I'M NO STRANGER TO THE RAIN

BY KEITH WHITLEY




EI'm (022100@1)no stranger to the rain
AI'm (x02220@1)a friend of thunder
                                   E (022100@1)Friend, is it any wonder lightning strikes me
     BI've (x2444x@1)fought with the devil
    DGot (xx0232@1)down on his level
      A (x02220@1)                             BBut (x2444x@1)I never gave in, so he gave up on me

2nd verse:
I'm no stranger to the rain
I can spot bad weather
And I'm good at finding shelter in a downpour
I've been sacrificed by brothers
Crucified by lovers
But through it all I withstood the pain
B (x2444x@1)                    EI'm (022100@1)no stranger to the rain

Bridge:
           ABut (x02220@1)when I get that foggy feeling
EWhen (022100@1)I'm feeling down
   A (x02220@1)                            EIf (022100@1)I don't keep my head up, I may drown
         BBut (x2444x@1)it's hard to keep believing
     DI'll (xx0232@1)even come out even
          A (x02220@1)                         BWhile (x2444x@1)the rain beats your hope in the ground
        D (xx0232@1)                    BAnd (x2444x@1)tonight it's really coming down

3rd verse:
I'm no stranger to the rain
But there'll always be tomorrow
And I'll beg, steal, or borrow a little sunshine
And I'll put this cloud behind me
That's how the man designed me
To ride the wind and dance in a hurricane
I'm no stranger to the rain
Oh no, I'm no stranger to the rain

(solo)

(repeat first three lines of 1st verse,
 last five lines of 3rd verse)