Standard (EADGBE)

Verse

Little child, be not afraid

 The rain pounds harshly against the glass

 like an unwanted stranger

There is no danger,

I am here tonight

Little child, be not afraid,

 though thunder explodes and lightning flash

illuminates

 your tear-stained face

I am here tonight

Chorus

 And someday you'll know

 that nature is so

 the same rain that draws you near me

 falls on rivers and land,

 on forests and sand

 makes the beautiful world that you'll see

 in the morning

Verse

Little child, be not afraid

 though storm clouds mask your beloved moon

 and its candlelight beams,

 still keep pleasant dreams

I am here tonight

Little child, be not afraid

 though wind makes creatures of our trees

 and their branches to hands,

 they're not real, understand

 and I am here tonight

Chorus

 And someday you'll know

 that nature is so

 the same rain that draws you near me

 falls on rivers and land,

 on forests and sand

 makes the beautiful world that you'll see

 in the morning

For you know, once even I was a..

Verse

 ..little child, and I was afraid

 but a gentle someone always came

 to dry all my tears, switch sweet sleep for fears

 and to give a kiss goodnight

Chorus

 Well now I am grown

 and these years have shown

 that rain's a part of how life goes

 But it's dark and it's late

 so I'll hold you and wait

 'til your frightened eyes do close

 And I hope that you'll know

 that nature is so

 the same rain that draws you near me

 falls on rivers and land,

 on forests and sand

 makes the beautiful world that you'll see

 in the morning

Everything's fine in the morning

 The rain'll be gone in the morning,

 but I'll still be here in the morning