Counting Crows - Raining In Baltimore: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Raining In Baltimore" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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     C#m        A       B            E
This circus is falling down on its knees
        C#m      A        B
The big top is crumbling down
     C#m         A         B          E
It's raining in Baltimore fifty miles east
           C#m        A         B
Where you should be, no one's around

Chorus:
           A        E
I need a phone call
          A      E
I need a raincoat
          A      E
I need a big love
           A       E
I need a phone call

These train conversations are passing me by
And I don't have nothing to say
You get what you pay for
But I just had no intention of living this way

Chorus:
I need a phone call
I need a plane ride
I need a sunburn
I need raincoat

B            A
And I get no answers
B                    A
And I don't get no change
B                A          E
It's raining in Baltimore, baby
C#m            A            B
But everything else is the same

There's things I remember and things I forget
I miss you, I guess that I should
Three thousand five hundred miles away
But what would you change if you could?

Chorus:
I need a phone call, maybe I should buy a new car
I can always hear a freight train,
baby, if I listen real hard
And I wish, I wish it was a small world
Because I'm lonely for the big towns

I'd like to hear a little guitar,
I guess it's time to put the top down
I need a phone call, I need a raincoat
I really need a raincoat;
I really, really need a raincoat
I really, really, really need a raincoat;
I really need a raincoat


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Raining In Baltimore" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Raining In Baltimore" by Counting Crows.