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    The document is the lyrics to the 1929 song "If You Want the Rainbow" by Annette Hanshaw. The song uses a rainbow as a metaphor for happiness, saying that one must experience some troubles or "rain" in life in order to achieve happiness and see the rainbow. It states that sadness will turn to gladness, and that after experiencing some "pain", one will find double happiness. The song encourages the listener not to complain about troubles but to face them, as the rainbow reward of happiness will come after experiencing the rain.

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    The document is the lyrics to the 1929 song "If You Want the Rainbow" by Annette Hanshaw. The song uses a rainbow as a metaphor for happiness, saying that one must experience some troubles or "rain" in life in order to achieve happiness and see the rainbow. It states that sadness will turn to gladness, and that after experiencing some "pain", one will find double happiness. The song encourages the listener not to complain about troubles but to face them, as the rainbow reward of happiness will come after experiencing the rain.

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    The document is the lyrics to the 1929 song "If You Want the Rainbow" by Annette Hanshaw. The song uses a rainbow as a metaphor for happiness, saying that one must experience some troubles or "rain" in life in order to achieve happiness and see the rainbow. It states that sadness will turn to gladness, and that after experiencing some "pain", one will find double happiness. The song encourages the listener not to complain about troubles but to face them, as the rainbow reward of happiness will come after experiencing the rain.

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    IF YOU WANT THE RAINBOW By Annette Hanshaw Oct 1929

    https://youtu.be/KwL-lARk6TY

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    [C] What does it matter [G7] if rain comes your [C6] way,
    and [D7] raindrops [G7] patter all [C] day?
    The [Em] rain des-cending should [Em7] not make you [Am6] blue.
    [Am] The [Caug] happy [C6] ending is [D7] waiting for [G7] you

    [C] Take your [CM7] share of [C7] trouble, [F] face it and [Fm] don't com [C] plain
    [Am] If you [Caug] want [C6] the [D7] rainbow, you [Fm] must have [G7] the [C] rain.
    [C] Happi-ness [CM7] comes [C7] double [F] after a [Fm] little [C] pain
    [Am] If you [Caug] want [C6] the [D7] rainbow, you [Fm] must have [G7] the [C] rain.

    [F] What if your love affair should break up, [Fm] as they sometimes will
    [C] When [Am] you kiss and [D7] make up, [G7] oh, what a thrill!
    [C] Sadness [CM7] ends in [C7] gladness, [F] showers are [Fm] not in [C] vain
    [Am] If you [Caug] want [C6] the [D7] rainbow, you [Fm] must have [G7] the [C] rain.

    [C] Take your [CM7] share of [C7] trouble, [F] face it and [Fm] don't com [C] plain
    [Am] If you [Caug] want [C6] the [D7] rainbow, you [Fm] must have [G7] the [C] rain.
    [C] Happi-ness [CM7] comes [C7] double [F] after a [Fm] little [C] pain
    [Am] If you [Caug] want [C6] the [D7] rainbow, you [Fm] must have [G7] the [C] rain.

    [F] What if your love affair should break up, [Fm] as they sometimes will
    [C] When [Am] you kiss and [D7] make up, [G7] oh, what a thrill!
    [C] Sadness [CM7] ends in [C7] gladness, [F] showers are [Fm] not in [C] vain
    [Am] If you [Caug] want [C6] the [D7] rainbow, you [Fm] must have [G7] the [C] rain.

    [Am] [Caug] [C6] [D7] [Fm] [G7] [C] [G7/ ] [C/]

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