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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 98 15:59:29 UT
From: "Stephen Bridgwater" 
Subject: m/myers_billie/kiss_the_rain.tab

Artist	:  Billie Myers
Song		:  Kiss the Rain
Taken From	:  Kiss the Rain (Single)
Version	:  Unplugged Version
Written by	:  Billie Myers/Eric Bazilian/Desmond Child

Transcribed	by Stephen Bridgwater

Date		:  Tues, 14 April 1998   (GMT 22.55)
Corrections	:  stebridge@msn.com

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Intro:
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Asus2 	E	F#m	Dsus2      (x2)
*

* = upstroke


Verse 1:
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    Asus2 	E		     F#m
Hello.	  	  Can you hear me?
     Dsus2
Am I getting through to you?
         Asus2		E		      F#m
Well hello.	  Is it late there?   There's laughter on the line
	Dsus2
Are you sure you're there alone?
       E	          F#m			E/G#
'Cause I'm ... I'm trying to explain something's wrong,
	       F#m			  E/G#
you just don't sound the same.   Why don't you,  why don't you,
      D
go outside,  go outside?


Chorus 1:
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	 A		     C#m7
Kiss the rain,  whenever you need me,
	 D		     E
Kiss the rain,  whenever I'm gone too long.
	A		     C#m7		D
If your lips feel hungry and thirsty,  kiss the rain
		 E
and wait for the dawn.
	A		     C#m7		D
Keep in mind we're under the same sky,  and the nights
	     F#m       E
as empty for me as for you.
       A			C#m7
If you feel you can't wait 'til morning,
	 D		   Dm
kiss the rain,   kiss the rain.


Verse 2:
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	  Asus2	     E		 F#m	  Dsus2
Kiss the rain.....	Kiss the rain, 	   kiss the rain.
        Asus2	     E		  F#m
Well hello,   do you miss me?   I hear you say you do,
	    Dsus2			    Asus2
but not the way I'm missing you,  so what's new?
        E                  F#m
How's the weather?   Is it stormy where you are?
       Dsus2					E
'Cause I'm so close but it feels like you're so far.
		    F#m
Oh it wouldn't mean anything,
       E/G#		   F#m
if you knew what I'm left imagining,
      E/G#			       Dsus2
in my mind,   in my mind,    would you go,    would you go?


Bridge:
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	 Asus2	   E	        F#m	  Dsus2
Kiss the rain....	Kiss the rain.
 Asus2	 E	       F#m		       D
                As you fall over me,  think of me,  think of me,
	 D
think of me, only me.


The lead guitar played along with the above is as follows....

   Asus2		   E			 F#m
e-----------5--7-7--5--------------5--7-7--5-------------5--7-7--5--|
B--------5--5--5-5--5-----------5--5--5-5--5----------5--5--5-5--5--|
G--6--7----------------7-7-6-7----------------7--6-7----------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|

     Dsus2			       Asus2
e--/-9-9-9--5-5-5--7-7-7--5-5--5-5-5------------5--7-7--5--|
B----5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5---------5--5--5-5--5--|
G--------------------------------------6--7----------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|

       E		     F#m
e--------------5--7-7--5--/--9-9-9--5-5-5--7-7-7--5-5--5-5-5--|
B-----------5--5--5-5--5-----5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5--|
G--7-7-6-7----------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|

    D
e--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--(etc)----|
B---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----------|
G------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|


Chorus 2:
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(Chords as Chorus 1)

Lyrics the same except for "lonely and thirsty"... instead,
sing "hungry and tempted".

Outro:
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	 Asus2	  E  	   F#m	    D
Kiss the rain...................... Kiss the rain.
		   (kiss the rain)
Asus2	     E  		      F#m
Go outside,   go outside, why don't you kiss the rain?
D	    Asus2
Kiss........ the rain.
Asus2
Hello,  can you hear me?  Can you hear me?
Asus2
Do you miss me, the way I miss you?

(Asus2 is fingerpicked)


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Any comments, corrections or questions welcomed!
  						 stebridge@msn.com

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