What Have They Done To The Rain Chords by Joan Baez
Tempo:
108.35 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
D#m
C#m
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] I'll sing you [A#] the gentlest protest song [B] I know.
It doesn't protest gently, but it sounds gentle.
[A#] It's called, What Have They Done to the Rain?
[B]
Just a little rain, [C#m] falling [F#] all around.
[D#m] The grass lifts [F#] its head to [B] the heavenly sound.
[G#m] Just a little rain, [D#m]
just a little rain.
[E] What have they done [F#] to the rain?
[B] Just a little boy, [C#m] standing [F#] in the rain.
[D#m] The gentle [F#] rain that falls [B] for years.
And [G#m] the grass is gone, [D#m] the boy disappears.
[E] And rain keeps falling [B] like helpless tears.
[C#m]
And what [F#]
[A#m] [B] have they done to the rain?
Just a little breeze, [C#m] out of [F#] the sky.
[D#m] The leaves [F#] nod their heads as [B] the breeze blows [G#m] by.
Just a little breeze, [D#m] with some smoke in its eye.
[E] What have they done [F#] to the rain?
[B] Just a little boy,
[C#m] standing [F#] in the rain.
[D#m] The gentle [F#] rain that falls [B]
for years.
[G#m] And the grass is gone, [D#m] the boy disappears.
[E] And rain keeps falling [B] like helpless tears.
[C#m] And what have they done [F#] to the rain?
[E] And what have they done?
[F#] [B]
[D]
[N]
It doesn't protest gently, but it sounds gentle.
[A#] It's called, What Have They Done to the Rain?
[B]
Just a little rain, [C#m] falling [F#] all around.
[D#m] The grass lifts [F#] its head to [B] the heavenly sound.
[G#m] Just a little rain, [D#m]
just a little rain.
[E] What have they done [F#] to the rain?
[B] Just a little boy, [C#m] standing [F#] in the rain.
[D#m] The gentle [F#] rain that falls [B] for years.
And [G#m] the grass is gone, [D#m] the boy disappears.
[E] And rain keeps falling [B] like helpless tears.
[C#m]
And what [F#]
[A#m] [B] have they done to the rain?
Just a little breeze, [C#m] out of [F#] the sky.
[D#m] The leaves [F#] nod their heads as [B] the breeze blows [G#m] by.
Just a little breeze, [D#m] with some smoke in its eye.
[E] What have they done [F#] to the rain?
[B] Just a little boy,
[C#m] standing [F#] in the rain.
[D#m] The gentle [F#] rain that falls [B]
for years.
[G#m] And the grass is gone, [D#m] the boy disappears.
[E] And rain keeps falling [B] like helpless tears.
[C#m] And what have they done [F#] to the rain?
[E] And what have they done?
[F#] [B]
[D]
[N]
Key:
B
F#
D#m
C#m
E
B
F#
D#m
[B] _ _ _ I'll sing you [A#] the gentlest protest song [B] I know.
_ It doesn't protest gently, but it sounds gentle.
_ [A#] It's called, What Have They Done to the Rain?
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Just a little _ rain, [C#m] _ falling [F#] all around.
_ [D#m] The grass lifts [F#] its head to [B] the heavenly _ sound.
[G#m] Just a little rain, _ [D#m]
just a little _ rain.
[E] What have they done [F#] to the rain? _
_ _ _ [B] Just a little _ boy, [C#m] _ standing [F#] in the rain.
[D#m] The gentle [F#] rain that falls [B] for _ _ years.
And [G#m] the grass is gone, _ [D#m] the boy _ _ disappears.
[E] And rain keeps falling [B] like helpless _ tears.
[C#m]
And what _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ [A#m] _ [B] have they done to the rain?
Just a little _ breeze, [C#m] _ out of [F#] the sky.
[D#m] The leaves [F#] nod their heads as [B] the breeze blows _ [G#m] by.
Just a little breeze, [D#m] with some smoke in its eye.
[E] _ What have they done [F#] to the rain? _ _ _
_ _ [B] Just a little boy, _
[C#m] standing [F#] in the rain.
[D#m] The gentle [F#] rain that falls _ [B] _ _
_ for years.
[G#m] And the _ grass is gone, [D#m] the boy disappears. _
_ [E] And rain keeps falling [B] like _ helpless _ tears.
[C#m] And what have they done [F#] to the rain?
_ _ _ _ [E] And what have they done?
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ It doesn't protest gently, but it sounds gentle.
_ [A#] It's called, What Have They Done to the Rain?
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Just a little _ rain, [C#m] _ falling [F#] all around.
_ [D#m] The grass lifts [F#] its head to [B] the heavenly _ sound.
[G#m] Just a little rain, _ [D#m]
just a little _ rain.
[E] What have they done [F#] to the rain? _
_ _ _ [B] Just a little _ boy, [C#m] _ standing [F#] in the rain.
[D#m] The gentle [F#] rain that falls [B] for _ _ years.
And [G#m] the grass is gone, _ [D#m] the boy _ _ disappears.
[E] And rain keeps falling [B] like helpless _ tears.
[C#m]
And what _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ [A#m] _ [B] have they done to the rain?
Just a little _ breeze, [C#m] _ out of [F#] the sky.
[D#m] The leaves [F#] nod their heads as [B] the breeze blows _ [G#m] by.
Just a little breeze, [D#m] with some smoke in its eye.
[E] _ What have they done [F#] to the rain? _ _ _
_ _ [B] Just a little boy, _
[C#m] standing [F#] in the rain.
[D#m] The gentle [F#] rain that falls _ [B] _ _
_ for years.
[G#m] And the _ grass is gone, [D#m] the boy disappears. _
_ [E] And rain keeps falling [B] like _ helpless _ tears.
[C#m] And what have they done [F#] to the rain?
_ _ _ _ [E] And what have they done?
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _