Fire and Rain
Written & Performed by James Taylor (1970)
Capo 3
A:x02220
A7:x02020
A/C#:x42220
Asus2:x02200
Bm:x24432
D:xx0232
D/F#:2x0232
E:022100
E7:020100
Em:022000
Em7:020000
G:320003
Intro:
A G D A
A E G
Verse 1:
A Em7
Just yesterday morning
D A Asus2 - A
They let me know you were gone
E7
Susanne the plans they made
G
Put an end to you
A Em7
I walked out this morning
D A Asus2 - A
And I wrote down this song
E7
I just can't remember
G D
Who to send it to
Chorus:
A/C# Bm
I've seen fire
E7 A Asus2 - A
And I've seen rain
D A/C#
I've seen sunny days that I
Bm E7 A Asus2 - A
Thought would never end
D A/C#
I've seen lonely times when I
Bm E7 A Asus2 - A
Could not find a friend
G D/F#
But I always thought that I'd
Em A A7
See you again
Verse 2:
A Em7
Won't you look down upon me, Jesus
D A Asus2 - A
You've got to help me make a stand
E7
You've just got to see me through
G
Another day
A Em7
My body's achin’ and my
D A Asus2 – A
Time is at hand
E7
And I won't make it
G D
Any other way
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3:
A
Been walking my mind
Em7
To an easy time
D A Asus2 – A
My back turned towards the sun
A
Lord knows when the
E7
Cold wind blows
G
It'll turn your head around
A
Well, there's hours of time
Em7
On the telephone line
D A Asus2 – A
To talk about things to come
A
Sweet dreams and
E7
Flyin’ machines
G
In pieces on the ground
Chorus 2:
D A/C# Bm
Oh, I've seen fire
E7 A Asus2 - A
And I've seen rain
D A/C#
I've seen sunny days that I
Bm E7 A Asus2 – A
Thought would never end
D A/C#
I've seen lonely times when I
Bm E7 A Asus2 - A
Could not find a friend
G D/F#
But I always thought that
Em
I'd see you, baby
A7
One more time again
Tag:
G
Thought I'd see you
D/F# Em A
One more time again
G
There's just a few things
D/F# Em A
Coming my way this time around, now
G
Thought I'd see you
D/F# Em A
Thought I'd see you fire and rain, now (fading)