Not A Drop Of Rain chords by Robert Earl Keen

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Verse 1
Em 
D 
Streets are almost empty,
shops are all closed down
F#m 
There's not a soul left in the
bar to tell my troubles to
Bm 
Think I'll walk down to the river
that runs just south of town
G 
I hate like hell when there
ain't nothin' left to do
D 
A 
But stand beneath the river bridge
Bm 
G 
D 
G 
and listen for the train
Bm 
G 
It's been a long hot summer,
A 
D 
not a drop of rain

Verse 2
Well, I broke down in December,
I headed for the coast
F#m 
I thought the wind and water
would elevate my mind
Bm 
I sur faced in the springtime
feelin' like a ghost
G 
Missin' more than ever
the things I left behind
D 
A 
Now I'm standin' on this ri
Bm 
G 
verbank and still cannot explain
Bm 
G 
It's been a long hot summer,
A 
D 
not a drop of rain

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Verse 3
D 
My bag is full of letters, unopened
and unread
F#m 
I'm sure they'd tell the
story of worry and of form
Bm 
My heart is beating heavy
with all we left unsaid
G 
And I swear to you I never
meant you any harm
D 
A 
This sacrifice and compromise
Bm 
G 
could nev er stand the strain
Bm 
It's been a long hot summer,
A 
D 
not a drop of rain

Verse 4
D 
Tonight I'll close my eyes again,
try to see your face
F#m 
Listen for your voice to tell me
it's alright to sleep
Bm 
Convince myself I'll wake up in
another time and place
G 
Knowin' all the while
that it's a promise I can't keep
D 
A 
A string of broken promises,
Bm 
G 
another link of chain
Bm 
It's been a long hot summer,
A 
D 
not a drop of rain

Verse 5
D 
The children on the playground,
the lovers in the shade
F#m 
Remind me of a life and time
that feels more like a dream
Bm 
When the sound of love and laughter
was the music that we played
G 
As we lay beside the waters of
a never ending stream
D 
A 
Now the stream has gone to hiding,
Bm 
G 
the dream lives on in vain
Bm 
It's been a long hot summer,
A 
D 
Em 
not a drop of rain
D 

Verse 6
D 
The clouds are building slowly
on the skyline to the east
F#m 
The wind  and dust are dancing
like the devil across the lake
Bm 
I could try to find a bottle
or try to find a priest
G 
Salvation won't be traveling
either road I take
D 
A 
So I turn my collar to the wind that
Bm 
G 
echoes this refrain
Bm 
G 
It's been a long hot summer,
A 
D 
not a drop of rain