Nanci Griffith – Up Against The Rain (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
        D
You ran up against the rain

      D
Everyday of your short life

  G                                D
Suffered for your muse without complaining

        D
Never heard you swear life isn't fair

         D
But it doesn't make it right

      G                                        A
You left the world knowing all too well what pain is
[Chorus]
             G               A                D
You took it on yourself to pave the road to hell

            G                 A
Paid your dues and sang the blues

            D
Lord, you knew them all too well

        G             A
Every word upon the page

      F#            G
You let them sail away

      G                                 A
The wind would blow, and then you'd go

                 D
Up against the rain
[Verse 2]
       D
You listen to the songs

       D
And then you wrote your own

      G
Somewhere along the way

                 D
You passed the muse along

              D
I feel your presence in this room

   D
Beneath the wailing moon

       G                                A
It's good to know that dying couldn't tame you
[Chorus]
             G               A               D
You took it on yourself to pave the road to hell

            G                 A
Paid your dues and sang the blues

            D
Lord, you knew them all too well

       G              A
Every word upon the page

      F#            G
You let them sail away

      G                                A
The wind would blow, and then you'd go

                 D
Up against the rain
[Verse 3]
       D
Last night the weather turned

       D
This morning we had snow

   G                            D
Today they'll lay you in the ground

   D
Someday we'll all know

   D
Where it is we go

     G
My tears will say goodbye

            A
While the rain is coming down
[Chorus]
             G               A                D
You took it on yourself to pave the road to hell

            G                  A
Paid your dues and sang the blues

            D
Lord, you knew them all too well

        G             A
Every word upon the page

     F#             G
You let them sail away

      G                    G            A
The wind would blow, and then you'd go

                 D
Up against the rain