How Much Rain Chords

KeyF CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays547

How Much Rain by Waylon Jennings is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, Bb and C7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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F
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#1 

F                        Bb                 F 
Like a raging flood that ruins a poor man's land 
                                         C7 
You keep doing things to hurt me all you can 
        F                 Bb              F 
But the thickness that we knew is growing thin 
Bb       F Bb  F     C7      F      Bb      F 
How much r-a-i-n can one man stand (one man stand) 


Chorus  *Note, words in parenthesize are 'backup' singer parts! 
  
               C7       F         C7      F      Bb      F 
How much rain (how much rain) can one man stand (one man stand)  
  Bb                               C7 
I gave you everything but my right hand 
F                                       Bb             F 
If you won't let me love you then don't let me be your friend 
Bb       F Bb  F     C7      F      Bb      F 
How much r-a-i-n can one man stand (one man stand) 


#2 
                       Bb                  F 
I can see them big old storm clouds movin' in 
                                          C7 
There's a stranger in your big brown eyes again 
           F                 Bb               F 
And you've told him that I'm just an old time friend 
Bb       F Bb  F     C7      F      Bb      F 
How much r-a-i-n can one man stand (one man stand) 


Chorus  *Note, words in parenthesize are 'backup' singer parts! 

               C7       F         C7      F      Bb      F 
How much rain (how much rain) can one man stand (one man stand)  
  Bb                               C7 
I gave you everything but my right hand 
F                                            Bb             F 
Well if you won't let me love you then don't let me be your friend 
Bb       F Bb  F     C7      F      Bb      F 
How much r-a-i-n can one man stand (one man stand) 

Bb       F Bb  F     C7      F 
How much r-a-i-n can one man stand 

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