Placebo - English Summer Rain: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "English Summer Rain" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn English Summer Rain Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Placebo

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "English Summer Rain" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Always stays the same, nothing ever changes
English summer rain seems to last for ages
Always stays the same, nothing ever changes
English summer rain seems to last for ages

A#m
I'm in the basement, you're in the sky.
F#
I'm in the basement baby, drop on by.
A#m
I'm in the basement, you're in the sky.
F#                                D#m
I'm in the basement baby, drop on by.

A#m
Always stays the same, nothing ever changes.
English Summer Rain seems to last for ages.
A#m
Always stay to same, nothing ever changes.
F#
English Summer Rain seems to last for ages.

Chorus:
A#m
I'm in the basement, you're in the sky.
F#
I'm in the basement baby, drop on by.
A#m
I'm in the basement, you're in the sky.
F#
I'm in the basement baby, drop on by.

A#m
Hold your breath and count to 10.
F#
Then fall apart and start again.
A#m
Hold your breath and count to 10.
F#
Start again, start again.

A#m
Hold your breath and count to 10.
F#
Then fall apart and start again.

Start again - x13

Always stays the same, nothing ever changes
English summer rain seems to last for ages
Always stays the same, nothing ever changes
English summer rain seems to last for ages

Hold your breath and count to ten
And fall apart and start again
Hold your breath and count to ten
Start again, start again...

Hold your breath and count to ten
And fall apart and start again
Old your breath and count to ten
And start again, and start again

Start again - x16


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F#

Guitar chord F#

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 "English Summer Rain" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "English Summer Rain" by Placebo.