Set Fire To The Rain Harmonica Tabs

Words/Music by Adele Adkins & Fraser Thorneycroft-Smith
Key of F Major Range: Bb3 to D5
Requires a “Low F” Richter tuned diatonic.

Tab Notations: none = blow – = draw
____ = hold/sustain ” = whole step bend
4_-3_3_-3”___ = slur; notes which are sung to a single syllable
(and in this case, the last note is held).

3 3 3 4_____ 5 4_____
I let it fall__ my heart_.

4 4 4 -3__ -3 -3 -3 -3___ 4
And as it fell you rose to claim it.

3 3 4_____
It was dark__

3 3 3 -4 4_-3_3_-3”___ 4 4 4 -3 -3 -3___ 3 3 3____ -3”
and I was o – ver__________ un-til you kissed my lips_ and you saved me.

3 4_____ -4 -4 4____-3”
My hands_ they were strong,_

4__ -3 -3___ 3 3 -3” -3”_3_-2”_-3”____
but my knees were far too weak_____________

3 4_____ -4 -4 3____-3” 4 4 -3____ -3 -3 4 4________-3”
to stand_ in your arms,___ without fall__-ing to your feet._______

-3” -3” -3” -3”__
But there’s a side_

-3 -3”__ -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 4 -3 -3” -3” -3” -3”____
to you__ that I nev-er knew, nev-er knew, all the things_

-3 -3”__ -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 4 -3 -3” -3” -3” -3”__
you’d say,_ they were nev-er true, nev-er true, and the games

-3 -3”__ -3” -3” 4 -3 -3” 4 -3 -3”_-3_______
you’d play, you would al-ways win, al-ways win._________

4 4 -4 5____-4____4____ -5 -4 -5______-4
But I set fire____________ to the rain._____

6 4 -4____ 4 4 6 6 -4____5
Watched it pour__ as I touched your face___

5 -3” 4___-3” -3” -3” 4__-3”
Well it burned_ while I cried,_

-3” -3” 4__-3” -3” 4__-3” -3” -3” 4 -3”__
‘cos I heard__ it scream-ing out your name

4 -3”_-3_-3”_4____-4
your name._____________

-3 4_____ -4 4___-3”
When laying with__ you____

4 4 -3 -3_____ 3 -2”__ -3” -3”
I could stay______ there, close_ my eyes,

3 3 4____
feel you here_

-4 4__-3” 4 4 -3__ -3 -3 -3 -3 4 4 4___-3”
for-ev-er, you and me__ to-gether noth-ing is bet-ter.

-3” -3” -3” -3”____
‘Cos there’s a side___

-3 -3”____ -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 4 -3 -3” -3” -3” -3”
to you____ that I nev-er knew, nev-er knew, all the things

-3 -3”____ -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 4 -3 -3” -3” -3” -3”____
you’d say,___ they were nev-er true, nev-er true, and the games__

-3 -3”____ -3” -3 4 -3 -3” 4 -3 -3”_-3______
you’d play,__ you would al-ways win, al-ways win_________

4 4 -4 5____-4____4____ -5 -4 -5______-4
But I set fire____________ to the rain,_____

6 4 -4_____ 4 4 6 6 -4____5
Watched it pour___ as I touched your face___

5 -3” 4__-3” -3” -3” 4__-3” -3” -3” 4__-3” -3”____
Well it burned while I cried, ‘cos I heard_ it_____

4__-3” -3” -3” 4 -3”_____
scream-ing out your name____

4 -3”_-3_-3”_4___-4
your name.____________

5 5 5____-4____4____ 5 -4 5______-4
I set fire____________ to the rain,____

-4 -4 6 -4__4_-3 6 6 6 -4__5______
and I threw us______ in-to the flames,____

5 -3” 4__-3” -3” -3” 4__-3” -3” -3” 4__-3” -3”____
well I felt__ something die__ ‘cos I knew__ that___

4__-3” -3” -3” 4 -3”____
that__ was the last time,__

3 4 -3”_3_-3”_4___-4
the last time.___________

5 4 -4_____ 4____ 4 4 -4 -4__5
Some-times I______ wake_ up by the door_

-3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3__ 4____-4
and heard you call-ing, must be wait-ing for_ you,___

5 -4 -4_____ 4 -3” 4 4 -4 -4__5
e-ven now____ when we’re al-read-y o – ver,

-3 -3 -3__ -3 -3 -3 -3____ -3 -3__ 4____-4
I can’t help my-self from look__-ing for_ you.___

5 5 5 5____-4____4____ -5 -4 -5______-4
But I set fire____________ to the rain,_____

6 4 -4_____ 4 4 6 6 -4__5
Watched it pour___ as I touched your face_

5 -3” 4__-3” -3” -3” 4__-3” -3” -3”4__-3” -3”____
Well it burned while I cried, ‘cos I heard_ it_____

4__-3” -3” -3” 4 -3”____
scream-ing out your name___

4 -3”_3_-3”_4___-4
your name.___________

5 5 5____-4____4____ 5 -4 5______-4
I set fire____________ to the rain,____

-4 -4 6 -4__4_-3 6 6 6 -4__5______
and I threw us______ in-to the flames,____

5 -3” 4__-3” -3” -3” 4__-3” -3” -3” 4__-3” -3”____
well I felt__ some-thing die__ ‘cos I knew__ that___

4__-3” -3” -3” 4 -3”____
that__ was the last time,__

3 4 -3”_3_-3”_4______
the last time.____________

-4__________4_-3”________4 -4_4
Oh,_______________________ oh,_

-4__5_-4_4_-4_______5_____ 5 5_6_____ -4_4__-3”_3_-3”_4_______-3”
no,_______________________ let it______ burn_______________________

5______-4_4_-4_4__________ 4_-3____
oh,_______________________ oh,_____

5 5_6 -4_4_________5________6_______5
let it_ burn,__________________________

-6 6_-6 -4_4________-3”_______3_-3”_4__________-4________4____
let it__ burn._________________________________________________