Intro:  {guitar in sliding sixths; doubled by piano octave lower} 
 
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v  
        -----12----10--8-|-------3---1---0-| 
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        -----12----10--9-|-------3---2---0-| 
        -----------------|-----------------| 
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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}