Not A Drop Of Rain Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Em][D]
Streets are almost empty,
shops are all closed down
There's [F#m]not a soul left in the
bar to tell my troubles to
Think I'll [Bm]walk down to the river
that runs just south of town
I [G]hate like hell when there
ain't nothin' left to do
But [D]stand beneath the [A]river bridge
and [Bm]listen [G]for the [D]train[G]
It's [Bm]been a long hot [G]summer,
[A]not a drop [D]of rain

[Verse 2]
Well, I broke down in December,
I headed for the coast
I [F#m]thought the wind and water
would elevate my mind
I [Bm]sur faced in the springtime
feelin' like a ghost
[G]Missin' more than ever
the things I left behind
Now I'm [D]standin' on this [A]ri
verbank and [Bm]still cannot [G]explain
It's [Bm]been a long hot [G]summer,
[A]not a drop of [D]rain

[Verse 3]
My bag is full of letters, [D]unopened
and unread
I'm [F#m]sure they'd tell the
story of worry and of form
My [Bm]heart is beating heavy
with all we left unsaid
And I [G]swear to you I never
meant you any harm
This [D]sacrifice and [A]compromise
could [Bm]nev er stand t[G]he strain
It's [Bm]been a long hot summer,
[A]not a drop [D]of rain

[Verse 4]
Tonight I'll close my eyes [D]again,
try to see your face
[F#m]Listen for your voice to tell me
it's alright to sleep
Con[Bm]vince myself I'll wake up in
another time and place
[G]Knowin' all the while
that it's a promise I can't keep
A [D]string of broken [A]promises,
an[Bm]other [G]link of chain
It's [Bm]been a long hot summer,
[A]not a drop of [D]rain

[Verse 5]
The children on the [D]playground,
the lovers in the shade
Re[F#m]mind me of a life and time
that feels more like a dream
When the [Bm]sound of love and laughter
was the music that we played
As we [G]lay beside the waters of
a never ending stream
Now the [D]stream has gone to [A]hiding,
the [Bm]dream lives [G]on in vain
It's [Bm]been a long hot summer,
[A]not a drop [D]of rain[Em]
[D]

[Verse 6]
[D]The clouds are building slowly
on the skyline to the east
The [F#m]wind and dust are dancing
like the devil across the lake
I could [Bm]try to find a bottle
or try to find a priest
Sal[G]vation won't be traveling
either road I take
So I [D]turn my collar [A]to the wind that
[Bm]echoes [G]this refrain
It's [Bm]been a long hot [G]summer,
[A]not a drop [D]of rain