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The Rain Came Down

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Steve Earle (born Stephen Fain Earle on January 17, 1955 in San Antonio, Texas) is a singer-songwriter best known for his country music and rock 'n roll tinged "alt-country." He is also a published writer, a keen political activist (particularly in protesting against the death penalty in the U.S., as in his song "Ellis Unit One" from the movie Dead Man Walking), and has written and directed a play. Earle also had small roles on the HBO television shows "The Wire" and "Treme".

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Four years of hard work!

This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!

Steve Earle
"The Rain Came Down"
"Exit 0" (1987)

[Intro]

G Cadd9 G/B Cadd9 G/B Cadd9 G/B G

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G|---------0-------------0---------------------------|
D|-------2-------------2---------------2---------0---|
A|-0-2-3-----2---0-2-3------2----0-2-3-----2---0-----|
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D

[Verse]

G Cadd9
The old man loaded up everything that he owned
G D Dsus4 D
On a wagon and headed out west
G Cadd9
The old woman fearlessly faced the unknown
G D Dsus4 D
'Cause she figured he knew what was best
Cadd9 G
And they settled down hard on a government grant
Cadd9 G D
With six mouths to feed and forty acres to plant

[Chorus]

Em Em7 Cadd9 D
And the rain came down
Em Cadd9
Like an angel come down from above
Em Em7 Cadd9 D
And the rain came down
Em Cadd9 D G
It'll wash you away and there ain't never enough

[Verse]

G Cadd9
Fall turned to winter another year gone
G D Dsus4 D
Over and over again
G Cadd9
Some took their lives from their land and moved on
G D Dsus4 D
And some stayed on to plow it back in
C G
And the good Lord he giveth and he taketh away
Cadd9 G D
And the restless shall go and the faithful shall stay

[Chorus]
Em Em7 C D
And the rain came down
Em C
Like an angel come down from above
Em Em7 C D
And the rain came down
Em C D G
It'll wash you away and there ain't never enough

Cadd9 G/B Cadd9 G/B Cadd9 G/B G

[Bridge]

D
Now my grandaddy died in the room he was born in
Cadd9 G
Twenty-three summers ago
D Cadd9
But I could have sworn he was beside me this morning
G
When the sheriff showed up at my door

[Verse]

Cadd9 G
So don't you come around here with your auctioneer man
Cadd9 G D D
'Cause you can have the machines but you ain't taking my land

[Chorus]

Em Em7 Cadd9 D
And the rain came down
Em Cadd9
Like an angel come down from above
Em Em7 Cadd9 D
And the rain came down
Em Cadd9 D G
It'll wash you away and there ain't never enough

[Outro]

Cadd9 G/B Cadd9 G/B Cadd9 G/B G

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------0-------------0---------------------------|
D|-------2-------------2---------------2---------0---|
A|-0-2-3-----2---0-2-3------2----0-2-3-----2---0-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------|