From: Jason Carter <jtcarter@hTSO01.Cin.IX.net>

"I'M NO STRANGER TO THE RAIN"
Keith Whitley
written by Sonny Curtis/Ron Hellard

Also performed by Joe Diffie on _Keith_Whitley_:_A_Tribute_Album_

1st verse:
E
I'm no stranger to the rain
A
I'm a friend of thunder
                                   E 
Friend, is it any wonder lightning strikes me
     B
I've fought with the devil
    D
Got down on his level
      A                               B
But I never gave in, so he gave up on me

2nd verse:
I'm no stranger to the rain
I can spot bad weather
And I'm good at finding shelter in a downpour
I've been sacrificed by brothers
Crucified by lovers
But through it all I withstood the pain
B                      E
I'm no stranger to the rain

Bridge:
           A
But when I get that foggy feeling
E
When I'm feeling down
   A                              E
If I don't keep my head up, I may drown
         B
But it's hard to keep believing
     D
I'll even come out even
          A                           B
While the rain beats your hope in the ground
        D                      B
And the night is really coming down

3rd verse:
I'm no stranger to the rain
But there'll always be tomorrow
And I'll beg, steal, or borrow a little sunshine
And I'll put this cloud behind me
That's how the man designed me
To ride the wind and dance in a hurricane
I'm no stranger to the rain
Oh no, I'm no stranger to the rain

(solo)

(repeat first three lines of 1st verse,
 last five lines of 3rd verse)