THE RAINS Fred J. Eaglesmith

(Key of C, played from open G position with capo at the 5th fret)

G - D - Em - C (x2)

        G                                       D
Well it hadn't rained in as many Sundays as the preacher he had prayed.
       Em                            C
But it didn't matter 'cause nobody believed it anyway.
G                             D
Some danced and some sang and some threw silver rings.
        Em                                             C
And the corn got yellow and the wheat all died and the sun dried up the springs.

Chorus:
         G               D
When the rains came, the whole town lost its mind.
       Em                         C
Poured gasoline down Main Street, set it up on fire.
         G           D
When the rains came, how were we to know.
Em                        C                           G - G
We'd held on for so long, just to let it go, when the rains came.

And they called in the State Troopers and they called in the police.
They arrested everybody and my brothers and me.
When we got to court and they put us on the stand,
We just looked at each other and started laughing once again.

(Chorus)

G - D - Em - C (x2) - C

Some say it's a tragedy, some say it's a shame.
Some say it's the water that we never got to drink.
Some blame Jesus, some blame rock'n'roll.
I think we were just trying to gain a little bit of control. 

(Chorus)

         G                    D                    Em          C 
When the rains came, when the rains came, when the rains came
         G                    D                    Em          C 
When the rains came, when the rains came, when the rains came

G - D - Em - C (repeat and fade)