I Can't Stand the Rain

The Commitments

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D-DU-UDU

almost a reggae-like strumming pattern on @ 2nd position. do for first lyric line

e|------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------11--11------11-------------------------|

D|--11---11---11---11----------11-----------------------------|

A|--9----9----9----9-----------9------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

I can't stand the rain against my window

Bringing back sweet memories

Hey window pane do you remember

How sweet it used to be

When we were together

Everything was so grand

Now that we've parted

There's one sound that I just can't stand...

I can't stand the rain against my window

Bringing back sweet memories

I can't stand the rain against my window

'Cause he's not here with me

Alone with the pillow

Where his head used to lay

I know you've got some sweet memories

But like a window you ain't got nothing to say

Horn Riff]

Dbl-Stop approximation of Horn interlude

e|--------------------------------------------------------5---4-------|

B|--7-7-9-11-11-9-7-7--5-5-7-9-9-7-5--7-7-9-11-11-9-7-----------------|

G|--6-6-8-11-11-8-6-6--4-4-6-9-9-6-4--6-6-8-11-11-8-6--5/6------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------5/6-------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

I can't stand the rain against my window

Bringing back sweet memories, hey

I can't stand the rain against my window, oh no no

'Cause he's not here with me, uh

Alone with the pillow uh uh

Where his head used to lay, yeah

I know you've got some sweet memories

But like a window you ain't got nothing to say...

(repeat lyric below to fade)

Uh, uh, I can't stand the rain...

Oohh !... Get off my window...

Get off my window nah,

I can't stand the rain

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Readable chord sheet for I Can't Stand the Rain by The Commitments

almost a reggae-like strumming pattern on [F#] @ 2nd position. do for first lyric line

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------11--11------11-------------------------|
D|--11---11---11---11----------11-----------------------------|
A|--9----9----9----9-----------9------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

I can't stand the [F#]rain against my window
[B]Bringing back sweet memor[F#]ies
Hey window [F#]pane do you remember
[B]How sweet it used to [F#]be

[E]When we were together
[F#]Everything was so grand
Now that we've [A]parted
There's one s[Abm]ound that I just can't s[C#]tand...

[F#]I can't stand the r[F#]ain against my window
[B]Bringing back sweet memor[F#]ies
I can't stand the [F#]rain against my window
[B]'Cause he's not here with [F#]me

[E]Alone with the pillow
[F#]Where his head used to lay
[A]I know you've got some sweet memories
But like a w[Abm]indow you ain't got nothing to [C#]say

Horn Riff]

Dbl-Stop approximation of Horn interlude
    [F#]                 [E]              [F#]               [A]      [Abm]    [C#]
e|--------------------------------------------------------5---4-------|
B|--7-7-9-11-11-9-7-7--5-5-7-9-9-7-5--7-7-9-11-11-9-7-----------------|
G|--6-6-8-11-11-8-6-6--4-4-6-9-9-6-4--6-6-8-11-11-8-6--5/6------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------5/6-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

I can't stand the [F#]rain against my window
[B]Bringing back sweet memor[F#]ies, hey
I can't stand the [F#]rain against my window, oh no no
[B]'Cause he's not here with [F#]me, uh

[E]Alone with the pillow uh uh
[F#]Where his head used to lay, yeah
[A]I know you've got some sweet memories
But like a [Abm]window you ain't got nothing to [C#]say...

(repeat lyric below to fade)
[F#]Uh, uh, I can't stand the rain...
[B]Oohh !... Get off my window...
Get off my window nah,
[F#]I can't stand the rain