The song reflects Adeles feelings after a breakup, using the metaphor of fire and rain to describe passion and pain.
Key: Am
Introduction:AmCGDm
AmC I let it fall, my heart GDm And as it fell, you rose to claim it AmC It was dark and I was over GDm Until you kissed my lips and you saved me AmC My hands, they're strong GDm but my knees were far too weak AmC To stand in your arms G without falling to your feet
FDm But there's a side to you that I never knew, never knew Am All the things you'd say, they were never true, never true FG And the games you'd play, you would always win, always win
AmBmAm But I set fire to the rain GAG Watched it pour as I touched your face Dm Well, it burned while I cried DmFAmG 'Cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name
AmC When I lay with you GDm I could stay there, close my eyes AmC feel you here forever G You and me together, nothing is better
FDm 'Cause there's a side to you that I never knew, never knew Am All the things you'd say, they were never true, never true FG And the games you'd play, you would always win, always win
AmBmAm But I set fire to the rain GAG Watched it pour as I touched your face Dm Well, it burned while I cried DmFAmG 'Cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name AmBmAm I set fire to the rain GAG And I threw us into the flames Dm When we fell, somethin' died DmFAmG 'Cause I knew that that was the last time, the last time
FEm Sometimes I wake up by the door EmG That heart you caught must be waitin' for you FEm Even now when we're already over EmG I can't help myself from looking for you
AmBmAm I set fire to the rain GAG Watched it pour as I touched your face Dm Well, it burned while I cried DmFAmG 'Cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name AmBmAm I set fire to the rain GAG And I threw us into the flames Dm When we fell, somethin' died DmFAmG 'Cause I knew that that was the last time, the last time
AmG Oooh, oh no, oh DmAmG Let it burn, oh AmG Let it burn DmFG Let it burn