Who’ll Stop The Rain

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‘Who’ll Stop The Rain’  by CCR

(John Fogerty)

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Intro 2x

G Em

I——3———I——3———I——3———I——3———I

I–0————-I–0————-I–0————-I–0————-I

I—-0———–I—-0———–I—-0———–I—-0———–I

I—————-I—————-I—————-I———–(0)–I

I—————-I—————-I—————-I—————-I

(3)————–(3)———(2)–(0)————–(0)————–I

Verse

G C G

1.Long as I remember rain’s been falling down

G C G

clouds of mystery pourin’ confusion on the ground

C G

Good men through the ages

C G

tryin’ to find the sun

C D

and I wonder still I wonder

Em G

who’ll stop the rain

G C G

2.I went down Virginia seeking shelter from the storm

G Em C G

Caught up in a fable watched the tower grow 

C G

Five-year plans and New Deals

C G

wrapped in golden chains

C D

and I wonder, still I wonder

Em G

who’ll stop the rain

Instumental break:  (approx.strum)

C G D Am C Em D G

II I I        II I I        I ____ ____

//x/./ o      //x/./ o      / //x/ //x/ …

G C G

3.Heard the singers’ playing, how we cheered for more

G Em C G

the crowd had rushed together, just tryin to keep warm

C G

Still the rain kept fallin’   (still the rain keeps fallin’)

C G

Fallin on my ears             (fallin’ thru the years)

C D

And I wonder, still I wonder

Em(N.C)

who’ll stop the rain…

G Em

(repeat intro pattern until fadeout)

(the lyrics in parenthesis are from Bruce Springsteen’s

fantastic version)