Written by Townshend
{Piano intro arr for guitar}
Eb||------------------||
Bb||-10-----10--------||
Gb||.--9------9------.||
Db||.----7------7----.||
Ab||------------------||
Eb||------------------||
|Ebmsus4 | |Ebmsus4/Db |
Only love can make it rain the way the beach is kissed by the sea
|Ebmsus4 | |Ebmsus4/Db | |
Only love can make it rain like the sweat of lovers laying in the fields
{Chorus; main Chorus pattern}
|| Ebm7 Ebm7sus2...* |Bmaj7 |Bmaj7/Ab |
Love, reign o'er me
||{electric} |
eb||-15-14-12-10-|----------------|--------|-----------------|
Bb||-------------|12-10-8-----7---|--------|-----------------|
Gb||.------------|----------------|9-7-5-4-|0h2--------------|
Db||.------------|----------------|--------|----5-------2----|
Ab||-------------|----------------|--------|------0h2p0--0-2-|
Eb||-------------|----------------|--------|-----------3-----|
|{acoustic with capo on 1st} |
F||-2--1--2--1--|2--1--2-----1---|2-1-2-1-|2---1-2----1-----|
C||-4--4--4--4--|4--4--4-----4---|4-4-4-4-|4---4-4----4-----|
Ab||.3--3--3--3--|3--3--3-----3---|3-3-3-3-|3---3-3----3-----|
Eb||.1--1--1--1--|1--1--1-----1---|4-4-4-4-|4---4-4----4-----|
Bb||-------------|----------------|--------|-----------------|
F||-------------|----------------|--------|-----------------|
{*note: alt betw Ebm7 and Ebm7sus2 for measure}
|Ebm7 | |Bmaj7 |Abm7 |
Love, reign o'er me, reign o'er me, reign o'er
eb|15-14-12-10-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Bb|------------|12-10-8-----7---|----------------|----------------|
Gb|------------|----------------|9-7--5---4------|0h2-------------|
Db|------------|----------------|----------------|----5--4----2--/|
Ab|------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Eb|------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| |
F|2--1--2--1--|2--1--2-----1---|2-1--2---1------|4---4--4----4---|
C|4--4--4--4--|4--4--4-----4---|4-4--4---4------|4---4--4----4---|
Ab|3--3--3--3--|3--3--3-----3---|3-3--3---3------|1---1--1----1---|
Eb|1--1--1--1--|1--1--1-----1---|4-4--4---4------|1---1--1----1---|
Bb|------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
F|------------|----------------|----------------|4---4--4----4---|
|Bbsus4 |Bb Bb7 ||
me (Only)
eb|----------|-----------||
Bb|----------|-----------||
Gb|----------|----------.||
Db|9---------|9---------.||
Ab|----------|9----------||
Eb|---------7|7----------||
| | ||
F|1---------|1----1-----||
C|4---------|3----3-----||
Ab|3---------|3----1----.||
Eb|3---------|3----3----.||
Bb|1---------|1----1-----||
F|----------|-----------||
{repeat verse}
Only love can bring the rain that makes you yearn to the sky
Only love can bring the rain that falls like tears from on high
{repeat Chorus}
|Ebm7 | |Bmaj7 |Bmaj7/Ab |
Love, reign o'er me, reign o'er me, reign o'er me
eb|15-14-12-10-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Bb|------------|12-10-8-----7---|----------------|----------------|
Gb|------------|----------------|9-7--5---4------|0h2-------------|
Db|------------|----------------|----------------|----5--4--------|
Ab|------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Eb|------------|----------------|----------------|---------0-3-0--|
|Ebm7 | |
Love, reign o'er
eb|15-----------|---------------12------12|
Bb|---------8-10|10^----12p10-12--10-12---|
Gb|-------/9----|-------------------------|
Db|--7h9~-------|---9x--------------------|
Ab|-------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------|-------------------------|
|Bmaj7 |Abm7 |
me, reign o'er me, reign o'er me.............
|------------------|-------------------------|
|----13^(15)-------|--------13^^-------------|
|9---------9-------|------------12\9---------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|----------------7-0-----0|
|------------------|-------------------0-2-3-|
|Bbsus4 |Bb Bb7 ||
....
eb|---------7|7----------||
Bb|--------5-|7----------||
Gb|-------4--|4---------.||
Db|------4---|4---------.||
Ab|2---------|-----------||
Eb|----------|-----------||
| | ||
F|1---------|1----1-----||
C|4---------|3----3-----||
Ab|3---------|3----1----.||
Eb|3---------|3----3----.||
Bb|1---------|1----1-----||
F|----------|-----------||
{bridge}
|F# F#sus4/Ab |
On the dry and dusty road
|------------------------------------|
|--12-------------------12h13-12--15-|
|------------------------------12----|
|/12--------------------12-----------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|F# F#sus4/Ab |F# F#sus4/Ab |
The nights we spent apart alone I need to get back home to
|15-----------------------15---------|15----------15-------------|
|-----------------12h13-12----13-12--|---------------------13p12-|
|---------------------------12-------|---------------------------|
|-----------------12-----------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|Eb Ab/Eb |Bb/Eb Ab/Eb |
Cool, cool rain
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|--9----9----10--10-|--12--12--12-----12/13-15-|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|/9---/9---/11-/11--|/13-/13-/13---------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|F# F#sus4/Ab |
I can't sleep and I'd lay and I'd think
|15-----------------------------------7-7-------|
|-------------------------------------8-8/3-----|
|------------------------------------------4/5--|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|F# F#sus4/Ab |F# F#sus4/Ab |
The night is hot and black as ink Oh, god, I need a drink of
|--------------------------------3-3--|-------15--------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|4----------------------------4/5-5-5-|4--------------4h5-4---------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------5--------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|Eb Ab/Eb |Bb/Eb Ab/Eb |
Cool, cool rain
|-----------5--5---|------------------|
|------------------|7--7----5--5------|
|------------6--6--|-7--7----6--------|
|2-----------------|--------------2-2-|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|F# F#sus4/Ab |F# F#sus4/Ab |F# F#sus4/Ab |
|3-3----------------|---15-------------------|--------------------|
|3-3----12-12-13-12-|------------12-13-13-12-|-----------12/13-12\|
|0-0----------------|14^--\14-12-12--------12|<5>--------12----12\|
|-----/12-----------|------------------------|<5>-----------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|Eb Ab/Eb |Bb/Eb Ab/Eb |
|--4--4----5---5-----|--7---7---7----7---|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|/4-/4---/6--/6------|/8--/8--/8--/8-----|
|--------------------|-----------------9\|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
| F# F#sus4/Ab |F# F#sus4/Ab |F# F#sus4/Ab |
|------15----7---5----|------------------3--|----------------3-3-|
|(0)------------------|---3-----------------|3-3-----------------|
|(0)-/16---/7--/5-----|0/4---4/5-4----4/5-4-|0-0----4-4/5/4-5----|
|---------------------|-----------5---------|--------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|Eb Ab/Eb |Bb/Eb Ab/Eb|
|------------|-----------|
|9-----10----|12---------|
|9-----9-----|11---------|
|9-----11----|13---------|
|------------|-----------|
|0-----0-----|0----------|
|Ebmsus4 | |Ebmsus4/Db | |
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------|
|9---------5-7-7h|9-----------5-7-|7----------7h9-5-|------------|
|--------7-------|----------7-----|-----------------|7---------x-|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------|
|Ebmsus4 | |Ebmsus4/Db | |
|----------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------|
|----------------------|----------17-17-|17------17-19-|20^--------|
|14^-----12-14-12h14-12|h14-----16------|--------------|-----------|
|------14--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------|
|----------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------|
|----------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------|
{repeat Chorus}
Love, reign o'er me, reign over me, over me, over me, whoa
Love, reign o'er me, whoa o'er
|Ebm7 | |Bmaj7 |Bmaj7/Ab |
Love, reign o'er me, reign o'er me, reign o'er me
eb|15-14-12-10-|----------------|----------------|---------------------|
Bb|------------|12-10-8-----7---|----------------|---------------------|
Gb|------------|----------------|9-7--5---4------|0h2------------------|
Db|------------|----------------|----------------|----5--4-2p0-2-0-----|
Ab|------------|----------------|----------------|----------------0-2-0|
Eb|------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------|
Love, reign o'er me, reign o'er me, reign o'er me, reign o'er me
|Ebm7 | |
Love, reign o'er
eb|--------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|---------8---10^--8-|10-8-10^-8--10^-10p8--8--10^-8-|
Gb|-------/9--8-------9|----------9---------9--9-------|
Db|--------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------|-------------------------------|
|Bmaj7 |Abm7 |
me, whoa..................o'er me.......................
|-------------------------------|---------12----------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|9----------------------------12|--12h14^---14(^)\-12-------|
|------------------------12h14--|14------------------12h14--|
|---------10h12-10h12-/14-------|-------------------------12|
|-------12----------------------|---------------------------|
{outro}
|Bbsus4 |Bb7 |Bb |Bb |Ebm |
...... Love!
eb|----------|----------|---------|---------|0------------|
Bb|------17--|----------|---------|---------|0------------|
Gb|----------|16~-------|---------|---------|0------------|
Db|----/16-16|~---------|---------|---------|2------------|
Ab|14--------|----------|---------|---------|2------------|
Eb|----------|----------|---------|---------|0------------|
| | | | | |
F|1---------|1---------|1--------|1--------|1------------|
C|4---------|3---------|3--------|3--------|3------------|
Ab|3---------|1---------|3--------|3--------|2------------|
Eb|3---------|3---------|3--------|3--------|1------------|
Bb|1---------|1---------|1--------|1--------|1------------|
F|----------|----------|---------|---------|-------------|
|Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm |Ebm
|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----------------|0----
|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----------------|0----
|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----------------|0----
|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----------------|2----
|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----------------|2----
|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------------xxxx|0----
| |
|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1----------------|1----
|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3----------------|3----
|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----------------|2----
|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1----------------|1----
|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1----------------|1----
|-------------------------------------------------|-----
{x=pick slide}
Full
key step up
Half
key step up
Half
key step down
Full
key step down
