Rain Came Down

	  		"The Rain Came Down" 
Performed by Steve Earle 
Written by Steve Earle and Michael Woody 
Originally From the Album "Exit 0" but I got it from "Essential 
Steve Earle" 
Transcribed By William "Bo" Leach 
 
 
 
Intro G C G C G D (2X) 
 
G                                                   C 
D 
The old man loaded up everything that he owned in a wagon and headed out 
west 
 
G 
C                        D 
The old woman fearless to face the unkown cause she figured he knew what 
was best 
 
C                               G 
C                         D 
And they settled down hard on a government grant, with 6 mouths to feed 
and 40 
 
        acres to plant 
 
 
CHORUS..................................................................... 
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D                 Em   G 
And the rain came down 
 
C                            D 
Like an angel sent down from above 
 
                  Em   G 
And the Rain came down 
 
C                              D 
Well once it starts there aint never enough 
 
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VERSE 2 
 
G                                     C              D 
Fall turn to Winter another year gone over and over again 
 
G 
C                              D 
Some took their lives from the land and moved on some stayed on to plow 
it back in 
 
C                                  G 
And the Good Lord He giveth and He taketh away 
 
    C                             D 
And the restless shall go and the faithfull shall stay 
 
REPEAT CHORUS 
 
solo 
 G  C  G   C   G   D (2x) 
 
 
Bridge: 
 
D                                                   C            G 
Well my grandfather died in the room he was born in 23 summers ago 
 
D 
C                           G      But I could've sworn he's beside me 
this mornin' when the sheriff showed up at my door 
 
C                                       G 
So don't you come around here with your auctioneer man 
 
              C                               D 
Cause you can have the machines but you aint taken my land 
 
Repeat Chorus 
 
Repeat intro (4X) 
 
 
 
 
 
>From the Heart of the Bluegrass 
Home of the 1998 and 7-time National Champion KY Wildcats 
GO BIG BLUE!!!!