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Buddy Holly - Raining In My Heart Chords

Chord reference C, C7, Am, F, G, Gm
Rhythm tips ↓-↑-↓-↑

[C]The sun is out, the [C7]sky is blue, There’s [Am]not a cloud to [C7]spoil the view, But it’s [F]raining, [G]raining in my [C]heart,

The weatherman says [C7]clear today, He [Am]doesn’t know you’ve [C7]gone away, And it’s [F]raining, [G]raining in my [C]heart,

[Dm]Oh, mise[F]ry, mise[Am]ry, [Dm]What’s gonna be[F]come of [G]me,

I [C]tell my blues they [C7]mustn’t show, But [Am]soon these tears are [C7]bound to flow, Cause it’s [F]raining, [G]raining in my [C]heart,

The weatherman says [C7]clear today, He [Am]doesn’t know you’ve [C7]gone away, And it’s [F]raining, [G]raining in my [C]heart,

[Gm]Oh, mise[C]ry, mise[F]ry, [Am]What’s gonna be[D]come of [Dm]me, I [C]tell my blues they [C7]mustn’t show,

But [Am]soon these tears are [C7]bound to flow, Cause it’s [F]raining, raining in my [C]heart.

Artist Buddy Holly
Album The Buddy Holly Story
Genres Pop
Year 1959
Key C

How to Play Raining In My Heart on Guitar?

Buddy Holly - Raining In My Heart can be played in the key of C using the C, C7, Am, F, G, Gm chords.

  • 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 C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • 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 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 Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.

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

You can play Raining In My Heart with the ↓-↑-↓-↑ strumming pattern.