Rain King Chords

by Counting Crows
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: A
Capo: no capo
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4 contributors total, last edit on Nov 1, 2024
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Chords

D
A/C#
Bm
A
E
G

Strumming

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[Intro] (x2)
 
D A/C# Bm   A
 
D A/C# Bm E A
 
 
[Verse]
 
D                      A/C#
When I think of heaven
Bm         A                 D
Deliver me in a black-winged bird
A/C#         Bm  E   A           D               A/C#
I think of flying down into a sea of pens and feathers
Bm            A              D                 A/C#
And all other instruments of faith and sex and God
                  Bm     E      A
In the belly of a black-winged bird.
Bm    G
Don't try to feed me
Bm        G
I've been here before
    D           E
And I deserve a little more
 
 
[Chorus]
 
A Bm    D       E              A
I belong in the service of the Queen
A Bm    D   E               A
I belong anywhere but in between
A          Bm     D               E
She's been crying and I've been thinking
A     Bm     D         E
And I am the Rain King
 
 
[Verse]
 
         D           A/C#            Bm   A
And I said mama, mama, mama, why am I so alone?
D          A/C#
I can't go outside
             Bm       E       A
I'm scared I might not make it home
    D           A/C#
I'm alive, I'm alive
     Bm           A
But I'm sinking in
           D                 A/C#
If there's anyone at home at your place, darling
Bm       E               A
Why don't you invite me in?
Bm    G
Don't try to bleed me
Bm        G
I've been there before
    D           E
And I deserve a little more
 
 
[Chorus]
 
A Bm    D       E              A
I belong in the service of the Queen
A Bm    D    E              A
I belong anywhere but in between
A          Bm    D              E
She's been lying and I've been sinking
A     Bm     D         E
And I am the Rain King
 
 
[Bridge]
 
Bm          D                A
Hey, I only want the same as anyone
Bm           D   A   Bm
Henderson is waiting for the sun
                             D         A
Oh, it seems night endlessly begins and ends
Bm            D               A
After all the dreaming I come home again
 
 
[Solo]
 
D   A/C#   Bm     A
 
D   A/C#   Bm  E  A
 
 
[Verse]
 
D               A/C#
When I think of heaven
Bm         A                 D
Deliver me in a black-winged bird
A/C#          Bm   E
I think of dying
A                D                  A/C#
Lay me down in a field of flame and heather
Bm           A             D                A/C#
Render up my body into the burning heart of God
                Bm      E       A
In the belly of a black-winged bird
Bm    G
Don't try to bleed me
Bm        G
I've been here before
    D           E
And I deserve a little more
 
 
[Chorus]
 
A Bm    D       E              A
I belong in the service of the queen
A Bm    D    E              A
I belong anywhere but in between
A          Bm    D             E
She's been dying and I've been drinking
A     Bm     D          E
And I am the Rain King
             A Bm     D         E
Well, I said I am the Rain King
             A   Bm    D                   E
Well, I said I-I-I-I-I yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah 
      A Bm     D         E
Well, I am the rain king
 
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23 comments
chitownmike
This tab is perfect - i capo it on 2 then drop all the chords a full step, so the progression becomes C - G - Am - G...this makes the Am super easy and you can open the first fret on the b string to walk it down like they do it the song... but great tab, thanks
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driscoll79
With a capo on the 2nd fret...
+2
carbondrake
This is a good tab, but I do have a slight cheat for it. Personall I find it hard to hit Bm so often from A and D, so I tend to use B11, which fits a lot easier with the other chords. Its sounds near enough the same, but its a lot simpler to reach. I know the main tab here is right but this one is for the lazy sods like me ^^
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