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No Rain Guitar Tablature
Band:Blind Melon 
Song: No Rain
Album: Blind Melon

Intro: 
Acoustic:    E E  E 
Electric: (with delay) 
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|-10--10/12----------10--10/12----------10--10/12---| 
|------------9------------------9-------------------| 
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|---------------------------------------------------| (Fig. 1... 

"oooh 
    E    D    E   D 
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|-----10-9-------------------10-9---------------| 
|-9--------11-9-7--7-9-7-9--------11-9-7--7-9-7-| 
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|-----------------------------------------------| 
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oooh 
    E    D    E   D 
|------------------------------------9h10-9---------| 
|-----10-9-------------------10-9-10--------10------| 
|-9--------11-9-7--7-9-7-9---------------------9----| 
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|---------------------------------------------------| ...Fig. 1 ends) 


Chorus: 
  E Em D   Dsus4    D 
  All I can say is that my life is pretty plain  
    A       G      E    E7 E E7 E 
  I like watching the puddles gather rain 
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|------9h10--9---------9h10--9----------------------------| 
|-9------------7------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------7------------/9------------| 
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      E    D   Dsus4 D 
  And all I can do is just pour some tea for two 
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|-----------11^13-11p9-7-----11^13-11p9------| 
|---------------------------------------7----| 
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      A           G   E E7 E 
  And speak my point of view but it's not sane 
  E             
  It's not sane (*Fig. 1 starts here) 

Verse 1: E D with *Fig. 1 x2 
  I just want someone to say to me no oh oh oh  
  "I'll always be there when you wake" yeah 
  You know I'd like to keep my cheeks dry today 
  So stay with me and I'll have it made. (I'll have it made) 
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|-------10-9-10/12-10-9-| 
|-----------------------| 2nd ending 
|-----------------------| for Fig 1. 
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Chorus: 
        E        D       Dsus4 D 
  And I don't understand why I sleep all day 
        A                      G5         E     E7 E E7 E 
  and I start to complain that there's no rain. 
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|------9h10--9---------9h10--9----------------------------| 
|-9------------7------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------7------5--5-/9-------------| 
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  E      D    Dsus4 D 
  and all I can do is read a book to stay awake and it 
  A                            G       E 
  rips my life away but it's a great escape               
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|--------------------10----------------12---------------| 
|-9-------11^13r11-9--------11^13r11-9------------------| 
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       E              E             E                     
       escape         escape        escape    
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|-10--10-10/12-------10--10/12-------10--10/12-------10--10/12----| 
|--------------9---------------9---------------9------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 

Solo: 
  E           D                 E               D 
|-------------------------------12-9---10---9---10---9---10---9-9-----| 
|------10p9---12--9--10--9--------------------------------------9-9---| 
|-9---------9--------------9---------9--------9--------9--------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 

  E          D 
|-10-9-9-12-9-9-10-9-9-12-9-9--10-9-9-12-9-9-10-9-9-12-9-9-| 
|-10-9-9-12-9-9-10-9-9-12-9-9--10-9-9-12-9-9-10-9-9-12-9-9-| 
|-------------------------------9--------------------------| 
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  E                            D                                     
|-10-9-9-10-9-9-12-9-9-10-9-9--14-9-9--12--9----9--9-| 
|--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9---9-9-9---9--9----9--9-| 
|-----------------------------------------------9--9-| 
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  E        D                                
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|--97-7--75-5--53-3--32-2--2/3-3--3/5-5--5/7-7-7/9-9---| 
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  E      D        E 
|--------9------9----10----9----12----9--9---------------------------| 
|--9h10----10-----10---------10------10-10-----9^10--7---9--7---7----| 
|----------------------------------------------9^10--7---9--X---7----| 
|------------------------------------------------------9------9------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 

    D                    E 
|---------------7--------------7---------------------------| 
|---7--7--9^10--X------------7-----10-7----7---------------| 
|---7--7--9^10--7-------9^11------------9--7-9-7--9-7------| 
|---9-------------------------------------------------9----| 
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  D 
|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------| 
|--7-----------------7--9-7-----| 
|----9-7--9-7----7-9--------9---| 
|-------------9-----------------| 
|-------------------------------| 


Chorus: 
Acoustic strums once a bar, except last: |---x-x-x---x-x-x-|  
Electric  
  All I can say is that my life is pretty plain 
  You don't like my point of view but I'm insane 
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|------9h10-9-9-7-------9h10-9-9--------------------------| 
|-9------------------------------9------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------5--5----------------| 
|-------------------------------------------7-------------| 
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  It's not sane       It's not sane 
Fig. 1. x2 

Repeat Verse 1. 

2nd ending: 
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|-11^13--11^13--11^13--11^13---| 
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D                 E 
I'll have it made (ad lib) 

Outro Solo: 
  E           D                 E               D 
|---------------------------------12-9---10---9---10---9---10---9-9---| 
|-10p9---12--9---10--9---12--9----------------------------------9-9---| 
|------9-------9-------9-------9-------9--------9--------9------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 

  E          D 
|-10-9-9-12-9-9-10-9-9-12-9-9--10-9-9-12-9-9-10-9-9-12-9-9-| 
|-10-9-9-12-9-9-10-9-9-12-9-9--10-9-9-12-9-9-10-9-9-12-9-9-| 
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  E                            D                                     
|-10-9-9-12-9-9-12-9-9-10-9-9--10-9-9--12--9----9--9-| 
|--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9---9-9-9---9--9----9--9-| 
|-----------------------------------------------9--9-| 
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    D                    E 
|---------7------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------7----10-7----7-------------------------------------------| 
|--9^11-----------9----9-7--9-7----7-----------------7--9-7------| 
|-------------------------------9----9-7--9-7----7-9--------9----| 
|---------------------------------------------9------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 

  D 
|-------------------------10-12-12--------10-12-12---------------------| 
|---------------------/12-------------/12------------------------------| 
|--9-------------------------------------------------11^13-11-9--11-9--| 
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