Band: Common Children Song: 'Strange Rain' Album: Delicate Fade Copyright: 1997 New Tattoo Music/BMI Tabbed by: Wes Marlan Email: guitarwez@hotmail.com __________________________________________________________________________ Tuning: Standard EADGBE Chords: F5-(X81010XX) D#5-(X688XX) C#5-(X466XX) **Capo the 1st fret (notes and chords not relative to capo) __________________________________________________________________________ Intro: e---------------------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-----1---1-----8-------1---1-----8---------1---1-----8-------1---1-----8---- D---5---6-----6---6---5---6-----6---6-----6---6-----5---5---6---6-----5---5-- A-6---------8-------6---------8-------8-4---------6-------4---------6-------6 E---------------------------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________________________________ Pre-Verse: e--------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------- Guitar 1--> G-----1---1-----8---1-------1---1-8---1---1--- D---6---6-----5---5---5---6---6-----6---6---6- (X2) A-8---------6-----------4--------------------- E--------------------------------------------- Guitar 2 (fuzzy, distorted): Just strum the chord structures Guitar 1 is picking--(X8611X) (X6511X) (X4611X) (X2) __________________________________________________________________________ Verse: e------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------- Guitar 1--> G-----8---------1---1-------8-------1---1--- D---6---6-----5---5---5---6---6---6---6---6- (X4) A-8-------8-6-----------4-------4----------- E------------------------------------------- Guitar 2 (acoustic): Just strum the chord structures Guitar 1 is picking--(X8611X) (X6511X) (X4611X) (X4) With wounded eyes of sorrow Children fall down when they play We watch the rain roll down the window To wash our innocence away __________________________________________________________________________ Chorus: e-----4-6- D#5 F5 C#5 B-3-5----- Do you think that we could find G--------- F5 D#5 C#5 e-6-6-4--- The song inside our eyes B-------5- G--------- F5 D#5 C#5 When wonder fades in time e-----4-6- B-3-5----- G--------- F5 D#5 C#5 D#5 C#5 Forgive us for this crime Forever sleeping __________________________________________________________________________ Post-Chorus: e--------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------- Guitar 1--> G-----8---------1---1-------1---1-8---1---1--- D---6---6-----5---5---5---6---6-----6---6---6- A-8-------8-6-----------4--------------------- E--------------------------------------------- Guitar 2 (fuzzy, distorted): Just strum the chord structures Guitar 1 is picking--(X8611X) (X6511X) (X4611X) __________________________________________________________________________ 2nd Verse: e------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------- Guitar 1--> G-----8---------1---1-------8-------1---1--- D---6---6-----5---5---5---6---6---6---6---6- (X4) A-8-------8-6-----------4-------4----------- E------------------------------------------- Guitar 2 (acoustic): Just strum the chord structures Guitar 1 is picking--(X8611X) (X6511X) (X4611X) (X4) The night has clothed us in a new day A while to smile in mourning air A chance to drink a drop of strange rain And risk a game of truth or dare __________________________________________________________________________ 2nd chorus: e-----4-6- D#5 F5 C#5 B-3-5----- I hope that we will find G--------- F5 D#5 C#5 e-6-6-4--- The song inside our eyes B-------5- G--------- F5 D#5 C#5 When wonder fades in time e-----4-6- B-3-5----- G--------- F5 D#5 C#5 D#5 C#5 Forgive us for this crime Forever sleeping __________________________________________________________________________ Bridge: (first part here with violin) e---------------------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-----1---1-----8-------1---1-----8---------1---1-----8-------1---1-----8---- D---5---6-----6---6---5---6-----6---6-----6---6-----5---5---6---6-----5---5-- A-6---------8-------6---------8-------8-4---------6-------4---------6-------6 E---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (second part here with words) e--------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------- G-----8---------1---1-------1---1-8---1---1--- D---6---6-----5---5---5---6---6-----6---6---6- (X4) A-8-------8-6-----------4--------------------- E--------------------------------------------- Learn to laugh and to forgive Throw your hands up to the sky (Strange rain) Strange rain is falling where we live (To sooth and to erase) To wash the stains out from our teary eyes __________________________________________________________________________ Ending Chorus: D#5 F5 C#5 e-----4-6- I know that we can find B-3-5----- G--------- F5 D#5 C#5 e-6-6-4--- The song inside our eyes B-------5- G--------- F5 D#5 C#5 e-----4-6- When wonder fades in time B-3-5----- G--------- F5 D#5 C#5 e-6-6-4--- Forgive us for this crime B-------5- G--------- F5 D#5 C#5 e-----4-6- I wanna feel the rain (strange rain) B-3-5----- G--------- F5 D#5 C#5 e-6-6-4--- Fall on my face (strange rain) B-------3- G--------- F5 D#5 C#5 e-----4-6- Falling on my face (strange rain) B-3-5----- G--------- F5 D#5 C#5 D#5 C#5 D#5 C#5 I'm wide awake today Forever dreaming...