Rainy Day in Key D
by Mr Review (from Lock, Stock and Barrel, 1994)
[Intro]
D A Em Em
G A D A
D A Em Em
G A D A
[Verse 1]
D D
.. Every day it seems
A A
The feeling deep inside me
Em
Is getting stronger
Em A A
.. Much much stronger
[Verse 2]
D D
.. When I look around
A A
It's frightening me. What's going on,
Em Em
I wonder .. Oh I
A A
wonder
[Bridge 1]
G G A A
When I wake up its another day to go
G G
A fight to struggle, to survive
A A
This is not what I was told
[Verse 3]
When I
D D
... was a little boy
A A
They promised me the best after getting
Em Em
Older .. But I've grown
A A
Older
[Verse 4]
D D
.. All these promises
A A
These castles in the air
Em Em
Resting heavily on my
A A
shoulders
[Bridge 2]
G G
If there was a way
F#7 F#7
To learn about the future
Bm7 A G G
But do I want to know? I don't want to know
[Chorus]
D A Em Em
.. I wonder when tomorrow comes,
G A D A
.. Will it be another rainy day?
D A Em Em
.. Can hope hold on for so long?
G A D A
.. Will it die and dreams just fade away?
[Verse 5]
D D
.. Tell me after all this Time
A A
All these wars All these wasted,
Em Em
Wasted days All this suffering
A A
All this bloodshed All this racism
[Verse 6]
D D
.. Oh tell me to you feel the pride
A A
Of being so called civilized
Em Em
I wonder
A A
Oh I wonder
[Bridge 3]
G G
.. Cause if there was a way
F#7 F#7
To learn about the future
Bm7 A G G
What do I want to know? I don't want to know
[Chorus 2]
D A Em Em
.. I wonder when tomorrow comes,
G A D A
.. Will it be another rainy day? Oh no
D A Em Em
.. Can hope hold on for so long?
G A D A
.. or will it die and dreams just fade away?
[Outro]
D A Em Em
G A D A
D A Em Em
G A D A
G A D
[Notes]
Each chord is one bar (4 beats).
Mr Review is a Dutch ska revival band formed in Amsterdam in 1983:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Review
Album version (static video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhGeXr6Y1hA
Live with piano lead-in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY7_KUEkFJ0
Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvG_lAjSeqc
Drummer "cover": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaPPA8ak-SI