Tuning: E A D G B E

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- All I Needed Was The Rain – Elvis Presley --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Sid Wayne/Ben Weisman Recorded in 1967, featured in the movie “Stay Away Joe” (1968) Released on: “Elvis Sings Flaming Star” (1968) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard / Drop-D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Basic Riff (Standard Tuning)

^D1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ^G71 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|------------------| |----------------|------------------| B|----------------|------------------| |----------------|------------------| G|----------------|------------------| |----------------|------------------| D(0)--------------|------------------| |----------0-2-0-|3-2-0-----0-3p2-0-| A|----------0-2-0-|3-2-0-----0-3p2-0-| |------2---------|-----/2-----------| E|------2---------|-----/2-----------| |3---------------|------------------|

Basic Riff (Drop-D Tuning), sounds great with the low D

^D1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ^G71 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|------------------| |----------------|------------------| B|----------------|------------------| |----------------|------------------| G|----------------|------------------| |----------------|------------------| D|----------------|------------------| |----------0-2-0-|3-2-0-----0-3p2-0-| A|----------0-2-0-|3-2-0-----0-3p2-0-| |------2---------|-----/2-----------| D|0-----4---------|-----/4-----------| |5---------------|------------------|

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHORDS Drop-D Standard D-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e D 0-0-0-2-3-2 x-x-0-2-3-2 G7 5-x-3-4-3-x 3-x-0-0-0-1 or 3-5-3-4-3-3 G#dim7 6-5-6-4-x-x 4-x-3-4-3-x ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Intro] | D | % | % | % | (Riff) (Riff) [Verse 1] D | D | % | Hello misfortune, how's my old friend "Mr. Misery"? G7 | G7 | % | I've been away so long I bet you think you saw the last of me

^D Got no bed, to ^Drest my head No ^G7doors or walls or window ^G#dim7pane D G7 | D | % | Now all I needed was the rain, rain, rain, rain, rain

[Verse 2] D | D | % | Met a little honey at the "Buzzin' Bumble Bee Cafe", yes I did G7 | G7 | % | One drink and all my money and that honey bee had flown away

^D I'm 'bout as low, as ^DI can go ^G7I don't really mean to com^G#dim7plain D G7 | D | % | Now all I needed was the rain, rain, rain, rain, rain

[Outro] | D | % | All I needed was this rain | D | % | All I needed was the rain, hm, hm | D | % | % | % | (Riff) (Riff) (repeat and fade)

Elvis Presley - All i needed was the rain