Feels Like Rain

Words and Music by John Hiatt

Intro
Moderately q = 72
C/E
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mf
w/ slight tremolo
let chords ring throughout

5 X 5 5 5 7 5 5
5 5 5 5 X 5 5 7 5 5 7 9 9 7 5 5 5 7
5 7
5 5 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 5 7 0

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7 5 3
3 3 3
4 5 7 7 5
5 5 5 X 5 5
5 5 0 5 X 5 5 5 7 5
3 5 7 7 5 3 0
*T = Thumb on 6th string

Verse
C
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1. Down here the riv - er meets the

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5 5 5 5
5 X 5 5 5 X 5 5 5 5
5 X 5 5 5 X 5 5 X
3 X 3 3 X 3 3 X

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sea. And

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3 3 3
X 4 4
5 X 5 5 X 5 5 5 5
5 X 5 X 5 5 5 5 5
3 X 3 3 5 7

C
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in this stick - y heat I feel you o - pen up to

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5 X 5 5 5 X 5 5 5 X 5 5 X
5 X 5 X 5 X X
5 7 X 7 7 7
0

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me.

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3
3 X 3 X 3 3 X 3 3 X
X X X X X X
5 5 X 5 5 X 5 X 5 5 5 X
5 5 5
3

Pre-Chorus
B7
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Love comes out of no - where, ba - by,
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0 0 0
2 X 2 X 2 X 2 2
1 X 1 1 X 1 X 1 1
2 X 2 X 2 2 X 2 2 2

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 Em G/D C
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just like a hur - ri - cane. And it feels like

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0 0 X
0 0 X
0 0 X 4 4 5 5 5
2 2 X 5 5 5 5 5
2 2 X 5 5 3 3
0 0 X

Chorus
G C
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rain. And it feels like, ah,

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T T
X
X 5 X 5
X 5 5 5 5 X 5
5 5 5 5 7 X 7
3 3 5 7

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rain.

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w/ pick & finger
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7 7 5 5 3 3 3 1 1
X
X 5 7 7 5 5 4 4 4 4 2 2
X 5
5 5
3

Verse
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2. Ly - ing here un - der - neath the stars right next to

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1 X
0 X 5 5 5 5 5 5 X 5 5 5 5
2 X 5 5 5 7 5 5 X 5 5 5
3 X 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7

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you.

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3 X 3 3 3 5 3 3 0
X X 0 0 0 0
5 X 5 5 0 5
5 5 5
3 5 7

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And Im won - der - in who you are and how do you do.

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5 5 5 X 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 X 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7

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How do you do, ba - by?

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3 X X 3
X X 4 X X 0
X 5 5 X 5 X 5 5 X 0
5 5 5 7 5 5 0 2
3

Pre-Chorus
B7
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R R
Clouds roll in a - cross the moon,

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2 X
1 X
2 X
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0 0 0
2 X 2 X 2 2
1 1 X 1 X 1 1
2 X 2 2 X 2 2 2

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 Em G/D C
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and the wind howls out your name. And it feels like

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0 0 X
0 0 X
0 0 X 4 4 5 5 5
2 2 X 5 5 5 5 5
2 2 X 5 5 3 3
0 0 X

Chorus
G C
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rain. And it feels like, ah,

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w/ pick & finger
7 7 5 5
7 7 5 5 5 7 5 X 0
5 7 5 X
5 7

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rain.

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w/ pick & finger
7 7 5 5 3
5 7 7 5 4
5
5 7 5
5 7 7

Guitar Solo
C

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w/ slide
steady gliss.

tremolo off

3 5 5 5 3
5 5 4 5 4 5 4 0

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w/o slide

steady gliss.
3 3 3
4 5 5 5
3 5 5

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w/ slide steady gliss. w/o slide let ring

3 10
5 8 8 10 10 12 10 12 12 10 8 7 8 7 8
7 7

Pre-Chorus
B7
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We aint nev - er go - ing to make that bridge to - night, ba -

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7 0 0 0
X 2 X 2 X 2 2
X 1 1 X 1 X 1 1
X 2 X 2 2 X 2 2 2

Em G/D C
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by, a - cross Lake Pont - char - train. And it feels like

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0 0 X
0 0 X
0 0 X 4 4 5 5 5
2 2 X 5 5 5 5 5
2 2 X 5 5 3 3
0 0 X

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 Chorus
G C
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rain. And it feels like, ah,

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w/ pick & finger
7 7 5 5
7 7 5 5 X 5 7 5 5
X 5 7 5 5
5 7

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rain.

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w/ pick & finger
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7 7 5 3 3 1
X 3 3
X 7 5 0
X 5 5 5 5 3
3
Verse
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3. So but - ton down the hatch ba - by,

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1 X 1 1 0
0 X 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 2 2 0
2 X 2 X 2 0 2 0
3 X 3

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and leave your heart up your sleeve.

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w/ pick & finger P.M.
1 0 0
0 0
0 0 2 2 0 0
X 5 5 7 5
3 3 3 5 7 7

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It looks like were in for storm - y weath- er.

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5 X 5 5 X 5 7 5 X 5 5 5 5 7 5
5 X 5 X 5 7 5 X 5 5 5 5 7 5
5 7 X 7 X 7 7 7

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That aint no cause for us to leave.

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T T
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0 X 3 0
0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
X X 0 2
3 X 3 3 3 3

Pre-Chorus
B7
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Just lie here in my arms.

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2 X
1 X
2 X
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0 0 0
2 X 2 X 2 2
1 1 X 1 X 1 1
2 X 2 2 X 2 2 2

Em G/D C
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Let it wash a - way the pain. And it feels like

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0 0 X
0 0 X
0 0 X 4 4 5 5 5
2 2 X 5 5 5 5 5
2 2 X 5 5 3 3
0 0 X

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 Chorus
G C
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rain. And it feels like, ah,

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3 X
4 X 5 0 5 5 X
5 X 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 X
5 X 5 5 7 5 7 7 X
3 X

G C
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rain.

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J
T w/ pick & finger
7 7 5 5 3
3 X 3
4 X 7 7 5 5 5 7 5 5 5
5 X 5 5 5 5 5 7 5
5 X 5 7
3 X

Outro
G C

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3 X 3 3
4 X 4 5
5 X 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 X
5 X 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 X
3 X 3

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P.M. P.M.
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0 5 7 5 5 5
5 5 5 7 5 5 5 5 5 7 5
5 5 5 X 5 7 5 5 7 7 5
3 5 7

G C

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w/ pick & finger
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7 5
3
4 5 X 5 7 7 5 5
5 5 5 X
5 5 7 X 5 7
3

Begin fade
G C

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3
3
4 0 0 0 5 5
5 0 0 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 5
5 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 5
3 5 7

Fade out
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3 5 3 X
3 5 3 X 5 X
5 X
5 X 5 X 5 7 5
5 X 3 X 5 7 5 7

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