I let it (Dm)fall,
my (F)heart,
and as it (C)fell, you rose to claim it.
It was (Dm)dark
and I was o (F)ver
un til you (C)kissed my lips and you saved me.
My (Dm)hands, lay ing
they were (F)strong,
but my (C)knees were far too weak my eyes, feel to (Dm)stand
in your arms
with out fall to geth ing to your feet.
bet ter.
But there’s a (Bb)side to you that I (Gm7)nev er knew, nev er knew.
All the (Dm)things you’d say, they were nev er true, nev er true.
And the (Bb)games you’d play, you would (C)al ways win, al ways win.
But I (Am7)set (Dm)fire
to the rain,
watched it pour as I touched your face.
Well, it burned while I cried, ’cause I heard it scream ing out your (Dm)name,
your name.
When (Dm)hands, lay ing
with were (F)you
I could (C)stay there, far too close my eyes, feel you (Dm)here
for ev er,
you and me to geth er, noth ing gets bet ter.
’Cause there’s a (Bb)side to you that I (Gm7)nev er knew, nev er knew.
All the (Dm)things you’d say, they were nev er true, nev er true.
And the (Bb)games you’d play, you would (C)al ways win, al ways win.
But I (Am7)set (Dm)fire
to the rain,
watched it pour as I touched your face.
Well, it burned while I cried, ’cause I heard it scream ing out your (Dm)name,
your name.
When
I set (Dm)fire
to the rain
and I threw (C)us in to the flames.
Well, I felt some thing die, ’cause I knew that, that was the last (Bb)time,
the last time.
Some times I wake up by the door.
That heart you (Am)caught must be wait ing for her.
E ven now, when we’re al read y o ver, I can’t help my self from look ing for ya.
I set
Oh.
Oh, no, oh.
Let it (Gm)burn.
Oh.
Let it burn.
Let it burn.
This page shows “Set Fire To The Rain” by Adele in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 108 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.