I Hope It Rains At My Funeral Chords by Tom T. Hall
Tempo:
135.9 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
G
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm] [Am] [D]
A man with [G] 40 acres [D] plowed and planted
[A] Can't send no 14-year-old boy to [D] no school
The only thing [G] I learned in the years [D] I worked on my daddy's farm
[A] Was, son, you better get them crops in when it [D] turns cool
In the magazines
[G] I saw the naked [D] women
I [A] heard about the drinking and [D] the bars
If my daddy
[G] could have caught [D] me, he'd have killed me
[Bm] He [A] said, you might run, boy, but you ain't gonna get [D] far
I hit town, [G] or you might say that [D] it hit me
Next [A] morning there were things I knew [D] more about
The woman [G] who had taken me in [D] said, country boy, you're all right
[A] The same way I turned her on, she [D] turned me out
The first law I [G] broke, right away [D] they got me
I [A] helped them build the country roads [D] for a while
They fed me [G] two times a day [D] and knocked me down about four
[A] For 30 days I didn't even crack [D] a smile
[B] [C#] [E] Met a nice girl [A] and she said I [E] was her baby
[B] She let me go and would never [E] tell me why
I learned what it [A] means to be [E] somebody's baby
[B] They let you lie in your bed by [E] yourself and cry
The miles were good, [A] but the mileage is turning my [E] hair gray
[B] I've met some people that knew me and [E] called me friend
Ain't no sense [A] in wanting my life to [E] live over
I'd [B] find different ways to make those mistakes [E] again
So let me say this, [A] I never tried to hurt [E]
anybody
Though [B] I guess there's a few that I still couldn't look [E] in the eye
If I've got one wish, [A] I hope it rains at [E] my funeral
For [B] once I'd like to be the only one [E] dry
A man with [G] 40 acres [D] plowed and planted
[A] Can't send no 14-year-old boy to [D] no school
The only thing [G] I learned in the years [D] I worked on my daddy's farm
[A] Was, son, you better get them crops in when it [D] turns cool
In the magazines
[G] I saw the naked [D] women
I [A] heard about the drinking and [D] the bars
If my daddy
[G] could have caught [D] me, he'd have killed me
[Bm] He [A] said, you might run, boy, but you ain't gonna get [D] far
I hit town, [G] or you might say that [D] it hit me
Next [A] morning there were things I knew [D] more about
The woman [G] who had taken me in [D] said, country boy, you're all right
[A] The same way I turned her on, she [D] turned me out
The first law I [G] broke, right away [D] they got me
I [A] helped them build the country roads [D] for a while
They fed me [G] two times a day [D] and knocked me down about four
[A] For 30 days I didn't even crack [D] a smile
[B] [C#] [E] Met a nice girl [A] and she said I [E] was her baby
[B] She let me go and would never [E] tell me why
I learned what it [A] means to be [E] somebody's baby
[B] They let you lie in your bed by [E] yourself and cry
The miles were good, [A] but the mileage is turning my [E] hair gray
[B] I've met some people that knew me and [E] called me friend
Ain't no sense [A] in wanting my life to [E] live over
I'd [B] find different ways to make those mistakes [E] again
So let me say this, [A] I never tried to hurt [E]
anybody
Though [B] I guess there's a few that I still couldn't look [E] in the eye
If I've got one wish, [A] I hope it rains at [E] my funeral
For [B] once I'd like to be the only one [E] dry
Key:
D
A
E
G
B
D
A
E
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ A man with [G] 40 acres [D] plowed and planted
_ _ _ [A] Can't send no 14-year-old boy to [D] no school
The _ _ _ only thing [G] I learned in the years [D] I worked on my daddy's farm
_ [A] Was, son, you better get them crops in when it [D] turns cool
_ _ _ _ In the magazines _
_ [G] I saw the naked [D] _ women
_ I _ _ [A] heard about the drinking and [D] the bars _
_ _ _ If my daddy _
[G] could have caught [D] me, he'd have killed _ me
[Bm] He [A] said, you might run, boy, but you ain't gonna get [D] far _
_ _ _ _ I hit town, [G] or you might say that [D] it hit me
_ _ Next _ [A] morning there were things I knew [D] more about
_ _ _ _ The woman _ [G] who had taken me in [D] said, country boy, you're all right
_ [A] The same way I turned her on, she [D] turned me out _
_ _ _ _ The first law I [G] broke, right away [D] they got me
_ I _ _ [A] helped them build the country roads [D] for a while
_ _ _ They fed me [G] two times a day [D] and knocked me down about four
_ [A] For 30 days I didn't even crack [D] a smile _
_ [B] _ _ [C#] _ [E] Met a nice girl _ [A] and she said I [E] was her _ baby
_ _ _ [B] She let me go and would never [E] tell me why
_ I _ _ learned what it [A] means to be [E] somebody's _ baby
_ _ _ [B] They let you lie in your bed by [E] yourself and cry
_ _ _ _ _ The miles were good, [A] but the mileage is turning my [E] hair gray
_ _ _ [B] I've met some people that knew me and [E] called me friend
_ _ _ _ _ Ain't no sense [A] in wanting my life to [E] live over
_ _ I'd _ [B] find different ways to make those mistakes [E] again _
_ _ _ _ So let me say this, [A] I never tried to hurt [E] _ _
anybody
_ Though [B] I guess there's a few that I still couldn't look [E] in the eye
_ _ _ If I've got one wish, [A] I hope it rains at [E] my _ funeral
_ For _ [B] once I'd like to be _ the only one [E] dry _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ A man with [G] 40 acres [D] plowed and planted
_ _ _ [A] Can't send no 14-year-old boy to [D] no school
The _ _ _ only thing [G] I learned in the years [D] I worked on my daddy's farm
_ [A] Was, son, you better get them crops in when it [D] turns cool
_ _ _ _ In the magazines _
_ [G] I saw the naked [D] _ women
_ I _ _ [A] heard about the drinking and [D] the bars _
_ _ _ If my daddy _
[G] could have caught [D] me, he'd have killed _ me
[Bm] He [A] said, you might run, boy, but you ain't gonna get [D] far _
_ _ _ _ I hit town, [G] or you might say that [D] it hit me
_ _ Next _ [A] morning there were things I knew [D] more about
_ _ _ _ The woman _ [G] who had taken me in [D] said, country boy, you're all right
_ [A] The same way I turned her on, she [D] turned me out _
_ _ _ _ The first law I [G] broke, right away [D] they got me
_ I _ _ [A] helped them build the country roads [D] for a while
_ _ _ They fed me [G] two times a day [D] and knocked me down about four
_ [A] For 30 days I didn't even crack [D] a smile _
_ [B] _ _ [C#] _ [E] Met a nice girl _ [A] and she said I [E] was her _ baby
_ _ _ [B] She let me go and would never [E] tell me why
_ I _ _ learned what it [A] means to be [E] somebody's _ baby
_ _ _ [B] They let you lie in your bed by [E] yourself and cry
_ _ _ _ _ The miles were good, [A] but the mileage is turning my [E] hair gray
_ _ _ [B] I've met some people that knew me and [E] called me friend
_ _ _ _ _ Ain't no sense [A] in wanting my life to [E] live over
_ _ I'd _ [B] find different ways to make those mistakes [E] again _
_ _ _ _ So let me say this, [A] I never tried to hurt [E] _ _
anybody
_ Though [B] I guess there's a few that I still couldn't look [E] in the eye
_ _ _ If I've got one wish, [A] I hope it rains at [E] my _ funeral
_ For _ [B] once I'd like to be _ the only one [E] dry _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _