BJ Thomas - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head guitar chord
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
By: B.J. Thomas
Taken from the 'Help' charity album
Intro
E / B / A / B / x2
Verse 1
E Emaj7
Raindrops keep falling on my head
E7
Just like guy who's feet
A G#m
Are too big for his bed
C#m G#m
Nothing seems to fit
C#m A B
Oh raindrops keep falling on my head, keep falling
Verse 2: Repeat Verse 1
Chorus
E Emaj7
There's one thing I know
A B
The blues they sent to meet me
G#m
Won't defeat me
C#m
It won't be long
A B A B
Until happiness comes up to greet me
A B
To greet, greet, greet me
Verse 3: Repeat Verse 1
Mid-Section
The trumpet in the mid-section plays the melody line from the chorus
E Emaj7 A B G#m C#m
e-|-----7-|------------|------------|------------|-9-7-7----7-|-/11-9-7---|-
B-|-9-----|-7---7-ho-9-|-/10--9-7---|-9-7--9-/10-|-------9----|---------9-|-
G-|-------|------------|----------9-|------------|------------|-----------|-
D-|-------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|-
A B A B A B
e-|--------|--------|-------------|---------|------|
B-|-----7--|-----7--|-7---9-9-9-9-|-7-------|-(--)-|
G-|---9----|---9----|-------------|---9-8~~-|-(--)-|
D-|--------|--------|-------------|---------|------|
Verse 4: Repeat Verse 1
Break-Down
This two bar break is actually played by the bass but it sounds fine on
guitar
N.C. Emaj7
G-|-----------------|-------|
D-|-----------------|-------|
A-|-----------------|-------|
E-|-5-4--5-4--5-4-2-|-0-----|
Outro
Emaj7
Because I'm free
B
Nothing's worrin' me
Repeat and fade
Verse melody
This guitar part isn't actually played in the song at any point but it can
be played by a guitar over the verse, in the same way the trumpet solo plays
the chorus melody in the mid-section
E Emaj7 E7 A
B-|-------------------|-------|-------------------|--------------|-
G-|-------------------|-------|--------6----------|--------------|-
D-|-6-6--6-7-6--------|-6-----|-9-9--9---9-po-7-6-|-6-/7---------|-
A-|------------9-po-7-|-------|-------------------|-------9-po-7-|-
E-|-------------------|-------|-------------------|--------------|-
C# G#m C#m G#m A
B-|---------------|---------|------------------------|--------------|-
G-|-8--6----------|-8---6---|------------------------|--------------|-
D-|------9-po-6---|---------|-9-9--6-/7-ho-9-po-7-\6-|-9-9--6-/7-9--|-
A-|-------------9-|---------|------------------------|--------------|-
E-|---------------|---------|------------------------|--------------|-
B
B-|------|-----------|
G-|------|-----------|
D-|-(--)-|-----------|
A-|------|----7-7--9-|
E-|------|-----------|
transcribed by Kevin Brown And Chris Stevens: Posted by Nemo
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