I would guess that very few people know R.E.M. did a cover of this song. They did it for 

live performance,

although I don't know when or where. Here it is.



Two versions are presented here: first keeps the original lyrics, but played the way 

does. The second is

with the lyrics that Michael actually sang during the performance.



VERSION 1:

INTRO

G | C (x2)

G



VERSE ONE

 G

Someone told me long ago

                                     D

There's a calm before the storm, I know



And it's been coming for some time



When it's over, so they say

                            D

It'll rain a sunny day, I know

                     G

Shining down like water



CHORUS

C       D

I wanna know

          G           Em

Have you ever seen the rain

C       D

I wanna know

          G           Em

Have you ever seen the rain

C        D                 G

Coming down on a sunny day



VERSE TWO

G

Yesterday and days before

                                 D

Sun is cold and rain is hard, I know

                    G

Been that way for all my time

G

'Til forever on it goes

                                  D

Thru the circle fast and slow, I know

                       G

And it can't stop, I wonder



CHORUS AGAIN



VERSION 2:

INTRO

G | C (x2)

G



G

Someone told me long ago

                                    D

There's a calm before the storm, I know

                      G

It's been coming for some time

G

Yesterday and days before

                                 D

Hot is cold and cold is warm, I know

                  G

Shining down like water



C       D

I wanna know

          G             Em

Have you ever seen the rain

C        D             G

Coming down on a sunny day



G

Yesterday and days before

                                 D

Hot is cold and cold is warm, I know

                 G

It can't last forever

G

If forever on it goes

                              D

On a circle fast and slow, I know

                    G

Shining down like water



C       D

I wanna know

          G             Em

Have you ever seen the rain

C       D

I wanna know

          G             Em

Have you ever seen the rain

C      D               G

Coming down on a sunny day



C       D

I wanna know

          G             Em

Have you ever seen the rain

C       D

I wanna know

          G             Em

Have you ever seen the rain

C      D               G

Coming down on a sunny day



G | C (x2)

End on G