When It Rains It Pours Chords & Tabs

by Shawn James

[Version Description]
Part of this was taken from the live version, but they are largely the same. Throughout the song there are several variations so this is only on a basic level what is played. All of this song except the chorus riff are played with a slide.

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Trouble comes and trouble passes With the changing winds
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Thought my luck had turned around Instead my luck had met its end
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A |---/3-0-0--/5-0-0-0--/3---/3-0-0---/5-0-----3-------3-------1-------4------|
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D |----------------------------------------3-----3-3-----3-1-----1-4-----4----|
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[Chorus]
Why's it always feel like when it rains it pours?
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D |0-3-------0-3-0-3----------------------------------------------------------|

[Interlude]
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D |0-/3-0-0-0-/5-0-0-/3-3-3-3-3\1\4-------------------------------------------|

[Verse 2]
Found a dollar in my pocket and Held it to the sky
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Wind came and blew away my dollar In the blink of an eye
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A |---/3-0-0--/5-0-0-0--/3---/3-0-0---/5-0/3-3-3\1-1/5------------------------|
F#|---/3-0-0--/5-0-0-0--/3---/3-0-0---/5-0/3-3-3\1-1/5------------------------|
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Why's it always feel like when it rains it pours?

[Chorus]
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Why's it always feel like when it rains it pours?
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[Interlude]
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A |--/3-0-0---/5-0-0------/3-0-0-/5\3\2\1-------------------------------------|
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D |0-/3-0-0-0-/5-0-0-/3-0-/3-0-0-/5\3\2\1-------------------------------------|
D |--/3-0-0---/5-0-0-/3-3-3-3-3\1\4-------------------------------------------|
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[Verse 3]
Hanging 'round with goodtime friends And not a care in mind
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When the times got tough my friends were gone In the blink of an eye
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A |---/3-0-0--/5-0-0-0--/3---/3-0-0---/5-0/3-3-3\1-1/5------------------------|
F#|---/3-0-0--/5-0-0-0--/3---/3-0-0---/5-0/3-3-3\1-1/5------------------------|
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[Chorus]
Why's it always feel like when it rains it pours?
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Why's it always feel like when it rains it pours?
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