Intro: 
 
|Am    |F     |C     |G     |C     |Bass fill into first verse| 
 
 
C                                                                   G 
Someone told me long ago,  there's a calm before the storm,  I know 
                       C 
and its been coming for some time.  When its over so they say it'll rain 
                    G                    C 
a sunny day,  I know,  shinin' down like water. 
Chorus: 
F              G               C    C/B      Am     Am/G    F 
     I want to know,  have you ever seen the rain             I want to 
G               C    C/B      Am     Am/G     F             G 
know,  have you ever seen the rain,              comin' down on a sunny 
    C 
day.  ( with bass fill) 
 
Additional Lyrics: 
 
2nd verse: 
 
Yesterday and days before, 
Sun is cold and rain is hot. 
I know, been that way for all my time. 
 
'Til forever on it goes 
through the circle fast and slow, 
I know, and I can't stop. I wonder.