VERSE I A Shed no tears for me F#m E There'll be rain enough today A C#m E I'm wishing you Godspeed as I wave you on your way A D A D This won't be the first time I've stayed behind to face E D A D The bitter consequences of an ancient fall from grace A D I'm a daughter of the race of Cain A D A I am not stranger to the rain VERSE II A Orphan in the storm F#m E That's a role I've played before A And I've learned not to tremble C#m E When I hear the thunder roar D A I don't curse what I can't change D I just play the hand I'm dealt F#m A And when they lighten up my rations D I tighten up my belt A D I won't say I've never felt the pain A D A Bm But I am not a stranger to the rain BRIDGE F#m G D A And for the boy who's given me the sweetest love I've known F#m G D A I wish for him another love so he won't be alone G D A But I am bound to walk among the wounded and the slain G F#m G A And when the storm comes crashing on the plain Bm F#m G A I will dance before the lightning to music sacred and profane CHORUS D A Oh, shed no tears for me D G Light no candle for my sake D A This journey I'll be making now D A Is one we all must make G Shoulder to the wind D G I'll turn my face into the spray A And when the heavens open D A Let the drops fall where they may D G D If they finally wash away the stain F#m G A From a daughter of the race of Cain D A G D Bm A I am not a stranger to the rain D Bm A D Let it rain! http://www.musicalschwartz.com/children-of-eden.htm For additional help listen to it; it's from Children of Eden the musical