Fire And Rain

Words & music by James Taylor
sung by John Denver
from Poems, Prayers and Promises (1971)


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Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone
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Suzanne the plans they made put an end to you
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I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song
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but I just can't remember who to send it to

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I've seen fire and I've seen rain
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I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
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I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend now
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but I always thought that I'd see you again

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Won't you look down upon me jesus you gotta help me make a stand
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you just got to see me through another day
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my body's achin' and my time is at hand
         A          C         G
I won't make it any other way

           A7                 D
I've seen fire and I've seen rain
      G                       A                 D
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
      G                        A                 D
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend now
      C                   G             D
but I always thought that I'd see you again

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I've been walkin' my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun
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lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around
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but there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come
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sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground


           A7                 D
I've seen fire and I've seen rain
      G                       A                 D
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
      G                        A                 D
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend now
      C                   G             D
but I always thought that I'd see you again