Beep boop!
This is how you play it properly using the correct chords without a capo. Lower down on the page you'll see
how to play it with the capo at 3rd and 5th fret. This can be useful if you want to make it a bit higher
or lower depending on the singers voice and want to adjust the chords and variations easily.
[Intro]
[Verse]
I let it fall,
my heart,
And as it fell
you rose to c
laim it
It was dark an
d I was over
Until you kiss
ed my lips and
you saved me
My hands, they
're strong
But my knees w
ere far too we
ak,
To stand in yo
ur arms
Without fallin
g to your feet
[Refrain]
But there's a
side to you
That I never k
new, never kne
w.
All the things
you'd say
They were neve
r true, never
true,
And the games
you play
You would alwa
ys win, always
win
[Chorus]
(short version with just one line of "fire to the rain")
But I set fire
to the rain,
Watched it pou
r as I touched
your face,
Well, it burne
d while I crie
d
'Cause I heard
it screaming
out your name,
your name!
[Verse]
When I lay wit
h you
I could stay t
here
Close my eyes
Feel you here
forever
You and me tog
ether
Nothing gets b
etter
[Refrain]
'Cause there's
a side to you
That I never k
new, never kne
w.
All the things
you'd say
They were neve
r true, never
true,
And the games
you play
You would alwa
ys win, always
win
[Chorus]
(Longer version with a small chord difference in the second part)
But I set fire
to the rain,
Watched it pou
r as I touched
your face,
Well, it burne
d while I crie
d
'Cause I heard
it screaming
out your name,
your name!
I set fire to
the rain
And I threw us
into the flam
es
When it fell,
something died
'Cause I knew
that that was
the last time,
the last time
!
[Bridge]
Sometimes I wa
ke up by the d
oor,
That heart you
caught must b
e waiting for
you
Even now when
we're already
over
I can't help m
yself from loo
king for you.
[Chorus]
(Longer version again)
But I set fire
to the rain,
Watched it pou
r as I touched
your face,
Well, it burne
d while I crie
d
'Cause I heard
it screaming
out your name,
your name!
I set fire to
the rain
And I threw us
into the flam
es
When it fell,
something died
'Cause I knew
that that was
the last time,
the last time
! ...
[Chorus]
(Longer chords version during ending)
Ooooooooooooh!
Oh noooo...
Let it burn
ooooooooooooh
Let it buuuuuu
uuuuuuuuuurn
Let it buuuuuu
uuuuuuuuuurn
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
*** Capo at 3rd fret
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
[Intro]
[Verse]
I let it fall,
my heart,
And as it fell
you rose to c
laim it
It was dark an
d I was over
Until you kiss
ed my lips and
you saved me
My hands, they
're strong
But my knees w
ere far too we
ak,
To stand in yo
ur arms
Without fallin
g to your feet
[Refrain]
But there's a
side to you
That I never k
new, never kne
w.
All the things
you'd say
They were neve
r true, never
true,
And the games
you play
You would alwa
ys win, always
win
[Chorus]
(Short version with just one line of "fire to the rain")
But I set fire
to the rain,
Watched it pou
r as I touched
your face,
Well, it burne
d while I crie
d
'Cause I heard
it screaming
out your name,
your name!
[Verse]
When I lay wit
h you
I could stay t
here
Close my eyes
Feel you here
forever
You and me tog
ether
Nothing gets b
etter
[Refrain]
'Cause there's
a side to you
That I never k
new, never kne
w.
All the things
you'd say
They were neve
r true, never
true,
And the games
you play
You would alwa
ys win, always
win
[Chorus]
(Longer version with a small chord difference in the second part)
But I set fire
to the rain,
Watched it pou
r as I touched
your face,
Well, it burne
d while I crie
d
'Cause I heard
it screaming
out your name,
your name!
I set fire to
the rain
And I threw us
into the flam
es
When it fell,
something died
'Cause I knew
that that was
the last time,
the last time
!
[Bridge]
Sometimes I wa
ke up by the d
oor,
That heart you
caught must b
e waiting for
you
Even now when
we're already
over
I can't help m
yself from loo
king for you.
[Chorus]
(Longer version again)
But I set fire
to the rain,
Watched it pou
r as I touched
your face,
Well, it burne
d while I crie
d
'Cause I heard
it screaming
out your name,
your name!
I set fire to
the rain
And I threw us
into the flam
es
When it fell,
something died
'Cause I knew
that that was
the last time,
the last time
! ...
[Chorus]
(Longer chords version during ending)
Ooooooooooooh!
Oh noooo...
Let it burn
ooooooooooooh
Let it buuuuuu
uuuuuuuuuurn
Let it buuuuuu
uuuuuuuuuurn
***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
***** Capo at 5th fret
***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
[Intro]
[Verse]
I let it fall,
my heart,
And as it fell
you rose to c
laim it
It was dark an
d I was over
Until you kiss
ed my lips and
you saved me
My hands, they
're strong
But my knees w
ere far too we
ak,
To stand in yo
ur arms
Without fallin
g to your feet
[Refrain]
But there's a
side to you
That I never k
new, never kne
w.
All the things
you'd say
They were neve
r true, never
true,
And the games
you play
You would alwa
ys win, always
win
[Chorus]
(Short version with just one line of "fire to the rain")
But I set fire
to the rain,
Watched it pou
r as I touched
your face,
Well, it burne
d while I crie
d
'Cause I heard
it screaming
out your name,
your name!
[Verse]
When I lay wit
h you
I could stay t
here
Close my eyes
Feel you here
forever
You and me tog
ether
Nothing gets b
etter
[Refrain]
'Cause there's
a side to you
That I never k
new, never kne
w.
All the things
you'd say
They were neve
r true, never
true,
And the games
you play
You would alwa
ys win, always
win
[Chorus]
(Longer version with a small chord difference in the second part)
But I set fire
to the rain,
Watched it pou
r as I touched
your face,
Well, it burne
d while I crie
d
'Cause I heard
it screaming
out your name,
your name!
I set fire to
the rain
And I threw us
into the flam
es
When it fell,
something died
'Cause I knew
that that was
the last time,
the last time
!
[Bridge]
Sometimes I wa
ke up by the d
oor,
That heart you
caught must b
e waiting for
you
Even now when
we're already
over
I can't help m
yself from loo
king for you.
[Chorus]
(Longer version again)
But I set fire
to the rain,
Watched it pou
r as I touched
your face,
Well, it burne
d while I crie
d
'Cause I heard
it screaming
out your name,
your name!
I set fire to
the rain
And I threw us
into the flam
es
When it fell,
something died
'Cause I knew
that that was
the last time,
the last time
! ...
[Chorus]
(Longer chords version during ending)
Ooooooooooooh!
Oh noooo...
Let it burn
ooooooooooooh
Let it buuuuuu
uuuuuuuuuurn
Let it buuuuuu
uuuuuuuuuurn