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James Taylor - Fire and Rain Chords

Chord reference G, Dm7, C, D, F7, Am
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G]Just yesterday [Dm7]morning they let me [C]know you were [G]gone Susanne the [D]plans they made put an [F7]end to you [G]I walked out this [Dm7]morning and I [C]wrote down this [G]song I just can’t re[D]member who to [F7]send it to

[C]I’ve seen [Am]fire and [D7]I’ve seen [G]rain I’ve seen [C]sunny days that I [Am]thought would [D7]never [G]end I’ve seen [C]lonely times when I [Am]could not [D7]find a [G]friend But I [F]always thought that I’d see you again

[G]Won’t you look down upon me [Dm7]Jesus You’ve got to [C]help me make a [G]stand [G]You’ve just got to [D]see me through a[F7]nother day [G]My body’s [Dm7]aching and my [C]time is at [G]hand And I won’t [D]make it any [F7]other way

[C]I’ve seen [Am]fire and [D7]I’ve seen [G]rain I’ve seen [C]sunny days that I [Am]thought would [D7]never [G]end I’ve seen [C]lonely times when I [Am]could not [D7]find a [G]friend But I [F]always thought that I’d see you again

Been [G]walking my mind to an [Dm7]easy time My [C]back turned towards the [G]sun [G]Lord knows when the [D]cold wind blows It’ll [F7]turn your head around Well there’s [G]hours of time on the [Dm7]telephone line To [C]talk about things to [G]come [G]Sweet dreams and [D]flying machines in [F7]pieces on the ground

[C]I’ve seen [Am]fire and [D7]I’ve seen [G]rain I’ve seen [C]sunny days that I [Am]thought would [D7]never [G]end I’ve seen [C]lonely times when I [Am]could not [D7]find a [G]friend But I [F]always thought that I’d see you somehow [G]one more time again now

I thought I’d [F]see you one more time a[G]gain [G]There’s just a [F]few things comin’ my way this time [G]around Thought I’d [F]see you, I thought I’d see you re and [G]rain [G]Na na [F]na na na na na na [G]na

Artist James Taylor
Album Sweet Baby James
Genres Folk, Folk Rock, Rock
Year 1970
Key G

How to Play Fire and Rain on Guitar?

James Taylor - Fire and Rain can be played in the key of G using the G, Dm7, C, D, F7, Am chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Dm7, To play Dm7, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A, D ring open, mute G.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For F7, To play F7, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute G.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Fire and Rain with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.