Feels Like Rain

John Hiatt

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FEELS LIKE RAIN - John Hiatt
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Intro:
     +       +       +       +         +       +       +       +
---|-------7-x-------------7-x-------|E|----------------------------|---|
---|-5-----5-x---5---------5-x-------|-------------7-----------------|
---|-5-----5-x---5---------5-x-----5-|-5-----------7-------------5-5-|
---|-5-------x---5-----------x-----5-|-7p5-----7/9----\7p5-------5-7-|
--5|-7-------x---------------x--/7---|-----7---------------7-0/7-----|
/7-|---------x---------------x-------|E|----------------------------|---|

  +       +       +       +         +       +.      +       +
E|-------3-x---------------7\5-----|-------3-3-----------------------|
B|-------3-x-----------------------|-------3-3-----------------------|
G|---------x---4-------5/7-----5---|-------4-4-----------------------|
D|-5-------x---5-------------------|-5-------5-----------------------|
A|-5-------x---5-------------------|-5-------5-----0---5-------------|
E|-3-------x-----------------------|-3-------3------/7--\5-3-5-3-0---|

Verse: (x2)
  +       +       +       +         +       +       +       +
E|-------7-x-------------7-x-------|-------7-x-------------7---------|
B|-5-----5-x---5---------5-x---5---|-------5-x---5---------5---------|
G|-5-----5-x---5---------5-x---5---|-------5-x---5---------5-----0---|
D|-5-------x---5-----------x---5---|---------x---5---------------0---|
A|-7-------x---------------x-------|---------x-----------------------|
E|---------x---------------x-------|---------x-----------------------|

  +       +       +       +         +       +       +       +
E|-------3-x--------------(----7\5)|-------3-x-----------------------|
B|-------3-x--------------(-------)|-------3-x-----------------------|
G|-4-------x---4----------(5/7----)|-4-------x---4---------------0---|
D|-5-------x---5-------------------|-5-------x---5---------------0---|
A|-5-------x---5-------------------|-5-------x---5-------------------|
E|-3-------x-----------------------|-3-------x-----------------------|
                          ^^^^^^^
NB Leave this fill out after the first time through

Bridge:
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   + +
E|-2---x-2-------2-|---------2---2---|-----x-------x---|----7--7-----|
B|-0---x-0-------0-|---------0---0---|-3---x---3---x---|-5--5--5-----|
G|-2---x-2-------2-|---------2---2-0-|-0---x-0-2---x---|-5--5--5-----|
D|-1---x-1-------1-|---------1---1-0-|-2---x-0-0---x---|-5-----------|
A|-2---x-2-------2-|---------2---2---|-2---x-------x---|-7-----------|
E|-----x-----------|-----------------|-----x-------x---|-------------|

Chorus:
This is how the chorus is played  the  first time- the last 2 bars are
played differently each verse. I'm not writing each verse out since it
takes up an awful lot of space-  refer  to  the album to get the other
fills. However, note that the last (outro) chorus consists of, more or
less, the first two bars played 9 times altogether.
  +       +       +       +         +       +       +       +
|-------------------------7\------|------------------------(----7-)-|
|E|----------------------------|-----|------------------------(------)-|
|---------------------5/7---------|-----0------------------(5/7---)-|
|-----0---------------------------|E|----------------------------|-----|
|E|----------------------------|-----|/7-----3-------------------------|
|/7-----3-------------------------|E|----------------------------|-----|

  +       +       +       +         +   +   +   +
|-------------------------7\5-5p3-|-3-----------7\\\|
|E|----------------------------|-----|-----------8-8\\\|
|---------------------5/7-----4---|-4-----------7\\\|
|-----0---------------------------|-----------------|
|E|----------------------------|-----|-----------------|
|/7-----3-------------------------|-----------------|

Semi-clean parts-
The second guitar doesn't come until the first chorus

Chorus:
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     + + + +
         Natural Harmonics............................
E|-----------------|---------12--12--|-----------------|---------|
B|---------5-------|---------12------|---------5-------|---------|
G|---------5---5---|--------12-------|---------5---5---|---------|
D|--------5----5---|-----------------|--------5----5---|---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|

Verse: (x2) (with palm muting)
  +       +       +       +         +       +       +       +
|---------0---------------0-------|E|----------------------------|-----|
|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
|-----0-2-----2-------0-2-----2---|-----0-2---2-0-------0-2---------|
|E|----------------------------|-----|-------------------0-------------|
|E|----------------------------|-----|E|----------------------------|-----|
|E|----------------------------|-----|E|----------------------------|-----|

  +       +       +       +         +       +       +       +
|E|----------------------------|-----|E|----------------------------|-----|
|---------0---------------3-------|---------0---------------0-------|
|-----0-2-0-----------0-2-2h4p2p0-|-----0-2-0-----------0-2---0-2---|
|-------------------0-------------|E|----------------------------|-----|
|E|----------------------------|-----|E|----------------------------|-----|
|E|----------------------------|-----|E|----------------------------|-----|

Bridge: (with palm muting)
  + + + +   + + + +   + + + +   +   +   +   +
E|---------|---------|---0---0-|-----------------|
B|---0---0-|---0---0-|---------|-----------------|
G|--2-2-2-2|--2-2-2-2|--0-0-0-0|-0---0-0---------|
D|-1---1---|-1---1---|-2---0---|----2------------|
A|-2---2---|-2---2---|---------|----3------------|
E|---------|---------|---------|-----------------|

Solo: - This leads on from the second chorus and replaces the third verse
  +       +       +         +  .  .  .  +  .  .  .  +  .  .  .  +  .  .  .
--------------------------|E|----------------------------|---------------------|
------------------------13|----13\12--\\\-----10----10-10-------10----10/12-|
-----------------/9-------|E|----------------------------|---------------------|
--------5---5-7/9---------|----------------10----10----10p9-h10-10----10/12-|
------5---7---------------|E|----------------------------|---------------------|
---/7---------------------|E|----------------------------|---------------------|

  +  .  .  .  +  .  .  .  +  .  .  .  +  .  .  .    +  .  .  .  +  .  .  .
|E|----------------------------|---------------------|------------------------
|---------p10-------10----------10----12----------|----------10------------
|E|----------------------------|---------------------|-12---------------------
|---------p10----10-10-9-----9--9--10------/12----|------------------------
|E|----------------------------|---------------------|------------------------
|E|----------------------------|---------------------|------------------------

                             Swing 16th notes.................................
   +  .  .  .  +  .  .  .    +  .  .  .  +  .  .  .  +  .  .  .  +  .  .  .
---------------------------|E|----------------------------|---------------------|
15b17r15p12--~~~~~~~~------|E|----------------------------|------------------13-|
---------------------14p12-|/16~~~~~~~~~-x--------12----12--------------12h14|
---------------------------|-------------------12h14----12----------12-14----|
---------------------------|E|----------------------------|------12/14----------|
---------------------------|E|----------------------------|---------------------|

...........................................................................
  +  .  .  .  +  .  .  .  +  .  .  .  +  .  .  .    +  .  .  .  +  .  .  .
|E|----------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------
|----------13-------------12----13----13----------|-13-------13----12---/15-
|------p12-h14--p12-------12----14----14---p12----12h14--p12-14----12-------
|-------------------14p12----------------------14-|-------------------------
|E|----------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------
|E|----------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------

 +  .  .  .  +  .  .  .    +  .  .  .  +  .  .  .  +  .  .  .  +  .  .  .
-------------------------|E|----------------------------|---------15-------17-|
-------------------------|E|----------------------------|---------------15----|
------------\14p12-------|-------14---/16-------------------------16-------|
-------------------14-12-|----------12E|----------------------------|---------|
-------------------------|E|----------------------------|---------------------|
-------------------------|E|----------------------------|---------------------|

  +  .  .  .  +  .  .  .  +  .  .  .  +  .  .  .
|----17-/19---------------------15----------------|
|E|----------------------------|---------17\\\\\-----|
|E|----------------------------|---------16\\\\\-----|
|E|----------------------------|---------------------|
|E|----------------------------|---------------------|
|E|----------------------------|---------------------|

This is followed by a bridge,  chorus  and  verse  which  are much the same as
those already shown. These are followed by..

Last bridge and chorus:
Palm Muting.........
  + + + +   + + + +   +     +     +     +       +   +   +   +
E|---------|---------|----10-10-------7--7-----|-----------------|
B|---0---0-|---0---0-|----10-10-------8--8-----|-8--8--8---------|
G|--2-2-2-2|--2-2-2-2|---------12--------------|-7--7--7---------|
D|-1---1---|-1---1---|-------------------------|-----------------|
A|-2---2---|-2---2---|-------------------------|-----------------|
E|---------|---------| /12----------------------|-----------------|

Play these 2 bars 9 times
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
         Natural Harmonics....
E|-----------------|---------12------|
B|---------5-------|---------12------|
G|---------5---5---|--------12---12\-|
D|--------5----5---|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

 Free time (Natural Harmonics)
E|--------------------------|
B|-------5---5---12---------|
G|---------5---5----12------|
D|---------------------12---|
A|--------------------------|
E|----5---------------------|



Cmaj7   G  x2

[Verse]
Cmaj7                   G
    Down here the river meets the sea
Cmaj7                                 G
    And in the sticky heat I feel you open up to me


[Chorus]
B7
Love comes out of nowhere baby
Em          D    Cmaj7
Just like a hurricane
                  G     Cmaj7
And it feels like rain
                  G
And it feels like rain


[Verse]
Cmaj7                            G
      Lying underneath the stars right next to you
Cmaj7                           G
      Wondering who you are and how do you do (how do you do baby?)


[Chorus]
B7
The clouds are rolling across the moon 
Em       D              Cmaj7
The wind howls out your name
                  G     Cmaj7
And it feels like rain
                  G
And it feels like rain   Baby can you feel it?


[Verse Lead]


[Chorus]
B7
We ain't ever gonna make that bridge tonight, babe
Em     D            Cmaj7
Across Lake Pontchartrain
                  G     Cmaj7
And it feels like rain
                  G
And it feels like rain   Baby can you feel it?

[Verse]
   Cmaj7                                   G
So baton down the hatches baby, leave your heart out on your sleeve
   Cmaj7                                                 G
It looks like we're in for stormy weather and that ain't no cause for us to leave
     B7                             
Just lie here in my arms and let it 
Em   D        Cmaj7
wash away the pain
                  G     Cmaj7
And it feels like rain
                  G
And it feels like rain   Baby can you feel it?


[Outro]
G CMaj7 
          Baby can you feel it?
g Cmaj7   
          It feels like rain.



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| x  Dead note
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| h  Hammer-on
| .  Staccato
| r  Release
| b  Bend
| ~  Vibrato