Ed Sheeran – Stop the Rain Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Ed Sheeran – Stop the Rain Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Verse 1]
        Bm             G
Another human cloud to bring you
              A              Em
down when you blew the last away
                Bm
And bring out a poisoned
          G
tongue or plastic crown,
        A                 Em
but for me, they look the same
Bm  G                 A
Sometimes, it can get all
             Em
too much for me
           Bm           G
And that's why the photograph
gets burned, throw
    A            Em
the match in gasoline, a-ayy

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[Pre-Chorus]
G
Don't let the ones who
         A
hurt you see you cry
G                   A
Tomorrow is another day

[Chorus]
                    Bm       G
You cannot stop the rain, no way
A                            Em
Holdin' an umbrella when the grey
            Bm    G
clouds come over again
      A              Em
Tryna find somethin' real,
                 Bm        G
but it's not the game they play
   A
Pretending that the weather
   Em
is in your mind,
        Bm        G
you got no one to blame
           A              Em
But that's just the way I feel

[Post-Chorus]
                    Bm
You cannot stop the rain,
      G           A    Em
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
                    Bm
You cannot stop the rain,
      G           A    Em
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

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[Verse 2]
         Bm              G
Another "I, me, mine" to blur
the lines
        A                  Em
between love and then heartbreak
           Bm          G
Oh, it's a lonely life thinkin' you're
          A               Em
right and always shiftin' blame
    Bm              G
And every time it's getting
     A        Em
more and more ugly
           Bm           G
And that's why the photograph
gets burned,
          A            Em
throw the match in gasoline, a-ayy

[Pre-Chorus]
G
Don't let them tell you
         A
"Keep it all inside"
G                            A
I know the winds have got to change

[Chorus]
                    Bm       G
You cannot stop the rain, no way
A                            Em
Holdin' an umbrella when the grey
            Bm    G
clouds come over again
      A              Em
Tryna find somethin' real,
                 Bm        G
but it's not the game they play
   A
Pretending that the weather
   Em
is in your mind,
        Bm        G
you got no one to blame
           A              Em
But that's just the way I feel

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[Post-Chorus]
                    Bm
You cannot stop the rain,
      G           A    Em
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
                    Bm
You cannot stop the rain,
      G           A    Em
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

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[Bridge]
       Em                     G
And it seems like time can be so
much more than a wake-up call
         D
And live real life
A
Every day is a chance that we
                Bm
can start over, read my mind
            G
There'll be ups and downs,
but it won't change
                D
a thing between you and I
        A
There's one thing I can't change

[Chorus]
                    Bm       G
You cannot stop the rain, no way
A                            Em
Holdin' an umbrella when the grey
            Bm    G
clouds come over again
      A              Em
Tryna find somethin' real,
                 Bm        G
but it's not the game they play
   A
Pretending that the weather
   Em
is in your mind,
        Bm        G
you got no one to blame
           A              Em
But that's just the way I feel
                    Bm       G
You cannot stop the rain, no way
A                            Em
Holdin' an umbrella when the grey
            Bm    G
clouds come over again
      A              Em
Tryna find somethin' real,
                 Bm        G
but it's not the game they play
   A                           Em
Pretending that the weather is in
                   Bm        G
your mind, you got no one to blame
           A              Em
But that's just the way I feel

[Post-Chorus]
                    Bm
You cannot stop the rain,
      G           A    Em
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
                    Bm
You cannot stop the rain,
      G           A    Em
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
                   Bm
Can't stop the rain, yeah,
G                  A
can't stop the rain,
yeah (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Em             Bm    G
Can't stop the rain, can't stop
        A
the rain (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Em             Bm  G
Can't stop the rain
                   A     Em
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
                            Bm
You know you can't stop the rain,
      G           A    Em
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

How to play Stop the Rain: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Stop the Rain by Ed Sheeran on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Stop the Rain by Ed Sheeran sits in B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯), and you need 5 chords to play it: Bm, G, A, Em and D.

Listen for Bm – G – A – Em (i – VI – VII – iv in B minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes Em, C, D, Am, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

Stop the Rain chords: questions

What key is Stop the Rain in?

Stop the Rain by Ed Sheeran is in the key of B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Stop the Rain?

Stop the Rain uses 5 chords: Bm, G, A, Em, D.

What is the chord progression of Stop the Rain?

The main progression is Bm – G – A – Em (i – VI – VII – iv).

Is Stop the Rain easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes Em, C, D, Am, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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