Key: A
Introduction:
G#m
All your life's scrambling, scurrying
Take your time rather than hurry
C#m
Never too late to write the rest of your story
Remember to breathe or else you're gonna be sorry
G#m
Life's no race, it's a companion
Always face with reckless abandonment
C#m
A ticket to life as the mother once told me
E
Stick with your pride and you're gonna be lonely
B F# G#m
Everybody says that life takes patience
E
But nobody wants to wait
B F# G#m
Everybody says we need salvation
E
But nobody wants to be saved
B F# G#m
The light in the tunnel
E
Is just another runaway train
B F# G#m
The blue sky's we wait on
E
Are gonna have to come after the rain
G#m
Spend your days happy and grateful
Avoid the taste of wanting and wasteful
C#m
Every good thing will come in moderation
Envy and greed will only lead to frustration
G#m
Choose your friends, carefree and kindly
Choose your words, careful and wisely
C#m
Always be there to lend a comforting shoulder
E
One will be there to share again when you're older
B F# G#m
Everybody says that life takes patience
E
But nobody wants to wait
B F# G#m
Everybody says we need salvation
E
But nobody wants to be saved
B F# G#m
The light in the tunnel
E
Is just another runaway train
B F# G#m
The blue sky's we wait on
E
Are gonna have to come after the rain
B F#
Old mistakes committed upon us
G#m E
Always take a toll on the conscience
B F#
Every regret is a gift that you live with
G#m E
Never forget to remember forgiveness
B F# G#m
Everybody says that life takes patience
E
But nobody wants to wait
B F# G#m
Everybody says we need salvation
E
But nobody wants to be saved
B F# G#m
The light in the tunnel
E
Is just another runaway train
B F# G#m
The blue sky's we wait on
E B D A
Are gonna have to come after the ra-ai-ai-ain
E B D A
Gonna have to come after the rain (ra-ai-ai-ain)
E B D A
Gonna have to come after the rain (ra-ai-ai-ain)
E B D A
Ra-ai-ai-ain (ra-ai-ai-ain)
E B
Gonna have to come after the rain