Here are the guitar tablatures for the songs on the Let It Rain album:
01. Let It Rain
02. Another Sun
03. You’re The One
04. In The Dark
05. Almost
06. Hard Wired
07. Say Hallelujah
08. Broken
09. Happy
10. Goodbye
11. I Am Yours
12. Over In Love
LET IT RAIN GUITAR TABS [By Enrique Moraño (emorano@hotmail.com)] D: 000232 in intro, changin 000233 and 000230 Em: 022000 F#m: 244222 G: 320003 Gm: 355333 D Em Let it rain F#m Em D As I walk these streets unknown C To no one named G Not even myself Gm F#m Em When I’m low Em Give me hope D That help is coming Gm F#m Em When I need it most Em Give me hope D That help is coming Gm F#m Em When I need it most Let it go No mother no father no home Forget as all others Have forgotten When I’m alone But give me hope That help is coming When I need it most Give me hope That help is coming When I need it most Let it come Love that lifts me up Pain that brings me down Everything I’d ever want and don’t When I’m not strong But give me hope That help is coming When I need it most Give me hope That help is coming When I need it most Let it rain Let it flood these streets and wash me away To where it makes no difference who I am Or what the future holds When I don’t know But give me hope That help is coming When I need it most Give me hope That help is coming When I need it most © 2002 Tracy Chapman
ANOTHER SUN GUITAR TABS [By Enrique Moraño (emorano@hotmail.com)] Bm: 224432 D: 000232 Em: 022100 A: 002220 Bm D Em Bm A Bm D Em Bm A (intro) Bm D Em Bm A Bm E-||----7-----5----4------------7-----5----4--------- B-||------------------------------------------------- G-||------------------------------------------------- D-||----9-----7----6------------9-----7----6--------- A-||------------------------------------------------- E-||------------------------------------------------- Bm D Trouble won’t find me Em Bm A Sorrow won’t call Bm D Sadness will turn away Em Bm A Searching for a new soul Bm D Hardship won’t come by Em Bm A All pain will cease Bm D Somebody will take my place Em Bm A And suffer for me Bm D If I never see another sun Em Bm A If I never see another sun Bm D If I never see another sun Em Bm A Another sun another sun (solo) Bm D Em Bm A Bm D Em Bm A E-||----7---10--------7------------7---10--------7-------------- B-||-----------10-------9-----------------10-------9------------ G-||------------------------------------------------------------ D-||------------------------------------------------------------ A-||------------------------------------------------------------ E-||------------------------------------------------------------ If no love will comfort me If no kind words come To offer hope or peace When I have fallen If I be a stranger Friend of no one I’ll gladly take my place In the world beyond If I never see another sun If I never see another sun If I never see another sun Another sun another sun If I lay down and wake to see The bright light of the morn Rise up every day To blind beat and burn Show me no mercy For need or want Let somebody take my place When the new day dawns If I never see another sun If I never see another sun If I never see another sun Another sun another sun © 2001 Tracy Chapman
YOU'RE THE ONE GUITAR TABS [By Enrique Moraño (emorano@hotmail.com)] 0: 000000 Am: 002210 Dm: 000231 D*: 000230 F: 133211 G: 355433 0/Am Am 0 0/Am Am 0 0/Am Am 0 0/Am Am 0 0/Am Am Some say you’re crazy 0 0/Am Am Say that you’re no good 0 0/Am Am 0 0/Am Am 0 Say your family’s cursed with bad blood Dm D* Dm But I think you’re cute and misunderstood 0/Am Am 0 0/Am Am 0 And I wouldn’t change you if I could F Let’em talk you down G Call you names 0/Am Am My mind’s made up 0 0/Am Am 0 It ain’t gonna change F I’m sure in my heart G Happy and free 0/Am Am You’re the one you’re the one 0 0/Am Am You’re the one for me 0 0/Am Am 0 0/Am Am Some say you’re bitter Think you’re mean Uncouth untamed and unrestrained But I think you’re sensitive and sweet Stay as you are don’t change a thing Let’em talk you down Call you names My mind’s made up It ain’t gonna change I’m sure in my heart Happy and free You’re the one you’re the one You’re the one for me Some say you’re bawdy Wicked and wild A restless useless juvenile But I think you’re funny and I like your smile Want to be with you want you to stay awhile Let’em talk you down Call you names My mind’s made up It ain’t gonna change I’m sure in my heart Happy and free You’re the one you’re the one You’re the one for me F A no ‘count mixed up G 0/Am Am 0 0/Am Am 0 Amount to nothing F G 0/Am Am 0 0/Am Am 0 A day away from a bum on the street F G 0/Am Am 0 0/Am Am 0 Some low class kind of royalty F That’s what they say about you G When they’re talking to me 0/Am Am 0 0/Am Am 0 0/Am Am 0 Am Some say you’re bad A bad bad seed You love to play with fire you love gambling But I know what you love and I know what you need And I like it when you play with me Let’em talk you down Call you names My mind’s made up It ain’t gonna change I’m sure in my heart Happy and free You’re the one you’re the one You’re the one for me © 2001 Tracy Chapman
IN THE DARK GUITAR TABS [By Enrique Moraño (emorano@hotmail.com)] Bm: 224432 A: 002220 G: 320003 F#: 244322 Bm A G Bm Bm A G F# Bm A G Bm Bm A G F# Bm G F# A G F# Bm Bm A Make me fumble G Bm Make me fall Bm A Make my heart stop and start G F# To tremble uncontrollably Bm A Let my eyes see fear make desire G Bm Keep those who long apart Bm A Forbid the kiss and leave us innocent G F# Bm Of the things some do in the dark G F# A The things some do in the dark G F# Bm The things some do in the dark Make me remember Make me forget Make my mind unable To force the body to do its will Let it be right for belief and denial To share a space in the heart And leave us only to imagine About the things some do in the dark The things some do in the dark The things some do in the dark Make me pretend Make me expect Things can go and come to pass Without trial or tribulation Let this life space and time Leave my body with permanent marks Faded scars and lines But not a single impression Of the things some do in the dark The things some do in the dark The things some do in the dark Let me be tempted Let me be torn But make my thoughts pure and not Morally corrupt in form Let us sleep tonight, let innocence lie In our dreams and secret hearts With burning desire A need to know and do The things some do in the dark The things some do in the dark The things some do in the dark © 2001 Tracy Chapman
ALMOST GUITAR TABS [By Enrique Moraño (emorano@hotmail.com)] (capo on the 1st fret) Em: 022000 Am: 002210 C: 032010 D: 000232 Am5: 577555 Gm: 355433 C5: 335553 C Em Am Almost got what I want C D Almost found what I lost Em Am Almost saved you and myself C D Almost won but it doesn’t count Em Am And never does C Never does Am5 One green light (Gm) C5 One more ring of the telephone Am5 One more step (Gm) C5 One more second and I almost C Almost Almost got what I want Almost found what I lost Almost saved you and myself Almost won but it doesn’t count And never does Never does One hello Just one kiss before the tears come One yes One chance And I almost Almost almost almost Almost got what I want Almost found what I lost Almost saved you and myself Almost won but it doesn’t count And never does Never does D Em One day one year C 5,000 weeks Am Em A life of good works and good deeds Let me be let me be closer D Am Or let me be D Am Let me be D Am Let me be D Am When I’ve almost got what I want Almost found what I lost Almost saved you and myself Almost won but it doesn’t count And never does Never does One good guess A question with an answer that I know One idea One grand notion And I almost Almost almost almost Almost got what I want Almost found what I lost Almost saved you and myself Almost won but it doesn’t count And never does Never does Never does Never does © 2001 Tracy Chapman
HARD WIRED GUITAR TABS [By Enrique Moraño (emorano@hotmail.com)] C: 032010 G: 32000x F: 133211 D: 000232 Am:002210 C G F Your wants desires needs and wishes C G D Will be duly noted C G F Processed filed and cataloged C G D Labeled and encoded Am G F Turned into sitcom dialog Am G D And advertising slogans C G D We’ve got a box to put in your brain C G F Hard wired for downloading C G D All the secrets and the mysteries C G F You’ve been selfishly withholding Am G F The dreams and hopes that once were yours Am G F Will now be collected and dispersed Am G F So the first to come with cash to spend Am G D Will be the first one served We’ve got a box to put in your brain Hard wired for downloading All the secrets and the mysteries You’ve been selfishly withholding Make you think you like to be watched Displayed on the auction block Invaded in your own home Stripped naked on the television Humiliated in front of millions We’ve got a box to put in your brain Hard wired for downloading All the secrets and the mysteries You’ve been selfishly withholding We’ve got a box to put in your brain We’ve got a box to put in your brain We’ve got a box to put in your brain We’ve got a box to put in your brain Your wants desires needs and wishes Will be duly noted © 2001 Tracy Chapman
SAY HALLELUJAH GUITAR TABS [By Enrique Moraño (emorano@hotmail.com)] Cm: 335543 G: 355433 Fm: 133111 Cm Say Hallelujah Throw up your hands The bucket is kicked G The body is gone Cm Close your eyes And bow your head To rest your soul G Cm And to praise the dead Say Hallelujah Throw up your hands The bucket is kicked The body is gone Dry your eyes And stand upright Put a smile on your face He wouldn’t want us to cry G The sun will rise The stars will shine Fm Turning day to dusk Cm And night to dawn G We’ll pass on But until that time Say Hallelujah Hallelujah Say Hallelujah Hallelujah Say Hallelujah Throw up your hands The bucket is kicked The body is gone Have mercy It’s a wonderful life Eternal rest for the weary Mourners party tonight Say Hallelujah Throw up your hands The bucket is kicked The body is gone Wave your hands But don’t say goodbye We’re all gonna meet you On the other side © 2002 Tracy Chapman
BROKEN GUITAR TABS [By Enrique Moraño (emorano@hotmail.com)] F#m: 244222 A: 002220 D: 000232 E: 022100 F#m F#m You can close your eyes A And see a picture perfect life D E Inside of your mind F#m A Dreaming only of the days ahead D Wanted and wished for more than now E Or the days behind F#m You waste your time D The picture makes a promise A E F#m The flesh lets it be broken D The picture makes a promise A E F#m The flesh lets it be broken You can never think You can’t even stop yourself Before the words have been spoken And you’ve already said You would give everything And something for nothing Everybody thinks you’re joking The picture makes a promise The flesh lets it be broken The picture makes a promise The flesh lets it be broken You want to be the one Made over be your own Before and after And a supermarket Beauty in a bottle queen Who’ll one day grace a check-out counter Magazine front cover Though the fine print reads The picture makes a promise The flesh lets it be broken The picture makes a promise The flesh lets it be broken E Lets it be broken D Lets it be broken A E F#m Lets it be broken D Lets it be broken E Lets it be broken D Broken, broken F#m Broken, broken D When your life is never what you wanted A Not even halfway normal D Just tarnished and soiled E When in your reach D A framed and frozen moment A So far from perfection D Not truth or transcendence E Will set you free Still you don’t believe The picture makes a promise The flesh lets it be broken The picture makes a promise The flesh lets it be broken © 2001 Tracy Chapman
HAPPY GUITAR TABS [By Enrique Moraño (emorano@hotmail.com)] Bm: 224432 F#m: 244222 G: 355433 A: 577655 Bm F#m G A Bm Should be happy to be loved F#m Happy to be G Unburdened by the thought A I could still be lonely Bm I think you’re the one F#m Everyone agrees G But some can see the face of love A And turn away in disbelief G Every time we get close I just run A And the wind on my face last rays of the sun G A Shine on my skin my heart slow me down Bm Is all that I can feel F#m All that I can feel G All that I can feel A All that I can feel Should be happy to be loved Happy to be With someone who knows And understands me I think you’re the one Everyone agrees But some can touch the hand of love And pull away in disbelief Every time we get close I just run And the wind on my face Last rays of the sun Shine on my skin My heart slow me down Is all that I can feel All that I can feel All that I can feel All that I can feel Should be happy to be loved Happy to be Possessed by nothing but A heart that’s chosen freely I think you’re the one Everyone agrees But some can feel the grace of love And walk away in disbelief Every time we get close I just run And the wind on my face Last rays of the sun Shine on my skin My heart slow me down Is all that I can feel All that I can feel All that I can feel All that I can feel All that I can feel All that I can feel All that I can feel All that I can feel Bm Should be happy to be loved F#m Happy to be G Should be happy to be loved A Happy to be © 2001 Tracy Chapman
GOODBYE GUITAR TABS [By Enrique Moraño (emorano@hotmail.com)] F: 133211 A#m: 113321 Dm: 000231 G: 320003 A: 002220 B: 113331 C: 032010 F A#m Dm G A#m F F For you A#m It’s all in a day Dm One day in a life G It’s all in the one word A#m The one word is goodbye F Goodbye For me It’s all in what you say Though you’ve tried to be kind It’s all in the words From the lips that once touched mine with a sigh Goodbye For you It’s all in your face The laugh and worry lines It’s all in the one word You hope will make you young again Goodbye A Dm It’s all in the play B Someone speaks the line G It’s all in the one word F C That stops and steals the time Dm A Goodbye Dm G Goodbye F C Goodbye For me It’s all in a day It’s the part in life When it’s all in the words To fate and circumstance resigned Goodbye © 2002 Tracy Chapman
I AM YOURS GUITAR TABS [By Enrique Moraño (emorano@hotmail.com)] E: 022100 Am: 002210 C#: 446654 A: 002220 E Am E E Am When all my hopes and dreams E Have been betrayed E Am I stand before you E My hands are empty C# A I am yours E If you are mine When I fall and stumble Flat on my face When I’m shamed and humbled In disgrace I am yours If you are mine When voices call me To question my faith When misperception Taints my love with hate I am yours If you are mine When time decides It won’t stop for me When the hawks and vultures Are circling I am yours If you are mine © 2001 Tracy Chapman
OVER IN LOVE GUITAR TABS [By Enrique Moraño (emorano@hotmail.com)] Em D Em D C A D C (intro) E|----------------------5--------7-7-7-8-5-5-5------------------ B|-7-7-7-8-5-5-5--7-7-7---5-5-5------------------7-8-5---------- G|-----------------------------------------------------7-4------ D|-----------------------------------------------------------7-5 A|-------------------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------- (over intro) Cold wind blows Shivers loose Hard rain To my skin soaked through So over in love with you I don't even care Sky turns grey Black and blue Fall on me I can't be moved So over in love with you I don't even care (pick 2) E|-----------------------5---------5-5-5-7---------------------- B|-7-7-7-8-5-5-5---7-7-7---5-5-5-----------5-5-5---7-8-5-------- G|-------------------------------------------------------7-4---- D|------------------------------------------------------------7- A|-------------------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------- (over pick 2) Hot sun shines And lays bare Shadows cross cut Heavy air So over in love with you I don't even care (solo) E|----------------------------------------------------------------- B|-7-7-7-8-5-5-5--7-7-7-8-5-5-5-------------------------------5-5-4 G|-------------------------------7-7-5-5-4-4-----4----7-7-5-4------ D|-------------------------------------------5-7---5--------------- A|----------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------- (over intro) The tide that washes in and out Reveals a heart And face worn new So over in love with you I don't even care (end part) Em E-||------------------------------------------------------0----- B-||--7-7-7-8-5-5-5----7-7-7-8-5-5-5----7-7-7-8-5-5-5-----0----- G-||------------------------------------------------------0----- D-||------------------------------------------------------2----- A-||------------------------------------------------------2----- E-||------------------------------------------------------0----- (over end part, in the gaps) I don't even care I don't even care I don't even care © 2001 Tracy Chapman
