Originally in E, I play in A capo 3
Intro
| A | Asus4 | A | Asus4 | A | Asus4 | A | G |
| A | Asus4 | A | Asus4 | |
| I was | sitting on the | edge of his b | ed |
| A | Asus4 | A | Asus4 |
| Staring at the | headlines on the p | aper |
| D/A | |
| He said | look at poor Gene Kelly |
| E/A | A | Asus4 | A | Asus4 | |
| I | guess he won’t be singing in the | rain |
| Em | D | |
| You can | take away my heroes |
| A | B | D | E | |
| Can you take away my | pain? |
| E | A |
| Take away my | pain |
| Gsus2 | |
| Leave the cold out | side |
| F#m7 | D | |
| Please don’t let it | rain |
| A | |
| Don’t stumble on my | pride |
| A | |
| Take away my | pain |
| Em7 | |
| I’m not frightened any | more |
| F#m7 | |
| Just stay with me to | night |
| D | |
| I’m tired of this | fight |
| A | |
| Soon I’ll be knocking at your | door |
| A | Asus4 | A | Asus4 | |
| She was | standing by the | edge of his | bed |
| A | Asus4 | A | Asus4 |
| Staring at the m | essage on their | faces |
| D/A | |
| He said | what else can you do, babe? |
| E/A | A | Asus4 | A | Asus4 | |
| I | guess I won’t be coming home a | gain |
| Em | D | |
| They just t | ook away all my promises |
| A | B | D | E | |
| Make them take away my | pain |
| E | A |
| Take away my | pain |
| Gsus2 | |
| Leave the cold out | side |
| F#m7 | D | |
| Please don’t let it | rain |
| A | |
| Don’t stumble on my | pride |
| A | |
| Take away my | pain |
| Em7 | |
| I’m not frightened any | more |
| F#m7 | |
| Just stay with me to | night |
| D | |
| I’m tired of this | fight |
| A | |
| Soon I’ll be knocking at your | door |
Bridge
| F | Am |
| His final scene the actor | bows |
| F | |
| And all those years are gone some | how |
| Am | |
| The crowd applauds the curtain | falls |
Solo
| Am | F | Am | F |
| A | Asus4 |
| x 4 |
| A | Asus4 | A | Asus4 | |
| I was | standing by the | edge of the | water |
| A | Asus4 | A | Asus4 | |
| I | noticed my re | flection in the | waves |
| D/A | |
| Then I | saw you looking back at me |
| E/A | |
| And I | knew that for a moment |
| A | Asus4 | A | Asus4 | |
| You were | calling out my | name |
| Em | D | |
| You | took away my hero |
| A | B | D | E | |
| Will you take away my | pain |
| E | A |
| Take away my | pain |
| Gsus2 | |
| Let the cold in | side |
| F#m7 | D | |
| It’s time to let it | rain |
| A | |
| There’s nothing left to | hide |
| A | |
| Take away my | pain |
| Em7 | |
| I’m not frightened any | more |
| F#m7 | |
| I’m learning to sur | vive |
| D | |
| Without you in my | life |
| A | |
| Till you come knocking at my | door |
| A | Asus4 | A | Asus4 | A |