CAPO 1
Intro: DM7 - GM7
DM7 - GM7 - A7
Verse 1:
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| DM7 | |
| Well, | she's kind of pretty |
| Bm9 | |
| Drives a | big car too |
| GM7 | |
| and when I | hold her in my arms |
| A7 | |
| I never know | what to do |
| DM7 | Bm9 | |
| If she's got | everything she needs what does she | need me for? |
| GM7 | |
| I'm just a | crazy fool |
| A7 | |
| comin' back f | or more |
Pre-Chorus:
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| Em7 | A7 | |
| and I | know, she's | no good |
| DM7 | GM7 | |
| Can't | leave her but I know I shoul | d |
| Em7 | F#m7 | |
| Every | body says watch out boy |
| GM7 | A7 | |
| she'll break your | heart likeit was a | toy |
| Chorus |
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DM7 GM7 - A7
You better, save it for a Rainy Day
DM7 GM7 - A7
You better, Save it for a Rainy Day
Verse 2:
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| DM7 | Bm9 | |
| Well I'd l | eave in a minute, If I | only could |
| GM7 | A7 | |
| But when she | touches me, It makes me | feel so good |
| DM7 | |
| My heart' | s in her hands |
| Bm9 | |
| This is a s | ure a mess |
| GM7 | |
| There's no | way I say no |
| A7 | |
| when she says, | "yes yes yes" |
Pre-chorus:
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| Em7 | A7 |
| Take me, shake | me |
| DM7 | GM7 | |
| and | tell me this ain't a | dream |
| Em7 | F#m7 | |
| ever | ybody says watch out boy |
| GM7 | A7 | |
| she'll break your | heart likeit was a t | oy |
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| "Save It for a Rainy Day" | ||||
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| Single by Stephen Bishop | ||||
| from the album Careless | ||||
| B-side | "Careless" | |||
| Released | December 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 3:10 | |||
| Label | ABC Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Stephen Bishop | |||
| Producer(s) | Henry Lewy, Stephen Bishop | |||
| Stephen Bishop singles chronology | ||||
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"Save It for a Rainy Day" is a song by American singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop. The song was the first of two hit singles from his debut album, Careless. It features a guitar solo by Eric Clapton and Chaka Khan on backing vocals toward the close of the song.
"Save It for a Rainy Day" peaked at number 22 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] and number 21 on the Cash Box Top 100. In Canada, the song peaked at number 20.[2]
The song was a bigger Adult Contemporary hit, peaking at number six in the U.S.[3] and number eight in Canada.[4]
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Personnel
- Stephen Bishop – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- John Barlow Jarvis – acoustic piano, electric piano
- Eric Clapton – rhythm electric guitar, lead guitar solo
- Jeff Staton Jones – rhythm electric guitar, bass
- Russ Kunkel – drums
- Ian Freebairn-Smith – horn arrangements
- Chaka Khan – backing vocals
References
- ^ "Stephen Bishop - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
- ^ a b "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 33.
- ^ a b "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ "Lyrics: Daybreak by Barry Manilow". Top40db.net. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary Music Chart". Billboard. 1977-02-19. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 11/19/77". Cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 24 December 1977. p. Front cover. Retrieved 7 June 2021 – via Google Books.