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RAIN ON THE WINDOW
As recorded by The Hollies
(From the 1967 Album EVOLUTION)
[Chorus]
G#When I hear pitter-F#patter the rain on the G#window
ReD#minds of her
G#When I hear pitter-F#patter the rain on the G#windowD#  
[1st Verse]
G#It was raining Bhard
The F#trees looked baG#re the night I Bmet herA#m  
G#She was A#mwet her hBands were C#cold
G#The wind blew through her G#mhair
[2nd Verse]
BThough I'd known her G#quite a F#long time
BWe were just C#good fF#riends
BSo it didn't G#mseem so sF#trange
BInviting C#her back F#home
[3rd Verse]
G#We sat by tD#mhe fire
The flames brought G#mout someD#mthing in hBerD#m  
G#mMelting all D#mthe coBld
ProjecG#mting warmth I nD#mever G#mknew
[4th Verse]
BAs the rain F#beat oG#mn my winF#dow
BDid she uC#mnderstF#and
BThat in the glow of dG#ying eF#mbers
EveryC#mthing was Fplanned
[Chorus]
G#When I hear pitter-F#patter the rain on the G#window
Reminds D#me of her
G#mWhen I hear pitter-F#patter the rain on the G#mwindowD#  
[Interlude]
G#m   A#m   D#m   B  G#m  D#m  G#m  D#m   C#   D#m
G#m   B    C#m    G#m   C#   B   C#   G#
[Bridge]
G#We made love lC#ater on that nigBht
While the rain beat on F#my window
C#mI can't forF#get the things that happenedE  
EWhile the rain beat F#down on my winC#mdow
[Interlude]
A   Am   G   Am   G
[5th Verse]
GNext time EI saw Cher
I knew she Amdidn't want to Eknow me
AIf I dEisappointed her
I tAhink she sEhould have tAmold me
[6th Verse]
CCan't she undersAmtand
I Gonly tCried to Dbe a Gman
CShe made me Bmfeel Aso asGhamed
COf everyDthing I Gam
[Chorus]
AmWhen I hear pitter-Gpatter
The rain on the Amwindow
ReEmminds of her
AmWhen I hear Gpitter-patter
The rain on the Amwindow
ReEmminds of her
AmWhen I hear Gpitter-patter
The rain on the Amwindow
Reminds of Emher

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Rain On The Windows

by The Hollies

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A#m

G#m

D#m

C#m

RAIN ON THE WINDOW

As recorded by The Hollies

(From the 1967 Album EVOLUTION)

[Chorus]

G# F# G#

When I hear pitter-patter the rain on the window

Reminds of her

G# F# G# D#

When I hear pitter-patter the rain on the window

[1st Verse]

G# B

It was raining hard

F# G# B A#m

The trees looked bare the night I met her

G# A#m B C#

She was wet her hands were cold

G# G#m

The wind blew through her hair

[2nd Verse]

B G# F#

Though I'd known her quite a long time

B C# F#

We were just good friends

B G#m F#

So it didn't seem so strange

B C# F#

Inviting her back home

[3rd Verse]

G# D#m

We sat by the fire

G#m D#m B D#m

The flames brought out something in her

G#m D#m B

Melting all the cold

G#m D#m G#m

Projecting warmth I never knew

[4th Verse]

B F# G#m F#

As the rain beat on my window

B C#m F#

Did she understand

B G# F#

That in the glow of dying embers

C#m F

Everything was planned

[Chorus]

G# F# G#

When I hear pitter-patter the rain on the window

Reminds me of her

G#m F# G#m D#

When I hear pitter-patter the rain on the window

[Interlude]

G#m A#m D#m B G#m D#m G#m D#m C# D#m

G#m B C#m G#m C# B C# G#

[Bridge]

G# C# B

We made love later on that night

While the rain beat on my window

C#m F# E

I can't forget the things that happened

E F# C#m

While the rain beat down on my window

[Interlude]

A Am G Am G

[5th Verse]

G E C

Next time I saw her

Am E

I knew she didn't want to know me

A E

If I disappointed her

A E Am

I think she should have told me

[6th Verse]

C Am

Can't she understand

G C D G

I only tried to be a man

C Bm A G

She made me feel so ashamed

C D G

Of everything I am

[Chorus]

Am G

When I hear pitter-patter

The rain on the window

Reminds of her

Am G

When I hear pitter-patter

The rain on the window

Reminds of her

Am G

When I hear pitter-patter

The rain on the window

Reminds of her

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