I would guess that very few people know R.E.M. did a cover of this song. They did it for
live performance,
although I don't know when or where. Here it is.

Two versions are presented here: first keeps the original lyrics, but played the way 
does. The second is
with the lyrics that Michael actually sang during the performance.

VERSION 1:
INTRO
G | C (x2)
G (320003@1)VERSE ONE
 GSomeone (320003@1)told me long ago
                                     DThere's (xx0232@1)a calm before the storm, I know

And it's been coming for some time

When it's over, so they say
                            DIt'll (xx0232@1)rain a sunny day, I know
                     GShining (320003@1)down like water

CHORUS
C (x32010@1)     DI (xx0232@1)wanna know
          G (320003@1)         EmHave (022000@1)you ever seen the rain
C (x32010@1)     DI (xx0232@1)wanna know
          G (320003@1)         EmHave (022000@1)you ever seen the rain
C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1)               GComing (320003@1)down on a sunny day

VERSE TWO
GYesterday (320003@1)and days before
                                 DSun (xx0232@1)is cold and rain is hard, I know
                    GBeen (320003@1)that way for all my time
G'Til (320003@1)forever on it goes
                                  DThru (xx0232@1)the circle fast and slow, I know
                       GAnd (320003@1)it can't stop, I wonder

CHORUS AGAIN

VERSION 2:
INTRO
G | C (x2)
G (320003@1)GSomeone (320003@1)told me long ago
                                    DThere's (xx0232@1)a calm before the storm, I know
                      GIt's (320003@1)been coming for some time
GYesterday (320003@1)and days before
                                 DHot (xx0232@1)is cold and cold is warm, I know
                  GShining (320003@1)down like water

C (x32010@1)     DI (xx0232@1)wanna know
          G (320003@1)           EmHave (022000@1)you ever seen the rain
C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1)           GComing (320003@1)down on a sunny day

GYesterday (320003@1)and days before
                                 DHot (xx0232@1)is cold and cold is warm, I know
                 GIt (320003@1)can't last forever
GIf (320003@1)forever on it goes
                              DOn (xx0232@1)a circle fast and slow, I know
                    GShining (320003@1)down like water

C (x32010@1)     DI (xx0232@1)wanna know
          G (320003@1)           EmHave (022000@1)you ever seen the rain
C (x32010@1)     DI (xx0232@1)wanna know
          G (320003@1)           EmHave (022000@1)you ever seen the rain
C (x32010@1)    D (xx0232@1)             GComing (320003@1)down on a sunny day

C (x32010@1)     DI (xx0232@1)wanna know
          G (320003@1)           EmHave (022000@1)you ever seen the rain
C (x32010@1)     DI (xx0232@1)wanna know
          G (320003@1)           EmHave (022000@1)you ever seen the rain
C (x32010@1)    D (xx0232@1)             GComing (320003@1)down on a sunny day

G | C (x2)
End on G