A Year Without Rain chords by Selena Gomez & The Scene (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
 (C major) Can you feel me
Gm 
Dm 
 (G minor) when I think about  (D minor) you?
F 
C 
With every breath  (F major) I take  (C major) 
Gm 
Dm 
Every minute,  (G minor) no matter what I do  (D minor) 
F 
My world is an  (F major) empty place

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Pre-chorus 1

Like I've been wanderin' the desert

For a thousand days

Don't know if it's a mirage

But I always see your face, baby

Chorus 1
C 
 (C major) I'm missing you so much
Gm 
 (G minor) Can't help it, I'm in love
Dm 
F 
C 
 (D minor) A day without you is like  (F major) a year without  (C major) rain
I need you by my side
Gm 
 (G minor) Don't know how I'll survive
Dm 
F 
C 
 (D minor) A day without you is like  (F major) a year without  (C major) rain
Gm 
Dm 
 (G minor)  (D minor) 
F 
Oh oh oh,  (F major) 
C 
Gm 
Dm 
F 
Wo- o- oah...  (C major)  (G minor)  (D minor)  (F major) 

Verse 2
C 
 (C major) The stars are burning
Gm 
Dm 
 (G minor) I hear your voice in my mind  (D minor) 
F 
Can't you hear me  (F major) calling
C 
 (C major) My heart is yearning
Gm 
Dm 
Like the  (G minor) ocean that's running dry  (D minor) 
F 
Catch me, I'm  (F major) falling

Pre-chorus 2
C 
Gm 
 (C major) It's like the ground is crumb (G minor) ling
Dm 
underneath  (D minor) my feet
F 
Won't you save  (F major) me
C 
Gm 
 (C major) There's gonna be a monsoon  (G minor) 
Dm 
When you get back  (D minor) to me
F 
Oh  (F major) baby

Chorus 2
C 
 (C major) I'm missing you so much
Gm 
 (G minor) Can't help it, I'm in love
Dm 
F 
C 
 (D minor) A day without you is like  (F major) a year without  (C major) rain
I need you by my side
Gm 
 (G minor) Don't know how I'll survive
Dm 
F 
C 
 (D minor) A day without you is like  (F major) a year without  (C major) rain
Gm 
Dm 
 (G minor)  (D minor) 
F 
Oh oh oh,  (F major) 
C 
Gm 
Dm 
Wo- o- oah...  (C major)  (G minor)  (D minor) 

Bridge 1
Bb 
C 
So let  (B flat major) this  (C major) drought come to an end
Bb 
Dm 
And may  (B flat major) this  (D minor) desert flower again
F 
Bb 
C 
I'm  (F major) so glad  (B flat major) you  (C major) found me
Stick around me
Bb 
Dm 
Ba (B flat major) by, ba (D minor) by, baby, whoa
F 
Bb 
C 
It's  (F major) a  world  (B flat major) of  (C major) wonder
With you in my life
F 
Bb 
Dm 
 (F major) So hur (B flat major) ry  (D minor) baby, don't waste no more time
F 
Bb 
C 
And  (F major) I  need  (B flat major) you  (C major) here I can't explain
Bb 
Dm 
But a day  (B flat major) without  (D minor) you
C 
Is like a year without  (C major) rain
Gm 
Dm 
 (G minor)  (D minor) 
F 
Oh oh oh,  (F major) 

Chorus 3
C 
 (C major) I'm missing you so much
Gm 
 (G minor) Can't help it, I'm in love
Dm 
F 
C 
 (D minor) A day without you is like  (F major) a year without  (C major) rain
I need you by my side
Gm 
 (G minor) Don't know how I'll survive
Dm 
F 
C 
 (D minor) A day without you is like  (F major) a year without  (C major) rain
Gm 
Dm 
 (G minor)  (D minor) 
F 
Oh oh oh,  (F major) 
C 
Gm 
Dm 
F 
Wo- o- oah...  (C major)  (G minor)  (D minor)  (F major) 

Outro 1

Ooh...

O- o- ooh...

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: D minorBPM: 120

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of A Year Without Rain by Selena Gomez & The Scene, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D minor. It suits players who want to learn A Year Without Rain the way Selena Gomez & The Scene intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.