The Searchers – What Have They Done To The Rain (Bass Tab)

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1964 single release by The Searchers. Peaked at #13 UK charts Bass performance Frank Allen. Tab by bass50611. Welcome to my tab Of this Searcher’s classic. Not exact but very close to original. One has to listen to the phrasing
Intro:
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Verse 1:
   Just a Little rain...falling all around...The grass lifts its head
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A|-----------------------------------2----------------------------2----|
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    To the heavenly sound....Just a little rain.....Just a little rain
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   What have they done to the rain
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A|-------------------1--2------2-----|
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Verse 2:
   Just A little boy...standing in the rain...The gentle rain that falls
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     For years....And the grass is gone...the boy disappears...And rain
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D|-0--1--2-------------------------6------------------------------------|
A|-------------2-------4--------4-------------6----6--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------6---------6-------------5---|

  Keeps falling...like helpless tears...And what have they done
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A|----------------------7------7----7---------------------------|
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   To the rain...
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D|---------------0--1-|
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Verse 3: (Basically Use The Same Format as Verse 1)
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A|-------------------2-------4-------4---------------6-------6---------|
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E|-5----------5---5-------------------|

Verse 4: (Basically Use Same Format As Verse 2)
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A|-2---------------2---------------------2----------------------------2-|
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A|---------------7------7----7-------------------------------------|
E|-5----5----------------------------5-------5----5-----7-----7----|

Outro;
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A|----------------------------5--6--7----7--5----5--7-|
E|-7--5----5--5----7----7--7--------------------------|