C G C G [Verse 1] C F When I let these restless feet start walking C G7 Stumbling blocks of stone get in the way C F Then I heard old memories start talking C G7 C And all the gentle things they had to say [Chorus] F C Gentle rains of home with soft winds grow more dearly Am G And the way grows darker with each depth you row C F C When you feel the storms of life in all their fury G C G You long to feel the gentle rains of home [Solo] | C | G | [Verse 2] C F Yes I had to look back from a distance C G To see the beauty of my honeycomb C F Now I know there's nothing in existence C G C C C So soothing as the gentle rains of home [Recited} F The gentle rains of home fell on my shoulder C G G7 Those crystal drops of silver memories C F Yes and I'd give ten years of my life just to hold her C G C And hear the rain fall on familiar trees [Chorus] F C Gentle rains of home with soft winds grow more dearly Am G And the way grows darker with each depth you row C F C When you feel the storms of life in all their fury G C You long to feel the gentle rains of home [Chorus] A7 D G D Gentle rains of home with soft winds grow more dearly Bm A A7 And the way grows darker with each depth you row D G D When you feel the storms of life in all their fury