Chords for Ralph McTell - After Rain
Tempo:
120.05 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
C#m
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Okay, this is a song called After Rain and I got the idea for this thinking
back to summertime when I was little [G] and there'd be a sudden rain shower and the
spots of rain would be huge, size of tennis ball marks on the pavement but
would evaporate immediately and [Gm]
everything would smell different after
it's sort of cleansed or just refreshed and [B] I know it's a cliche but tears and
rain [F] are often used together [A] and if tears cleanse the soul then rain cleanses the
streets [D#] and tears cleanse the soul and it's that sort of idea that [E] this is based on.
[A] [E]
[A] [E] [F#m] [B]
[E]
Oh come [C#m] on now [B] and dry [E] your eyes
[A] [E] Time will [F#] ease away the pain
[E] [C#m] Clouds [B] disperse and show the [E] clear skies and [A] the earth [E] smells sweeter [F#m]
[B] after [E] rain
And [C#m] there has never been [A] [E] a deluge
[A] that could wash out every stain
[E] In [C#m] cracked pavements weeds [E] find refuge [F#] but the earth smells sweeter [F#m] after [E]
rain
Oh the world is vast [B] but [E] pain's [F#] horizon wrapped around us makes it small
[E] But if you [G] break out [Am] from [A] this prison [A#]
[A] depending where [F#] the teardrops [B] fall
[E] Out [C#m] of [A] barrenness [E] renewal hope is just a [C#m] tiny grain
[A] [E]
[C#m] Irony [B] is [A] often [E] cruel but the earth smells sweeter [F#]
[B] after [E] rain
[C#m] And every left when [A] floods [E] receive [A] it was [E] surely bound [A] to [C#m] cause you [B] pain
[E] Just [C#m] ignore all that's [E] not needed [A] for the earth [E] smells [F#m] sweeter [Bm] after [E] rain
[A] And [F#] sadness is a poor heart [E] teacher [D#] you're [F#] not alone we're all the same
[E] Running [G] down [Am] the road to [A] meet her [G#] [A] palisade [F#] or factory [B] lane
[E] Joy [C#m]
is not [B] to one [E] confined neither then [C#m] is grief and [B] pain
[E] [C#m] Water only
[B] draws [E] the line and the earth smells sweeter [F#m] after [Bm]
[E] rain
[Em]
[Am] [A] [F#m]
[B] After [E] rain
[Em]
back to summertime when I was little [G] and there'd be a sudden rain shower and the
spots of rain would be huge, size of tennis ball marks on the pavement but
would evaporate immediately and [Gm]
everything would smell different after
it's sort of cleansed or just refreshed and [B] I know it's a cliche but tears and
rain [F] are often used together [A] and if tears cleanse the soul then rain cleanses the
streets [D#] and tears cleanse the soul and it's that sort of idea that [E] this is based on.
[A] [E]
[A] [E] [F#m] [B]
[E]
Oh come [C#m] on now [B] and dry [E] your eyes
[A] [E] Time will [F#] ease away the pain
[E] [C#m] Clouds [B] disperse and show the [E] clear skies and [A] the earth [E] smells sweeter [F#m]
[B] after [E] rain
And [C#m] there has never been [A] [E] a deluge
[A] that could wash out every stain
[E] In [C#m] cracked pavements weeds [E] find refuge [F#] but the earth smells sweeter [F#m] after [E]
rain
Oh the world is vast [B] but [E] pain's [F#] horizon wrapped around us makes it small
[E] But if you [G] break out [Am] from [A] this prison [A#]
[A] depending where [F#] the teardrops [B] fall
[E] Out [C#m] of [A] barrenness [E] renewal hope is just a [C#m] tiny grain
[A] [E]
[C#m] Irony [B] is [A] often [E] cruel but the earth smells sweeter [F#]
[B] after [E] rain
[C#m] And every left when [A] floods [E] receive [A] it was [E] surely bound [A] to [C#m] cause you [B] pain
[E] Just [C#m] ignore all that's [E] not needed [A] for the earth [E] smells [F#m] sweeter [Bm] after [E] rain
[A] And [F#] sadness is a poor heart [E] teacher [D#] you're [F#] not alone we're all the same
[E] Running [G] down [Am] the road to [A] meet her [G#] [A] palisade [F#] or factory [B] lane
[E] Joy [C#m]
is not [B] to one [E] confined neither then [C#m] is grief and [B] pain
[E] [C#m] Water only
[B] draws [E] the line and the earth smells sweeter [F#m] after [Bm]
[E] rain
[Em]
[Am] [A] [F#m]
[B] After [E] rain
[Em]
Key:
E
A
B
C#m
F#
E
A
B
Okay, this is a song called After Rain and I got the idea for this thinking
back to _ _ _ summertime when I was little [G] and there'd be a sudden rain _ shower and the
spots of rain would be huge, size of tennis ball marks on the pavement but
would evaporate immediately and _ _ [Gm]
everything would smell different after
it's sort of _ cleansed or just refreshed and [B] I know it's a cliche but tears and
rain [F] are often used together [A] _ and if tears cleanse the soul then rain cleanses the
streets [D#] and tears cleanse the soul and it's that sort of idea that [E] this is based on. _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh come [C#m] on now [B] and dry [E] your eyes
[A] _ [E] Time will [F#] ease away _ the pain _
[E] _ [C#m] Clouds [B] disperse and show the [E] clear skies and [A] the earth [E] smells sweeter [F#m] _
_ [B] _ after [E] _ rain _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And [C#m] there has never been [A] [E] a deluge _
[A] that could wash out every stain
_ [E] In [C#m] cracked pavements weeds [E] find refuge [F#] but the earth smells sweeter _ _ _ [F#m] after [E] _
rain
_ Oh _ _ _ _ the world is vast [B] but [E] pain's [F#] horizon wrapped around us makes it small
_ _ [E] But if you [G] break out _ [Am] from [A] this prison _ [A#] _
[A] depending where [F#] the teardrops [B] fall
_ _ [E] _ Out [C#m] of _ [A] barrenness [E] renewal _ _ hope is just a [C#m] tiny grain
[A] _ _ [E] _
_ [C#m] Irony [B] is [A] often [E] cruel but the earth smells sweeter [F#] _ _
_ [B] after _ [E] _ rain _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] And every left when [A] floods [E] receive [A] it was [E] surely bound [A] to [C#m] cause you [B] pain
_ _ [E] Just [C#m] ignore all that's [E] not needed [A] for the earth [E] smells [F#m] sweeter _ _ [Bm] _ after [E] rain _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] And _ [F#] sadness is a poor heart [E] teacher _ [D#] you're [F#] not alone we're all the same _ _
[E] Running [G] down [Am] the road to [A] meet her [G#] _ [A] palisade _ [F#] or factory [B] lane
_ _ [E] Joy [C#m]
is not [B] to one [E] confined _ _ neither then [C#m] is grief and [B] pain
_ [E] _ [C#m] Water only _
[B] draws [E] the line _ and the earth smells sweeter _ [F#m] _ after [Bm] _
_ _ [E] rain
_ [Em] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ After [E] rain _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
back to _ _ _ summertime when I was little [G] and there'd be a sudden rain _ shower and the
spots of rain would be huge, size of tennis ball marks on the pavement but
would evaporate immediately and _ _ [Gm]
everything would smell different after
it's sort of _ cleansed or just refreshed and [B] I know it's a cliche but tears and
rain [F] are often used together [A] _ and if tears cleanse the soul then rain cleanses the
streets [D#] and tears cleanse the soul and it's that sort of idea that [E] this is based on. _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh come [C#m] on now [B] and dry [E] your eyes
[A] _ [E] Time will [F#] ease away _ the pain _
[E] _ [C#m] Clouds [B] disperse and show the [E] clear skies and [A] the earth [E] smells sweeter [F#m] _
_ [B] _ after [E] _ rain _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And [C#m] there has never been [A] [E] a deluge _
[A] that could wash out every stain
_ [E] In [C#m] cracked pavements weeds [E] find refuge [F#] but the earth smells sweeter _ _ _ [F#m] after [E] _
rain
_ Oh _ _ _ _ the world is vast [B] but [E] pain's [F#] horizon wrapped around us makes it small
_ _ [E] But if you [G] break out _ [Am] from [A] this prison _ [A#] _
[A] depending where [F#] the teardrops [B] fall
_ _ [E] _ Out [C#m] of _ [A] barrenness [E] renewal _ _ hope is just a [C#m] tiny grain
[A] _ _ [E] _
_ [C#m] Irony [B] is [A] often [E] cruel but the earth smells sweeter [F#] _ _
_ [B] after _ [E] _ rain _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] And every left when [A] floods [E] receive [A] it was [E] surely bound [A] to [C#m] cause you [B] pain
_ _ [E] Just [C#m] ignore all that's [E] not needed [A] for the earth [E] smells [F#m] sweeter _ _ [Bm] _ after [E] rain _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] And _ [F#] sadness is a poor heart [E] teacher _ [D#] you're [F#] not alone we're all the same _ _
[E] Running [G] down [Am] the road to [A] meet her [G#] _ [A] palisade _ [F#] or factory [B] lane
_ _ [E] Joy [C#m]
is not [B] to one [E] confined _ _ neither then [C#m] is grief and [B] pain
_ [E] _ [C#m] Water only _
[B] draws [E] the line _ and the earth smells sweeter _ [F#m] _ after [Bm] _
_ _ [E] rain
_ [Em] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ After [E] rain _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _