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I Cant Stand The Rain

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Capo 1
[Intro]
|    G7|G7  
[Chorus 1]
I can't stand the G7rain
Against my G7window
  C7Bringing back sweet G7memories
Hey, window G7pane
Do you reG7member
   C7How sweet it used to G7be
[Verse 1]
   FWhen we was toFgether
   GEverything was sGo grand
   BbNow that we've Bbparted
There's just Amone sound
That I Djust can't stand
[Chorus 2]
I can't stand the G7rain
Against my G7window
  C7Bringing back sweet G7memories
I can't stand the G7rain
Against my G7window
   C7'Cause he's not here with G7me
[Verse 2]
    FAlone with the pFillow
   GWhere his head used to Glay
  BbI know you've Bbgot
Some sweet memories
But like the Amwindow
You ain't got Dnothing to say
[Interlude]
|   G7|   F7|  G7|Bb  
[Chorus 3]
I can't stand the G7rain
Against my G7window
  C7Bringing back sweet G7memories
I can't stand the G7rain
Against my G7window
   C7Just keeps on haunting G7me
Hey, G7rain
Get off my G7window...
(C7fade)

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The story behind the song

"I Can't Stand the Rain" captures that sudden, overwhelming frustration when the weather turns, and it feels like the whole world is conspiring against you. Ann Peebles, her partner Don Bryant, and Bernie Miller wrote the song in 1973 after Peebles declared "I can't stand the rain" as a downpour ruined their plans for a concert. It's a vivid snapshot of a moment when a simple sound, like rain on a window pane, can trigger a flood of emotion, bringing back memories and a longing for someone who's no longer there. The song channels that raw, relatable feeling of a mood being utterly dampened, leaving you alone with your thoughts.

AI-written from these sources:I Can't Stand the Rain (song) — Wikipedia ↗Ann Peebles — Wikipedia ↗

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I Cant Stand The Rain

by Ann Peebles

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

[Intro]

G7 G7

| |

[Chorus 1]

I can't stand the rain

Against my window

C7 G7

Bringing back sweet memories

Hey, window pane

Do you remember

C7 G7

How sweet it used to be

[Verse 1]

F F

When we was together

G G

Everything was so grand

Bb Bb

Now that we've parted

There's just one sound

That I just can't stand

[Chorus 2]

I can't stand the rain

Against my window

C7 G7

Bringing back sweet memories

I can't stand the rain

Against my window

C7 G7

'Cause he's not here with me

[Verse 2]

F F

Alone with the pillow

G G

Where his head used to lay

Bb Bb

I know you've got

Some sweet memories

But like the window

You ain't got nothing to say

[Interlude]

G7 F7 G7 Bb

| | | |

[Chorus 3]

I can't stand the rain

Against my window

C7 G7

Bringing back sweet memories

I can't stand the rain

Against my window

C7 G7

Just keeps on haunting me

Hey, rain

Get off my window...

(fade)

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