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Tell It To The Rain

Four Seasons

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                         "Tell It To The Rain"
                          (Petrillo - Cifelli)

Intro:	[guitar in sliding sixths; doubled by piano octave lower]

	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----12----10--8-|-------3---1---0-|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----12----10--9-|-------3---2---0-|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|

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]


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers