Drip Drop:The Drifters.
#58 on ATLANTIC Records in 1958.

INTRO:
F (133211@1)        
Drip, drip..drippity drop..drip, drip..

drippity drop.

#1.
FThe (133211@1)roof is leaking and the rain's falling

on my head..(drip, drip..drippity drop.)
          BbWell, (x1333x@1)the roof is leaking and the rain's falling 
      Fon (133211@1)my head..(drip, drip..drippity drop.)
  C (x32010@1)            Bb (x1333x@1)            FI (133211@1)cried so hard, teardrops on my bed..

(drip, drip..drippity drop.)

#2.
FWell, (133211@1)she packed up her clothes and she moved out

on the midnight train..(drip, drip..drippity drop.)
          BbWell, (x1333x@1)she packed up her clothes and she moved out 
                Fon (133211@1)the midnight train..(drip, drip..drippity drop.)
               C (x32010@1)           Bb (x1333x@1)         FYou (133211@1)know, this empty room is driving me insane..

(flip, flip..flippity flop.)

#3.
FWell, (133211@1)I'm sitting here drinking..thinking what I'm

gonna do..(sip, sip, slippity slop.)
          BbWell, (x1333x@1)I'm sitting here drinking..thinking what I'm 
      F (133211@1)gonna do..(sip, sip, slippity slop.)
             C (x32010@1)                     BbYou (x1333x@1)know the roof is leaking and the rain is falling 
F (133211@1)      
through..(drip, drip, drippity drop.)

(INTERLUDE:SAX:) F Bb F C Bb F

#4.
FWell, (133211@1)I ran into my buddy..he gave me a tip, tip, tip.

He said your woman's gone and left..I said, I'm hip,

hip, hip.
FI (133211@1)said, just mind your own affairs and button your lip,

lip, lip.
F (133211@1)                                         F7I (131241@1)don't need you to tell me she gave me the slip, slip,

slip.

#5.
FThe (133211@1)roof is leaking and the rain's falling

on my head..(drip, drip..drippity drop.)
          BbWell, (x1333x@1)the roof is leaking and the rain's falling 
      Fon (133211@1)my head..(drip, drip..drippity drop.)
  C (x32010@1)            Bb (x1333x@1)            FI (133211@1)cried so hard, teardrops on my bed..(drip, drip..drippity

drop.)

OUTRO:
FWhoa-oh!..drip, (133211@1)drip, drippity-drop..whoa-oh!..drip, drip,

drippity-drop..whoa-oh!..drip, drip, drippity-drop..(Fade.)

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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