Echo & the Bunnymen – Baby Rain Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Echo & the Bunnymen – Baby Rain Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
G  A   D
D  G   A
G  A   D
D  G   A      A

[Verse 1]
D
Lost again
      Bm              A
Still waiting for the voices
           D
That don't call my name
Bm           A
Had too many choices
      D
And I missed my aim
   Bm                A
No pearls inside the oysters

[Pre-Chorus]
       G
Just a world
        A
With no answers
           G
We all get life
             A
And take our chances

[Chorus]
G  A   D
In the rain
G    A
Baby rain
G  A   D
In the rain
G    A
Baby rain

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[Verse 2]
D
Glad to be
 Bm               A
Alive and still believing
         D
What you said to me
     Bm             A
Your love was never leaving
       D
And it comes for free
   Bm                 A
So what's the use of stealing

[Pre-Chorus]
          G
From your girl
               A
When she's the answer
         G
And your world
         A
And your chances

[Chorus]
G  A   D
In the rain
G    A
Baby rain
G  A   D
In the rain
G    A
Baby rain

[Post-Chorus]
      D         G
La la la, la la la
      D         G
La la la, la la la
      A
La la la

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[Bridge]
D                 G
I've got what you want
                     D
When're you going to get me?
                     G
When're you going to get me?
D                 G
I've got what you want
                     D
When're you going to get me?
                     G
When're you going to get me?

[Verse 3]
D
Home again
Bm             A
I can hear the voices
        D
Singing out my name
Bm                A
Life is where the choice is
         D
And I've found my aim
Bm                   A
Don't need pearls or oysters

[Pre-Chorus]
       G
Just a world
             A
With all the answers
         G
I've got life
             A
I'll take my chances

[Chorus]
G  A   D
In the rain
G    A
Baby rain
G  A   D
In the rain
G    A
Baby rain

[Outro]
      D         G
La la la, la la la
(repeat and fade)

How to play Baby Rain: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Baby Rain by Echo & the Bunnymen on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Baby Rain by Echo & the Bunnymen, think in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 4 chords: G, A, D and Bm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – A – D – G (IV – V – I – IV in D major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – doh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes C, D, G, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯

Baby Rain chords: questions

What key is Baby Rain in?

Baby Rain by Echo & the Bunnymen is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Baby Rain?

Baby Rain uses 4 chords: G, A, D, Bm.

What is the chord progression of Baby Rain?

The main progression is G – A – D – G (IV – V – I – IV).

Is Baby Rain easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes C, D, G, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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