Willie Nelson feat. Paula Nelson – Have You Ever Seen The Rain Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Willie Nelson feat. Paula Nelson – Have You Ever Seen The Rain Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chord progression of Have You Ever Seen The Rain by Willie Nelson feat. Paula Nelson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse]
A
Someone told me long ago
E
There’s a calm before the storm, I know
A
It’s been coming for some time
A
When it’s over, so they say
E
It’ll rain a sunny day, I know
A
Shining down like water

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[Chorus]
D                   E
I wanna know
A                     F#m
Have you ever seen the rain
D           E
I wanna know
A                               F#m
Have you ever seen the rain
D           E                               A
Coming down on a sunny day

[Verse]
(Willie Nelson)
A
Yesterday and days before
E
Sun is cold and rain is hard, I know
A
Been that way for all my time
(Paula Nelson)
A
‘Til forever on it goes
E
Through the circle fast and slow, I know
A
And it can’t stop, I wonder

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[Chorus]
D                     E
I wanna know
A                               F#m
Have you ever seen the rain
D                     E
I wanna know
A                               F#m
Have you ever seen the rain
D                     E                     A
Coming down on a sunny day

[Chorus]
D                     E
I wanna know
A                                         F#m
Have you ever seen the rain
D                         E
I wanna know
A                                         F#m
Have you ever seen the rain
D                     E                     A
Coming down on a sunny day
D                     E
I wanna know
A                               F#m
Have you ever seen the rain
D           E
I wanna know
A                                         F#m
Have you ever seen the rain
D                     E                   A
Coming down on a sunny day
D                     E                        A
Coming down on a sunny day
D                               E                 A
Coming down on a sunny day

How to play Have You Ever Seen The Rain: key, chords and progression

To play Have You Ever Seen The Rain by Willie Nelson feat. Paula Nelson, think in A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). It takes 4 chords: A, E, D and F#m.

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

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, D, C, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

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Have You Ever Seen The Rain chords: questions

What key is Have You Ever Seen The Rain in?

Have You Ever Seen The Rain by Willie Nelson feat. Paula Nelson is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Have You Ever Seen The Rain?

Have You Ever Seen The Rain uses 4 chords: A, E, D, F#m.

What is the chord progression of Have You Ever Seen The Rain?

The main progression is D – E – A – F#m (IV – V – I – vi).

Is Have You Ever Seen The Rain easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, D, C, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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