Not A Drop Of Rain
Robert Earl Keen

CAPO 5th Fret

INTRO
Dm  C

 C        
Streets are almost empty, the shops are all closed down
        Em
There's not a soul left in the park to tell my troubles to
           Am
Think I'll walk down to the river that runs just south of town
        F
I hate like hell when there ain't nothin' left to do
     C                  G               Am     G       F
But stand beneath the river bridge and listen for the train
      Am                      G              C
It's been a long hot summer - not a drop of rain

        C
I broke down in December, I headed for the coast
    Em 
I thought the wind and water would elevate my mind
    Am
I surfaced in the springtime feelin' like a ghost
  F
Missin' more than ever the things I left behind
          C                G            Am     G        F
Now I'm standin' on this river bank and still cannot explain
      Am                      G              C
It's been a long hot summer - not a drop of rain

   C 
My bag is full of letters, unopened and unread
    Em
I'm sure they'd tell the story of worry and of form
    Am      
My heart is beating heavy with all we left unsaid
   F
I swear to you I never meant you any harm
    C             G              Am     G        F
But sacrifice and compromise can never stand the strain
      Am                      G              C
It's been a long hot summer - not a drop of rain

  C 
Tonight I close my eyes again and try to see your face
 Em
Listen for your voice to tell me it's alright to sleep
 Am
Convince myself I'll wake up in another time and place
         F
Knowin' all the while it's a promise I can't keep
  C                G         Am      G        F
A string of broken promises, another link of chain
      Am                      G              C
It's been a long hot summer - not a drop of rain

      C  
The children on the playground, the lovers in the shade
  Em
Remind me of a life and time that feel more like a dream
          Am
Where the sound of love and laughter was the music that we played
       F
As we laid beside the waters of the never ending stream
         C                G           Am          G     F
Now the stream is gone to hiding, the dream lives on in vain
     Am                       G             C
It's been a long hot summer - not a drop of rain

      C  
The clouds are building slowly on the skyline to the east
     Em
The wind and dust are dancin' like the devil 'cross the lane
        Am
I could try to find the bottle or try to find a priest
    F
Salvation won't be travelin' either road I take
      C             G                Am     G     F
So I turn my collar to the wind that echos this refrain
     Am                       G             C
It's been a long hot summer - not a drop of rain