Intro
D#m C# B A#7
D#m C# B A#7
Oh, oh, oh, oh
[Verse 1]
D#m C# B
There is no rose without a thorn
A#7 D#m C# B A#7
No rain without the storm (Oh, oh, oh)
D#m C# B
There is no laughter without tears
A#7 D#m C# B A#7
No wisdom without years (Oh, oh, oh)
D#m C#
In a world gone crazy
F# D#7
Torn between the roads
G#m
That we must choose
F# C#maj7
Win or lose
D#m C# B
If every soul should lose it's way
A#7 A# B
If every face should lose it's name
B A#7 D#m
Tell me who's gonna stop the rain?
[Interlude]
D#m C# B A#7
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
[Verse 2]
D#m C# B
Each day another boy and girl
A#7 D#m C# B A#7
Sets foot into this world (Oh, oh, oh)
D#m C# B
One reaches out to touch the sky
A#7 D#m C# B A#7
One never learns to fly (Oh, oh, oh)
D#m C# F#
Where is it written in the stone
D#7 G#m
That any child should walk alone
F# C#maj7
Out on their own?
D#m C# B
If no one tries to end this game
A#7 A# B
Or find a way to ease the pain
B A#7 D#m
Tell me who's gonna stop the rain?
[Interlude]
D#m C# B A#7
Oh, oh, oh, oh)
D#m C# B A#7
Who's gonna stop The rain?
D#m C# B A#7
I said who's gonna stop the rain?
D#m C# B A#7
Hey, hey, yeah
[Bridge]
G#m F# Fm A#7
How many rivers must we cross before we learn
D#m C#
That the flood is rising high
G# A#
And the bridges all have burned
G#m F# Fm A#7
Each time another dream is washed into the sea
D#m C#
It's another piece of you
B A#7 D#m
It's another piece of Me
D#m C# B A#7
Oh yeah (Oh, oh, oh)
[Verse 2]
D#m C# B
Sure as the blood runs through your veins
A#7 D#m C# B A#7
Sure as the falling rain, oh yeah (Oh, oh, oh)
D#m C# B
We'll taste the tears of each defeat
A#7 D#m C# B A#7
the bitter and the sweet, yeah, oh yeah (Oh, oh, oh)
D#m C#
As the days grow colder
F# D#7 G#m
Wonder if we'll ever see the sun
F# C#maj7
When winter comes, yeah
D#m C# B
If no one stands to take the weight
A#7 A# B
If no one answers to the blame
B A#7 D#m
Tell me who's gonna stop the rain?
[Interlude]
D#m C# B A#7
(Oh, oh, oh, oh) x3
[Ending]
D#m C# B A#7
Who's gonna stop the rain?
D#m C#
If every soul should lose it's way
B A#7
If every face should lose it's name
D#m C#
If no one tries to end this game
B A#7
Or find a way to ease the pain
D#m C# B A#7
Who's gonna stop the rain? (Oh, oh, oh)
D#m C#
If no one stands to take the weight
B A#7
If no one answers to the blame
D#m
Tell me who's gonna stop?
C# B A#7
Who's gonna stop ... the rain?
[Outro]
D#m C# B A#7
(Oh, oh, oh, oh) x3