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Abe Parker – Rain For Christmas Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are the chords for Rain For Christmas by Abe Parker on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Intro]
C

[Chorus]
C             E         Am
I'm hoping it rains for Christmas
       F          G            C
'Cause I miss you most when it snows
             E7
I sit in the drive 'cause
  Am
I can't stand the sight
       F            C
Of you not standing there
at the door
              E         Am
I'm hoping it pours for Christmas
   F          G            C
So my sisters don't see me cry
              E            Am
I sit by your chair and pretend
that you're there
      F           G
Until I'm driving home
            C
through the night

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[Verse 1]
  F                C
I turn off all the songs
      E7           F
Look away from the lights
            C             Dm
Maybe I can make it to at least
New Years Eve
       G
Till I fall on my knees

[Chorus]
    C         E          Am
I'm hoping it storms for New Year's
   F       Dm        C
So I never have to explain
             E7
Why I stayed in and
     Am       G
lost my mind again
        F
Wishing you could
     Dm         C   F
come back for a day

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[Interlude]
C  Em  Am   F  G  C
Em  Am   F  Dm  C

[Bridge]
F                  C
You're still in my phone
      E          F
And I don't know why
                  C
Sometimes I still text
             Dm
you how I am doing
                  G
And how hard this is to go through

[Chorus]
    C           E        Am
I'm hoping it's warm for Christmas
   F          C
So it doesn't feel like it's here
                E
I can't say goodbye when
   Am             C
my heart couldn't try
      F         G           Am
Maybe I can let you go next year
      F             G       Am
Maybe I can let you go next year
      F         C
Maybe I can let you go next year

How to play Rain For Christmas: key, chords and progression

Rain For Christmas by Abe Parker is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 8 chords: C, E, Am, F, G, E7, Dm and Em.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – E – Am – F (I – III – vi – IV in C major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – lah – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.