Paramore - When It Rains: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "When It Rains" 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.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

D#           Cm
And when it rains,
                 G#           D#        Cm
On this side of town it touches, everything.
             G#            D#
Just say it again and mean it.
                  Fm
We don't miss a thing, You made yourself a bed
                       D#
At the bottom of the blackest hole
        Fm
And convinced yourself that
                         D#                   A#
It's not the reason you don't see the sun anymore

Chorus:
    G#       Cm            D#
And oh, oh, how could you do it?
G#     A#     Cm
Oh I, I never saw it coming.
G#    Cm           D#
Oh, oh, I need the ending.
    G#             A#
So why can't you stay
           Cm          D#
Just long enough to explain?

And when it rains
Well, you always find an escape
Just running away
From all of the ones who love you
From everything
You made yourself a bed at
the bottom of the blackest hole (Blackest hole)
And you'll sleep till May and you'll say
that you don't wanna see the sun anymore

Chorus

Cm   A#    G#
Take your time.
Cm   A#  G#
Take my time.

Cm                     A#
Take these chances to turn it around.
G#
Take these chances, we'll make it somehow
Cm                         A#
And take these chances to turn it around.
      Fm
Just turn it around.

Chorus:
Oh, oh, how could you do it?
Oh, I, I never saw it coming
Oh, oh, how could you do it?
Oh, I, I never saw it coming
Oh, oh, I need an ending
So why can't you stay just long enough to explain?

You can take your time, take my time.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G#

Guitar chord G#

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 "When It Rains" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "When It Rains" by Paramore.