How to Play I'll Take The Rain on Guitar?

R.E.M. - I'll Take The Rain can be played in the key of Am using the Am, C, F, G, Em chords. 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. 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 F, To play F, 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 ring open, mute D, G. 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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play I'll Take The Rain with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

R.E.M. - I’ll Take The Rain Chords

Chord reference Am, C, F, G, Em

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Am]The rain came down, the [C]rain came [F]down [Am]The rain came [G]down on [F]me [Am]The wind blew strong [C]And summer’s [F]song [Am]it fades to [G]me[F]mory

[Am]I knew you when, [C]I loved you [F]then [Am]In summer’s [G]yawn, now [F]hopeless [Am]You laid me bare [C]and marked me [F]there [Am]The promises [G]we [F]made

[C]I used to [Am]think, as birds take [Em]wing, They sing through [F]life, so why can’t [C]we? We cling to [Am]this, and claim the [Em]best If this is [F]what you’re [Dm]offer[C]ing I’ll take the [Am]rain, I’ll take the [Em]rain, [F]

[Am]The nighttime creases [C]summer [Am]Schemes and stretches [G]out to [F]stay [Am]The sun shine down, [C]you came around, [Am]You loved the [G]easy [F]days

[Am]But now the sun, [F]the winters [C]come [Am]I wanted [G]just to [F]say [Am]That if I hold [F]I’d hope you’d fold [Am]And open [G]up in[F]side, inside of [C]me

[Am] [F] [Am]This winter’s song [C]I’ll sing a[F]long [Am]I’ve searched its [G]still re[F]frain. [Am]I’ll walk alone [F]if given this Take [Am]wing, and cele[G]brate the [F]rain

Artist R.E.M.

Album Reveal

Genres Rock

Year 2001

Key Am

R.E.M. - I'll Take The Rain can be played in the key of Am using the Am, C, F, G, Em chords.

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.
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 F, To play F, 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 ring open, mute D, G.
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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

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

You can play I'll Take The Rain with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.