Tell It To The Rain Chords
Tell It To The Rain by The Four Seasons is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Dm7/C, G/C, F/C, Bb, G, Cm7, F7, Dm7, G7, Cm, Cm/Bb, Cm/Ab and Cm/G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: {guitar in sliding sixths; doubled by piano octave lower}
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Verse 1:
C Dm7/C G/C F/C C
You're cryin' now just like I used to cry before (rain, rain, rain)
C Dm7/C Bb G
Turn off the tears, girl, I don't care anymore
Cm7 F7 Dm7 G7
You can save all your lies 'cause I've heard them all before
Chorus:
C
Tell it to the rain and the stars that shine above
Dm7/C
That it's me you're thinking of
G
And I'm your love {3: Forget him, love}
{1: C; repeat intro; to verse 2
2: Cm; to break
3: C; repeat intro; repeat Chorus
4,5: low C on cellos; repeat Chorus}
Tell it to the rain
Verse 2:
I gave you love, girl, and got nothing in return (rain, rain, rain)
How does it feel to feel what I had to learn
Baby don't say you're sorry 'cause I'm just not concerned
{repeat Chorus}
Break:
Cm Cm/Bb
(Tell it baby) yeah
Cm/Ab
(Tell it baby) yeah
(Tell it baby)
Cm/G G
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
{45: all "yeah"s are same pitch; LP: last five are higher}
{3X: bass and guitar alone 1st time
sound effects and piano enter 2nd time
drums enter 3rd time}
Cm Cm/Bb Cm/Ab Cm/G
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
{repeat Chorus to fade}
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