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I Cant Stand The Rain

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1/35

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 35Position: 9

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Composers: Bryant/Peebles/Miller
Submitted by Greg B.
NOTE:  I'm submitting this under the Commitments, however I only
have Ann Peebles' 1973 recording to work from. (she doesn't have
her own tab section).  The Commitment's version is pretty true to
the original.  After all the whole premise of the fairy tale group
was to mimic the original soul masters.
Intro:  
almost a reggae-like strumming pattern on  F#@ 2nd position. do for first lyric line
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------11--11------11-------------------------|
D|--11---11---11---11----------11-----------------------------|
A|--9----9----9----9-----------9------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
I can't stand the F#rain against my window
BBringing back sweet memorF#ies
Hey window F#pane do you remember
BHow sweet it used to F#be
[Verse]
EWhen we were together
F#Everything was so grand
Now that we've Aparted
There's one sAbmound that I just can't sC#tand...
[Chorus]
F#I can't stand the rF#ain against my window
BBringing back sweet memorF#ies
I can't stand the F#rain against my window
B'Cause he's not here with F#me
[Verse]
EAlone with the pillow
F#Where his head used to lay
AI know you've got some sweet memories
But like a wAbmindow you ain't got nothing to C#say
[Interlude - Horn Riff]
Dbl-Stop approximation of Horn interlude
e|--F#-------------------E---------------F#-----------------A---5---Abm4------C#-|
B|--7-7-9-11-11-9-7-7--5-5-7-9-9-7-5--7-7-9-11-11-9-7-----------------|
G|--6-6-8-11-11-8-6-6--4-4-6-9-9-6-4--6-6-8-11-11-8-6--5/6------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------5/6-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
I can't stand the F#rain against my window
BBringing back sweet memorF#ies, hey
I can't stand the F#rain against my window, oh no no
B'Cause he's not here with F#me, uh
EAlone with the pillow uh uh
F#Where his head used to lay, yeah
AI know you've got some sweet memories
But like a Abmwindow you ain't got nothing to C#say...
(repeat lyric below to fade)
F#Uh, uh, I can't stand the rain...
BOohh !... Get off my window...
Get off my window nah, 
F#I can't stand the rain

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Barre (E shape)

244322

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✕ Mute Open Press2 Fret

Skill · find home

F# mixolydian

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I Cant Stand The Rain

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I Cant Stand The Rain

by The Commitments

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Chords in this song · guitar

Abm

Composers: Bryant/Peebles/Miller

Submitted by Greg B.

NOTE: I'm submitting this under the Commitments, however I only

have Ann Peebles' 1973 recording to work from. (she doesn't have

her own tab section). The Commitment's version is pretty true to

the original. After all the whole premise of the fairy tale group

was to mimic the original soul masters.

Intro:

almost a reggae-like strumming pattern on @ 2nd position. do for first lyric line

e|------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------11--11------11-------------------------|

D|--11---11---11---11----------11-----------------------------|

A|--9----9----9----9-----------9------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]

I can't stand the rain against my window

B F#

Bringing back sweet memories

Hey window pane do you remember

B F#

How sweet it used to be

[Verse]

When we were together

Everything was so grand

Now that we've parted

Abm C#

There's one sound that I just can't stand...

[Chorus]

F# F#

I can't stand the rain against my window

B F#

Bringing back sweet memories

I can't stand the rain against my window

B F#

'Cause he's not here with me

[Verse]

Alone with the pillow

Where his head used to lay

I know you've got some sweet memories

Abm C#

But like a window you ain't got nothing to say

[Interlude - Horn Riff]

Dbl-Stop approximation of Horn interlude

F# E F# A Abm C#

e|--------------------------------------------------------5---4-------|

B|--7-7-9-11-11-9-7-7--5-5-7-9-9-7-5--7-7-9-11-11-9-7-----------------|

G|--6-6-8-11-11-8-6-6--4-4-6-9-9-6-4--6-6-8-11-11-8-6--5/6------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------5/6-------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]

I can't stand the rain against my window

B F#

Bringing back sweet memories, hey

I can't stand the rain against my window, oh no no

B F#

'Cause he's not here with me, uh

Alone with the pillow uh uh

Where his head used to lay, yeah

I know you've got some sweet memories

Abm C#

But like a window you ain't got nothing to say...

(repeat lyric below to fade)

Uh, uh, I can't stand the rain...

Oohh !... Get off my window...

Get off my window nah,

I can't stand the rain

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