I Can't Stand The Rain chords by The Commitments

Chords with lyrics

Difficulty: Novice

I Can't Stand the Rain - Ann Peebles - 1973

Composers: Bryant/Peebles/Miller

Submitted by Greg B.

NOTE: I'm submitting this under the Commitments, however I only
have Ann Peebles' 1973 recording to work from. (she doesn't have
her own tab section). The Commitment's version is pretty true to
the original. After all the whole premise of the fairy tale group
was to mimic the original soul masters.


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

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------11--11------11-------------------------|
D MajorD|--11---11---11---11----------11-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|--9----9----9----9-----------9------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|

         F#F#
I can't stand the rain against my window
BB            F#F#
Bringing back sweet memories
      F#F#
Hey window pane do you remember
BB          F#F#
How sweet it used to be

E MajorE
When we were together
F#F#
Everything was so grand
        A augmentedA
Now that we've parted
       AbmAbm           C#C#
There's one sound that I just can't stand...

F#F#         F#F#
I can't stand the rain against my window
BB            F#F#
Bringing back sweet memories
         F#F#
I can't stand the rain against my window
BB             F#F#
'Cause he's not here with me

E MajorE
Alone with the pillow
F#F#
Where his head used to lay
A augmentedA
I know you've got some sweet memories
      AbmAbm              C#C#
But like a window you ain't got nothing to say

[Interlude - Horn Riff]

Dbl-Stop approximation of Horn interlude
  F#F#         E MajorE       F#F#        A augmentedA   AbmAbm  C#C#
e|--------------------------------------------------------5---4-------|
BB|--7-7-9-11-11-9-7-7--5-5-7-9-9-7-5--7-7-9-11-11-9-7-----------------|
G+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 MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------5/6-------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

         F#F#
I can't stand the rain against my window
BB            F#F#
Bringing back sweet memories, hey
         F#F#
I can't stand the rain against my window, oh no no
BB             F#F#
'Cause he's not here with me, uh

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

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


THE END!