Intro
F Eb/F F
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
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^^^^^^^^^^ bass drum ^ snare
Verse 1:
Bb Eb/F Bb Eb/F
v v v v v v v v
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Bb Eb/F Bb Eb/F Bb Eb/F Bb Eb/F
The sky was clear on that windy day
Bb Eb/F Bb Eb/F Bb Eb/F Bb Eb/F
'Til the clear blue sky began to turn to gray
Eb /Bb Eb /Bb Eb /Bb Eb /Bb
The lightning flashed, the thunder roared above
F /C F /C F /C F
Then fell a drop of rain to start our love
Chorus
Ebm7 G#
[1: Let the river get wide], the river gets long, now
[2: And the river gets wide]
C#maj7 Bbm
The water runs deep as our love gets strong now
Ebm7 G#
So baby, don't you fight and say you belong now
1: Fm7/Bb [hold 2 bars]
2: Fm7/Bb [hold 6 bars]
3-5 Fm7-5/Cb Bb
To me
Verse 2:
Upon the roof we heard the gentle rain
With the rhythm of our heartbeats, down it came
As it hit each drop our hearts could feel the pain
No one on earth can stop a drop of rain
[repeat chorus 3X; fade 3rd time]
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