This song is from the album The Greatest Hits(1999), released on 01 April 1999.
Vocals: The Canton Spirituals ,
Scale: E Major Time Signature: 4/4 Tempo: 80 Suggested Strumming: DU,DU,DU,DU c h o r d z o n e . o r g Transcribed By David Matthie [INTRO] Lead(L): starts singing immediately: no instrumental intro. [VERSE] Em G E A L: You know what Noah said: Common and feel it, Children. E A C: It’s gonna rain. E D A L: Common, and feel it, children. C: It’s gonna rain. L: Common, and feel it, children. C: It’s gonna rain. C#m L: Lord, just common and tell them. C#m C: The Lord said to Noah… C#m F# A L: Here is the reason, He said-a: A E A G E A C: Its gonna rain. …(Electric guitar)… www.chordzone.org [VERSE] A G E L: (Speaking) “You know what Noah said, he surely said: Common, and feel it, children. C: It’s gonna rain. A E A L: Common, and just feel it, children. A Em C: It’s gonna rain. D E L: Common, and just feel it, children. C: It’s gonna rain. G# C#m L: But they didn’t believe Brother Noah. C#m C: Oh, Lord. C#m F# A E G Em L: He kept on tellen them; year after year. Hooooo. E G Em Then Noah told em; he said: There’s safety. www.chordzone.org [VERSE] Just feel it, children. C: It’s gonna rain. A EM D E L: There’s safety. Can you feel it, children? A E C: it’s gonna rain. EM A L: There’s safety. Can you feel it, children? C: it’s gonna rain. Em G# E F# L: Ya all want ta put your hands together. Give God praise. Give Him praise. C: It’s gonna rain. [VERSE] E G E L: But they just paid Noah no mind. They didn’t pay em… But do you know what Noah did? Noah went and got his family. He got the animals two-by-two. A He hot ox and the camel and the kangaroo. C#m E Noah looked at his family, and said: Common … C: Common, Children. L: It’s gonna rain. A E C: It’s gonna rain. L: Common, Children. Em C: Common, Children. [VERSE] Em L: It’s gonna rain! Em C: It’s gonna rain. Em L: Hey, you know what; It’s gonna rain! Em C: Common children, it’s gonna rain. L: For forty days. And forty nights. C: Common, my children. L: Drippin and droppin. Em (for five lines) C: It’s gonna rain. Common Children. L: Drippin and droppin, the rain kept falling. C: it’s gonna fall, children. L: Listen…hear…hear that rain. C: Listen, children; it’s gonna rain. Em L: Hear that rain. Hear that rain. Em Noah looked up and told em: common. C: Common. Feel it. L: Common. C: Common, children. L: Common. C: Common, children. L: Common—a. E Em C: Common, children. It’s gonna rain. It’s gonna rain. L: Common Melvin [VERSE] C: It’s gonna rain. It’s gonna rain. It’s gonna rain. It’s gonna rain. L: Hear that rain. EM C: It’s gonna rain. L: I said: Hear that rain! I said: Hear that rain. C: It’s gonna rain. L: Hear that rain. C: That rain. It’s gonna rain. L: He said: It won’t be water. C: It’s gonna rain. Em L: But fire, next time. It won’t be water. C: It’s gonna rain. L: It’s gonna be, fire next time. C: It’s gonna rain. L: I wonder if you’re ready. C: It’s gonna rain. E L: Are you ready for the rain? C: It’s gonna rain. Em L: Feel the single rain on your hand. C: It’s gonna rain. L: Listen as it starts to splatter rain now. C: It’s gonna rain. L: Aawww. It’s gonna rain, now. C: It’s gonna rain. L: Aawww. It’s gonna rain. C: It’s gonna rain. L: Aawww. It’s gonna rain, now. Sure enough, gonna rain. E A E C: It’s gonna rain. Common, children. L: Common, now. C: Common, children. Bm L: Common, now. Bm E C: Common, children. L: Don’t ya wanna go home! C: Common. Children. L: Don’t yaw anna go…Aawwwh. C: It’s gonna rain. L: It’s gonna rain. It’s gonna rain. C: Ohh. Ohh. Aw. Em E L: It’s gonna rain. It’s gonna rain. It’s gonna rain. 2 L’s U: Can ya say—Ya! It’s gonna rain. [VERSE] And everybody say: Ya! Everybody say: Ya! Em Put your hands together—say, ya—ya! L: You know what man is! 2nd L: Ya! L: God showed Noah, a rainbow sign. E (Five lines) 2nd L: A rainbow sign. L: He said: It won’t be water. 2nd L: He said: It won’t be water. L: I said: It won’t be water. 2nd L: I said: It won’t be water. L: I said: It won’t be water. 2nd L: I said: It won’t be water. L: It won’t be. 2nd L: It won’t be. L: It won’t be. 2nd L: It won’t be. L: It won’t be. 2nd L: It won’t be. L: It won’t be. Em 2nd L: It won’t be. L: Water. But fire next time. Thank you, Jesus. C: Thank you. It’s gonna rain. L: But fire next time. Can I get a witness? (Cheering) C: It’s gonna rain. L: It’s gonna be fire next time. C: It’s gonna rain. Em L: Oh owwoh. Yes, I am. C:It’s gonna rain. 2nd L: Ohh. Hey. C: Common, children. 2nd L: Common, now. Common children. Common children. [VERSE] C: Common, children. L: It’s gonna rain. C: It’s gonna rain. Em A L: Ya. I like it. Oooh. Aa. Ya. U: Ya. Ya ya. Ya ya ya ya. (Cheering). It’s gonna be fire next time, ya. Children. (Guitar ending with audience cheering) L: It’s gonna rain. (Electric guitar) L: Halleluiah. //
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