"No Rain" Words and Music by Blind Melon Taken from the 1992 album ‘Blind Melon’ Posted by Stu, England This is the official transcription for this song so is 100% correct quarter note = 150 Standard Tuning Note: The chords listed above are played by rhythm acoustic and the tab is lead electric some delay. To really get the hang of the rhythm you’ll probably have to listen quite to the track but its great song so why not? Figure 1 ( played x 3 as the intro) ***************** E //////// ---------------I---------------I----| -10-----10/12--I---------------I----| ---------------I-9-------------I----| ---------------I---------------I----| ---------------I---------------I----| ---------------I---------------I----| Third time, the last note is cut into a half note and rhythm plays A-based barre chords at faster strum Figure 2 (played 2 and a half times) ****** E D E ---------------I----------------|I -----10-9-10---I----------------|I -9----------11-I---9--7--7-9-7--|I ---------------I----------------|I ---------------I----------------|I ---------------I----------------|I End Fill for Figure 2 ********************* D h // ---9-10-9-------|I ----------10----|I -------------9--|I ----------------|I ----------------|I ----------------|I Chorus 1:

^EAll I can say is that my^Em ^DLife is pretty plain ^Dsus4 ^D

I ^Alike watching the puddles ^G5gather ^Erain ^E7 ^E ^E7 ^E And ^Eall I can do is just

^DPour some tea for two ^Dsus4 ^D And ^Aspeak my point of view

But ^Git's not ^Esane ^E ^E7 ^EIt's not sane *************** **Figure 1 then Figure 2 played with verses and rhythm strum** ***************

Verse 1

^EI just want ^Dsomeone to ^Esay to me ^DNo oh oh oh

^EI'll always be^D there when you^E wake ********** **End fill for Figure two then Verse two** **********

You know I'd like to Keep my cheeks dry today So stay with me and I'll have it made. (I'll have it made) **Figure 1 once** 2nd Chorus

(And I) ^Edon't understand why I ^Dsleep all day.^Dsus4 ^D

and I ^Astart to complain that ^G5there's no ^Erain. ^E7 ^E ^E7 ^E ^Eand all I can do is read a

^Dbook to stay a^Dsus4wake ^D It ^Arips my life away but ^Git's a great es^Ecape **Lead plays Figure 1 four times with double E E E whole strums on each escape escape escape enunciation**

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D// H R ^E W (8th triplets till end) -------------------7------I--------7-----------------------I--------------| -(7)--7--7--9(10)--X------I-----7-----10-7----7------------I--------------| -(7)--7--7--9(10)--7------I-9(11)----------9--7-9-7--9-7---I--------------| ------9-------------------I------------------------------9-I--------------| --------------------------I--------------------------------I--------------| --------------------------I--------------------------------I--------------|

D -----------------------------I------------------------------------------| -----------------------------I------------------------------------------| --7-----------------7--9-7---I------------------------------------------| ----9-7--9-7----7-9--------9-I------------------------------------------| -------------9---------------I------------------------------------------| -----------------------------I------------------------------------------| 3rd Chorus **This chorus is played with only one strum per chord except for G which is six eighth note strums with eighth rests before the first and fourth strum** Chords as above All I can say is that my life is pretty plain You don't like my point of view you think that I'm insane It's not sane It's not sane The second verse is as the first (end solo) w/

^DI'll have it made ^E(I'll have it made) I'll have it made (I'll have it made) I'll have it made (I'll have it made) No no no You know I'm really gonna really gonna have it made (I'll have it made) (I'll have it made) (I'll have it made)

End with Figure one fading.

Blind Melon - No rain