| D | D7 | G | |
| Soft Rain was | falling when | you said goodbye, |
| A7 | D | |
| Thunder and lightning filled my heart in- | side. |
| D7 | G | |
| A love born in | heaven had | suddenly died, |
| A7 | D | |
| And the | soft rain was teardrops, for the angels all | cried. |
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| A7 | D | |
| If | love can be perfect, | ours must have been, |
| A7 perfection is always des-D | |
| But | troyed by men. |
| D7 | G | |
| The rain whispered | softly, "a | true love just died." |
| A7 | D | |
| And the | soft rain was teardrops for the angels all | cried. |
| The rain started falling when you said goodbye. |
| And lightning came crashing from out of the sky. |
| The sky that was bright blue turned slowly to gray, |
| And the angels cried with me as you walked away. |
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