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--(b9) | -------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}