FOUR SEASONS - "Tell It To The Rain" Tablature

"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-|
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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]


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers