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Fire and Rain

James Taylor
ChordsKeyCCapoFret 3intermediate
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Chords in this song24

capo 3 — sounds 3 semitones higher

Intro

        

Verse 1

Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone  
Suzanne the plans they made put an end to you
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song  
I just can't remember who to send it to  

Chorus

I've seen fire and I've seen rain  
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end  
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend  
But I always thought that I'd see you again 

Verse 2

Won't you look down upon me, Jesus
You've got to help me make a stand  
You've just got to see me through another day
My body's aching and my time is at hand  
And I won't make it any other way  

Chorus

Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain 
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end  
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend  
But I always thought that I'd see you again 

Verse 3

Been walking my mind to an easy time, my back turned towards the sun  
Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around
Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come  
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground  

Chorus

Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain  
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end  
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend  
But I always thought that I'd see you, baby, one more time again 

Outro

Thought I'd see you one more time again
There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now
G G* Em A
Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you fire and rain, now . . .
* You might consider using A here
** Alternates:
Open
A = C
Em = Gm
D = F
Asus2 = Csus2
E = G
G = Bb
Bm = Dm
A7 = C7
Capo V
A = G
Em = Dm
D = C
Asus2 = Gsus2
E = D
G = F
Bm = Am
A7 = G7
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
A = D
Em = Am
D = G
Asus2 = Dsus4
E = A
G = C
Bm = Em
A7 = D7
A = E
Em = Bm
D = A
Asus2 = Esus4
E = B
G = D
Bm = F#m
A7 = E7
Set8

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