Tom Rush Rainy Day Man written by James Taylor Zach Wiesner Tom Rush vocals/acoustic guitar Trevor Veitch guitar Duke Bardwell bass Warren Bernhardt piano Herb Lovelle drums E D G F#m What good is that happy lie E D G D E All you wanted from the start was to cry girl Bm E A It looks like another fall Bm E A Your friends don't seem to help at all Bm E A When you're feeling kind of cold and small Bm E A Call on your rainy day man Bm E A It does you no good to pretend girl Bm E A You've made a hole that's much too big to mend Bm E A And it looks like you lose again, my friend Bm E A So call on your rainy day man F#m E Dmaj7 C#7 Now rainy day man he don't like sunshine F#m E He don't chase rainbows Dmaj7 C#7 He don't need good times F#m E Grey days rolling Dmaj7 C#7 Then you'll see him Bm F#m Empty feeling Bm E Now you need him Bm E A All those noble thoughts don't belong Bm E A You can't hide the truth with a happy song Bm E A And you knew where you stood all along Bm E A Call on your rainy day man F#m E Dmaj7 C#7 Now simple pleasures they all evade you F#m E Dmaj7 C#7 Store-bought treasures none can save you F#m E Dmaj7 C#7 Ask for signs to ease the pain Bm F#m Ask again Bm E Go on and pray for rain Bm E A It looks like another fall Bm E A Your friends don't seem to help at all Bm E A When you're feeling kind of cold and small Bm E A Call on your rainy day man From Tom Rush Columbia Records