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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
                        "Look Through My Window"
                            (John Phillips)
Intro:
	F/  /  Fsus4/  /   F/  /  Fsus4/  /
	(AFnd the rain beats on my Fsus4roof)
	(AFnd it does not ask for Fsus4proof)
Verse 1:
	IFt's not that lovers are unkEbind
	SFhe always said there'd come a tEbime
	                           AbCm/G    C  
	When one would leave and one stay behind
Verse 2:
	We both knew people sometimes change
	And lovers sometimes rearrange
	And nothing's quite as sure as change
	                        F(Bb)
	And the rain beats on my roof
Chorus:
	LBbook through my Ebmwindow (yAbeah)
	   DbTo the street Abbelow
	BbmSee the people hFurryin' by
	With someone to meet, someplace to DmgoBbm  
	                      F     Csus4     C[2:   Csus4   C   Csus4C]
	And I know I should let go
Verse 3:
	AbShe always said "I'm not like Gbyou
	AbWhen love is dead for me it's Gbthrough
	            Cb     Ebm/Bb                                Eb  F  
	And I will find and love someone new"
	                                (and I will love somebody new)
[repeat chorus]
Verse 4 (chords as per verse 3):
	I must admit she knew her mind
	And it will not take her long to find
	Another place where the sun will shine
	                        (another place, another place where the sun
	                         will shine)
Coda:
	  F                       Fsus4 [continue to fade]
	(And the rain beats on my roof)
	(If I still require proof)
	(Well the rain beats on my roof) She's gone
	(If I still require proof) She's gone
	(Well the rain beats on my roof) Look through my window
	(If I still require proof) All the people
	(Well the rain beats on my roof) I love her
	(If I still require proof) She's gone
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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The story behind the song

This song captures a poignant moment of separation and longing, inspired by John Phillips's temporary estrangement from Michelle Phillips. He believed she was far away, only to discover she was just blocks from him in Greenwich Village, leading to a lyrical exploration of loneliness and being so near yet so far. It plays like a moody piece of rock, with a soft-rock feel and lush orchestral work that became a trademark of the group. At its heart, it's a song about the quiet ache of missed connection and the rain beating down on a solitary roof.

AI-written from these sources:Look Through My Window — Wikipedia ↗The Mamas & the Papas — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Look Through My Window

by The Mamas & The Papas

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Fsus4

Ebm

Bbm

Csus4

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#

#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#

#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

"Look Through My Window"

(John Phillips)

Intro:

F Fsus4 F Fsus4

/ / / / / / / /

F Fsus4

(And the rain beats on my roof)

F Fsus4

(And it does not ask for proof)

Verse 1:

F Eb

It's not that lovers are unkind

F Eb

She always said there'd come a time

Ab C

Cm/G

When one would leave and one stay behind

Verse 2:

We both knew people sometimes change

And lovers sometimes rearrange

And nothing's quite as sure as change

(Bb)

And the rain beats on my roof

Chorus:

Bb Ebm Ab

Look through my window (yeah)

Db Ab

To the street below

Bbm F

See the people hurryin' by

Dm Bbm

With someone to meet, someplace to go

F Csus4 C Csus4 C Csus4

[2: C]

And I know I should let go

Verse 3:

Ab Gb

She always said "I'm not like you

Ab Gb

When love is dead for me it's through

Eb F

Cb Ebm/Bb

And I will find and love someone new"

(and I will love somebody new)

[repeat chorus]

Verse 4 (chords as per verse 3):

I must admit she knew her mind

And it will not take her long to find

Another place where the sun will shine

(another place, another place where the sun

will shine)

Coda:

F Fsus4 [continue to fade]

(And the rain beats on my roof)

(If I still require proof)

(Well the rain beats on my roof) She's gone

(If I still require proof) She's gone

(Well the rain beats on my roof) Look through my window

(If I still require proof) All the people

(Well the rain beats on my roof) I love her

(If I still require proof) She's gone

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

About Look Through My Window Chords by The Mamas & The Papas

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