Intro:
Triplet Triplet Lick 1 Lick 2
Am /// F /// C /// C /// C /// C ///
Verse:
C
Someone told me long ago
G
There’s a calm before the storm, I know
C
Its been coming for some time.
C
When it’s over, so they say
G
It’ll rain a sunny day, I know
C
Shining down like water
Chorus: F G C CMaj9 Am Cadd9 I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain? F G C CMaj9 Am Cadd9 I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain? F G C Lick 1 Coming down a sunny day?
Verse:
C Yesterday and days before G Sun is cold and rain is hard, I know C Lick 1 Been that way for all my time
C Till forever, on it goes G Through the circle, fast and slow, I know C It can’t stop, I wonder
Chorus:
F G C CMaj9 Am Cadd9
I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain?
F G C CMaj9 Am Cadd9
I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain?
F G C
Coming down a sunny day?
Lick 1 Yeah
Chorus: F G C CMaj9 Am Cadd9 I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain? F G C CMaj9 Am Cadd9 I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain? F G C Lick 1 Coming down a sunny day?
Lick 1 E --------------------- B --------------1----- G --------------0----- D --------------2----- A —0-----------3----- E ----3-0-0-3-3-----
Lick 2 E --------------------- B --------------1----- G --------------0----- D --------------2----- A —3-2-0-0---3----- E ------------3-3-----
Alternate Lick 1 E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B - 2 ^ 0 - - - - 0 - - 1 - - G - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - -0 - - D - - - - - - - - - - - - -2 - - A - - - - - - - - - - - - -3 - - E - - - - - - - - - - - - -3- -
Alternate Lick 2
E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B - 1 ^ 0 - - - - - - - - 1 - - - G - - - - - - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 - - - D - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - A - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - E - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - -
Notes: Alternate Licks are an octave higher. If Bass player is available, play Alt Lick. Rhythm should maintain the song strumming rhythm during these licks. No solo guitar on CCR Recording.