Could Have Been Raining
Recorded by Reba McEntire
Album: Could Have Been Raining (2026)

(Capo on 3)

(Intro.)
|(D) / / / |(G) / / / |(D) / / / |(A) / (G) /

(Verse 1)
I (D)found that ring you (G)gave to (Bm)me
Didn't (D)know how (A)bad it (G) hurt
And (D)just when I could (G)barely (Bm)breathe
I guess it (D)always could (A)be worse (G)
I guess it could have been (D)raining
Could have been (G)raining

(Verse 2)
I (D)packed my car with our (G) histo-(Bm)ry
I just (D)couldn't fit good-(G)bye
And the (D)promises we (G)couldn't (Bm)keep
Plus a (D)tear for (A)every (G)mile
I guess it could have been (D)raining

(Chorus)
(A)Oh, it could have been the (D)end of (G)me
(A)Oh, lovers into (D)e-(G)nemies
Could have (Bm)left me in pieces, (A)still waiting on (G) a kiss
Not (Bm)knowing what I needed, (A)could have been just (G)like this
Oh, it could have been (D)raining, it could have been (G)raining

(Instrumental)
|(Bm) / (A) / |(G) / / / |

(Verse 3)
I (D)passed the church that we (G) picked out (Bm)
That we (D)never got (A)to (G)use
We (D)almost had the (G)love we (Bm)found
We (D)almost (A)said I (G) do
I guess it could have been (D)raining
Could have been (G)raining

(Chorus)
(A)Oh, it could have been the (D)end of (G)me
(A)Oh, lovers into (D)ene-(G)mies
Could have (Bm)left me in pieces, (A)still waiting on (G) a kiss
Not (Bm)knowing what I needed, (A)could have been just (G)like this
It could have been (D)raining
It could have been (G)raining

(Interlude)
|(Bm) / (A) / |(G) - - -

(Outro.)
I (D)found that ring you (G)gave to (Bm)me
Didn't (D)know how (A)bad it (G)hurt - - - - -