Have You Ever Seen the Rain
by Creedence Clearwater Revival
🌟 Must-Learn Songs
Difficulty
★★☆☆☆
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
CCR's 1971 classic written by John Fogerty is a masterclass in simple, effective songwriting. The verse uses a descending Am-F-C-G progression that creates a melancholy feel, while the chorus lifts with F-G-C. The walking bass line between chords and the rhythmic strumming pattern give this song its signature driving feel.
[Intro]
C
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B|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
A|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
E|-----------3-----------3-----------|
C (with bass walk-up)
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A|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
E|-----------3-----------3-----------|
[Verse 1]
"Someone told me long ago..."
Am
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B|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
A|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
E|-----------------------------------|
"There\'s a calm before the storm..."
F C
e|---1---1---1---|---0---0---0---0---|
B|---1---1---1---|---1---1---1---1---|
G|---2---2---2---|---0---0---0---0---|
D|---3---3---3---|---2---2---2---2---|
A|---3---3---3---|---3---3---3---3---|
E|---1---1---1---|-------------------|
"I know, it\'s been comin\' for some time..."
G
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B|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
D|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
E|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
"When it\'s over, so they say..."
Am
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G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
A|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
E|-----------------------------------|
"It\'ll rain a sunny day..."
F C
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B|---1---1---1---|---1---1---1---1---|
G|---2---2---2---|---0---0---0---0---|
D|---3---3---3---|---2---2---2---2---|
A|---3---3---3---|---3---3---3---3---|
E|---1---1---1---|-------------------|
"I know, shinin\' down like water..."
G G
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B|---0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0---|
G|---0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0---|
D|---0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0---|
A|---2---2---2---|---2---2---2---2---|
E|---3---3---3---|---3---3---3---3---|
[Chorus 1]
"I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain..."
F G
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G|---2---2---2---2---|---0---0---0---0---|
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A|---3---3---3---3---|---2---2---2---2---|
E|---1---1---1---1---|---3---3---3---3---|
C C
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G|---0---0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0---|
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A|---3---3---3---3---|---3---3---3---3---|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
"I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain..."
F G
e|---1---1---1---1---|---3---3---3---3---|
B|---1---1---1---1---|---0---0---0---0---|
G|---2---2---2---2---|---0---0---0---0---|
D|---3---3---3---3---|---0---0---0---0---|
A|---3---3---3---3---|---2---2---2---2---|
E|---1---1---1---1---|---3---3---3---3---|
"Comin\' down on a sunny day"
C
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B|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
A|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
E|-----------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
"Yesterday and days before..."
Am
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G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
A|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
E|-----------------------------------|
"Sun is cold and rain is hard..."
F C
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B|---1---1---1---|---1---1---1---1---|
G|---2---2---2---|---0---0---0---0---|
D|---3---3---3---|---2---2---2---2---|
A|---3---3---3---|---3---3---3---3---|
E|---1---1---1---|-------------------|
"I know, it\'s been that way for all my time..."
G
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B|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
D|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
E|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
"\'Til forever, on it goes..."
Am
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G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
A|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
E|-----------------------------------|
"Through the circle, fast and slow..."
F C
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"I know, it can\'t stop, I wonder..."
G G
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E|---3---3---3---|---3---3---3---3---|
[Chorus 2]
"I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain..."
F G
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C C
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E|-------------------|-------------------|
"I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain..."
F G
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"Comin\' down on a sunny day"
C
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E|-----------------------------------|
[Instrumental - Guitar solo over verse chords]
Am
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D|---2-------------------------------|
A|---0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
F C
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E|---1-------------------------------|
G
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[Verse 3]
"Someone told me long ago..."
Am
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A|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
E|-----------------------------------|
"There\'s a calm before the storm..."
F C
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B|---1---1---1---|---1---1---1---1---|
G|---2---2---2---|---0---0---0---0---|
D|---3---3---3---|---2---2---2---2---|
A|---3---3---3---|---3---3---3---3---|
E|---1---1---1---|-------------------|
"I know, it\'s been comin\' for some time..."
G
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A|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
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[Chorus 3 - Double]
"I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain..."
F G
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C C
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E|-------------------|-------------------|
"I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain..."
F G
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B|---1---1---1---1---|---0---0---0---0---|
G|---2---2---2---2---|---0---0---0---0---|
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A|---3---3---3---3---|---2---2---2---2---|
E|---1---1---1---1---|---3---3---3---3---|
"Comin\' down on a sunny day"
C
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G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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E|-----------------------------------|
[Chorus 4 - Repeat]
"I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain..."
F G
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C C
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E|-------------------|-------------------|
"I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain..."
F G
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"Comin\' down on a sunny day"
C
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E|-----------------------------------|
[Outro]
C (let ring and fade)
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E|----------------------------------------|