Strange Rain
Key: D#
Guitar Tab
Band: Common Children
Song: 'Strange Rain'
Album: Delicate Fade
Copyright: 1997 New Tattoo Music/BMI
Tabbed by: Wes Marlan
Email: guitarwez@hotmail.com
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Tuning: Standard EADGBE Chords: F5-(X81010XX) D#5-(X688XX) C#5-(X466XX)
**Capo the 1st fret (notes and chords not relative to capo)
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Intro:
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----1---1-----8-------1---1-----8---------1---1-----8-------1---1-----8----
D---5---6-----6---6---5---6-----6---6-----6---6-----5---5---6---6-----5---5--
A-6---------8-------6---------8-------8-4---------6-------4---------6-------6
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Pre-Verse:
e---------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------
Guitar 1--> G-----1---1-----8---1-------1---1-8---1---1---
D---6---6-----5---5---5---6---6-----6---6---6- (X2)
A-8---------6-----------4---------------------
E---------------------------------------------
Guitar 2 (fuzzy, distorted): Just strum the chord structures Guitar 1 is
picking--(X8611X) (X6511X) (X4611X) (X2)
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Verse:
e-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
Guitar 1--> G-----8---------1---1-------8-------1---1---
D---6---6-----5---5---5---6---6---6---6---6- (X4)
A-8-------8-6-----------4-------4-----------
E-------------------------------------------
Guitar 2 (acoustic): Just strum the chord structures Guitar 1 is
picking--(X8611X) (X6511X) (X4611X) (X4)
With wounded eyes of sorrow
Children fall down when they play
We watch the rain roll down the window
To wash our innocence away
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Chorus:
e-----4-6-
D#5 F5 C#5 B-3-5-----
Do you think that we could find G---------
F5 D#5 C#5 e-6-6-4---
The song inside our eyes B-------5-
G---------
F5 D#5 C#5
When wonder fades in time e-----4-6-
B-3-5-----
G---------
F5 D#5 C#5 D#5 C#5
Forgive us for this crime Forever sleeping
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Post-Chorus:
e---------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------
Guitar 1--> G-----8---------1---1-------1---1-8---1---1---
D---6---6-----5---5---5---6---6-----6---6---6-
A-8-------8-6-----------4---------------------
E---------------------------------------------
Guitar 2 (fuzzy, distorted): Just strum the chord structures Guitar 1 is
picking--(X8611X) (X6511X) (X4611X)
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2nd Verse:
e-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
Guitar 1--> G-----8---------1---1-------8-------1---1---
D---6---6-----5---5---5---6---6---6---6---6- (X4)
A-8-------8-6-----------4-------4-----------
E-------------------------------------------
Guitar 2 (acoustic): Just strum the chord structures Guitar 1 is
picking--(X8611X) (X6511X) (X4611X) (X4)
The night has clothed us in a new day
A while to smile in mourning air
A chance to drink a drop of strange rain
And risk a game of truth or dare
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2nd chorus:
e-----4-6-
D#5 F5 C#5 B-3-5-----
I hope that we will find G---------
F5 D#5 C#5 e-6-6-4---
The song inside our eyes B-------5-
G---------
F5 D#5 C#5
When wonder fades in time e-----4-6-
B-3-5-----
G---------
F5 D#5 C#5 D#5 C#5
Forgive us for this crime Forever sleeping
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Bridge:
(first part here with violin)
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----1---1-----8-------1---1-----8---------1---1-----8-------1---1-----8----
D---5---6-----6---6---5---6-----6---6-----6---6-----5---5---6---6-----5---5--
A-6---------8-------6---------8-------8-4---------6-------4---------6-------6
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(second part here with words)
e---------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------
G-----8---------1---1-------1---1-8---1---1---
D---6---6-----5---5---5---6---6-----6---6---6- (X4)
A-8-------8-6-----------4---------------------
E---------------------------------------------
Learn to laugh and to forgive
Throw your hands up to the sky (Strange rain)
Strange rain is falling where we live (To sooth and to erase)
To wash the stains out from our teary eyes
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Ending Chorus:
D#5 F5 C#5 e-----4-6-
I know that we can find B-3-5-----
G---------
F5 D#5 C#5 e-6-6-4---
The song inside our eyes B-------5-
G---------
F5 D#5 C#5 e-----4-6-
When wonder fades in time B-3-5-----
G---------
F5 D#5 C#5 e-6-6-4---
Forgive us for this crime B-------5-
G---------
F5 D#5 C#5 e-----4-6-
I wanna feel the rain (strange rain) B-3-5-----
G---------
F5 D#5 C#5 e-6-6-4---
Fall on my face (strange rain) B-------3-
G---------
F5 D#5 C#5 e-----4-6-
Falling on my face (strange rain) B-3-5-----
G---------
F5 D#5 C#5 D#5 C#5 D#5 C#5
I'm wide awake today Forever dreaming...