Let It Rain
Eric Clapton (Bramlett/Clapton, 1970)



   Riff                                            1.    
A |-----------------|-----------|-----------------|--0---||
E |--0---0---0---0--|--3--------|--3---3---3-2-3--|--0--o||
C |--1---------2----|--2--2-----|--2--------------|--1--o||
G |--2--------------|--0--------|--0--------------|--2---||
                                                   2.
                                                  |--0--2--0--2--||
                                                  |--0--3--2--3--||
                                                  |--1--2--1--4--||
                                                  |--2--0--2--0--||


Chorus Rhythm
        D     Am          C       G         D
4/4 ||: D - D U - - - :|| D - D - D - D - | D - d u d u d u |


Intro - Riff
| [A]   | [G]   | [G]   | [A]   |   
| [A]   | [G]   | [G]   | [A↓] [G↓] [F#m↓] [Em↓]  

The | [D] rain is falling | [Am] through the mists
of | [C] sorrow [G] that sur- | [D] rounded me
The | [D] sun could never | [Am] thaw away
the | [C] mist that [G] lays a- | [D] round me

Chorus
Let it | [D] rain [Am] ... let it | [D] rain [Am] ...
let your | [C] love rain [G] down on | [D] me
Let it | [D] rain [Am] ... let it | [D] rain [Am] ...
let it | [C] rain [G] rain | [D] rain |

My | [D] life was like a | [Am] desert flower |
| [C] burning [G] in the | [D] sun  
Un- | [D] til I found the | [Am] way to love
was | [C] harder [G] said than | [D] done

Chorus
Let it | [D] rain [Am] ... let it | [D] rain [Am] ...
let your | [C] love rain [G] down on | [D] me
Let it | [D] rain [Am] ... let it | [D] rain [Am] ...
let it | [C] rain [G] rain | [D] rain |

Instrumental Riff
| [A][Riff] | [G]   | [G]   | [A]   |   
| [A]   | [G]   | [G]   | [A]   |   

Solo
[F#m]  [F]  [E]  [Ebm]  [E7]  [F#m]  [E7]  [F#m]  [E7]  [F#m]  

| [D] Now I know the | [Am] secret
there is | [C] nothing [G] that I | [D] lack |
| [D] If I give my | [Am] love to you,
you'll | [C] surely [G] give it | [D] back

Chorus
Let it | [D] rain [Am] ... let it | [D] rain [Am] ...
let your | [C] love rain [G] down on | [D] me
Let it | [D] rain [Am] ... let it | [D] rain [Am] ...
let it | [C] rain [G] rain | [D] rain |

Let it | [D] rain [Am] ... let it | [D] rain [Am] ...
let your | [C] love rain [G] down on | [D] me
Let it | [D] rain [Am] ... let it | [D] rain [Am] ...
let it | [C↓] rain [G↓] rain | [A↓][Riff] rain

Instrumental Riff
| [A][Riff]   | [G]   | [G]   | [A]   |   
| [A]   | [G]   | [G]   | [A↓] [G↓] [F#m↓] [Em↓] | [D↓]  

#Play along with original in this key.

#Last Updated 3/19/19 JJ
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