Intro
G
Verse 1
C
I tried to be brave, but I hid in the dark
F
I sat in that cave and I prayed for a spark
G C
To light up all the pain that remained in my heart
F
And the rain kept falling
C
Down on the roof of the church where I cried
F
I could hear all the laughter and love and I tried
G C
To get up and get out, but a part of me died
F C Bb
And the rain kept falling down
Verse 2
C
Well, I'm scared if I open myself to be known
F
I'll be seen and despised and be left all alone
G C
So I'm stuck in this tomb and you won't move the stone
F
And the rain keeps falling
C
Somewhere the sun is a light in the sky
F
But I'm dying in North Carolina and I
G C
Can't believe there's a end to this season of night
F C Bb
And the rain keeps falling down, falling down
F C Bb F
Falling down
Verse 3
C
There's a woman at home and she's praying for a light
F
And my children are there and they love me in spite
G C
Of the shadow I know that they see in my eyes
F
And the rain keeps falling
C
I'm so tired of this game, of these songs, of the road
F
I'm already ashamed of the line I just wrote
G C
But it's true, and it feels like I can't sing a
F C Bb F
And the rain keeps falling down, falling down, falling down
Chorus
C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
Peace, be still, peace, be still
Verse 4
C
My daughter and I put the seeds in the dirt
F
And every day now we've been watching the earth
G C
For a sign that this death will give way to a birth
F
And the rain keeps falling
C
Down on the soil where the sorrow is laid
F
And the secret of life is igniting the grave
G C
And I'm dying to live but I'm learning to wait
F C
And the rain keeps falling down
[Chorus]
Bridge
[vocal , chorus lyrics]
C
I just want to be new again
F
I just want to be closer to You again
C
Lord, I can't find the song
F
I'm so tired and I'm always so wrong
C
Help me be brave tonight
F
Jesus, please help me out of this cave tonight
C
I've been calling and calling
F
But this rain just keeps falling
C
I've been calling and calling
F
But this rain just keeps falling and falling
C F C F
Is it you? Is it you? Is it you? Is it you?
Ending
C F C
Peace, peace