
And The Rain Came Down 
C                                     D 
Well Once It Starts There Ain't Never Enough 
 
D 
Well My Grandfather Died In The Room He Was Born In 
C                    G 
Twenty Three Summers Ago 
D                             C 
But I Could Have Sworn He Was Beside Me This Morning 
                                 G 
When The Sheriff Showed Up At My Door 
 
C                                       G 
So Don't You Come Around Here With Your Auctioneeer Man 
              C                              D 
Cause You Can Have The Machines But You Aint Taken My Land 
 
 
D                 Em      G 
And The Rain Came Down 
C                            G 
Like An Angel Sent Down From Above 
D                  Em      G 
And The Rain Came Down 
C                                     D 
Well Once It Starts There Ain't Never Enough 
    	

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