Band: Whitesnake Song: Crying in the rain Album: Serpens Albus Repeat 3x |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-5-4-------------------------------------------------------| |-3-2-2-----------------------------------------------------| |-----0-----------------------------------------------------| A black cat moans, when he's burning with the fever A stray dog howls, when he's lonely in the night A woman goes crazy, with the thought of retribution |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-5-4------9------------9------------9-------------9--------| |-3-2-2----7------------7------------7-------------7--------| |-----0-0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--------| But a man starts weeping, when he's sick and tired of life. Repeat 2x |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |---------7-9----5--7----------various fills---------------| |-2-2--2--5-7----3--5--------------------------------------| |-0-0--0---------------------------------------------------| This represents the main riff in the tune. It's played with mondo-fuzz. All notes are lightly damped except the D and C# on the 5th string, which are pinched to the point of squealing. At this point its repeated six times: twice alone and four times under the lyrics. |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------5~-----4~-----2b3r2---0-2----------------------| |-0-0-3-0-3----3-0----3-0-------3-----3b4------------------| I keep on dreaming the dreams of tomorrow Feel I'm wasting my time lighting candles in the wind Always taking my chances on the promise of the future But a heart full of sorrow beats a lonely tapestry |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |-2------2------------------------2------2-----------------| |-2------2------------------------2------2-----------------| |-0------0------------------------0------0-----------------| |---3b4-----------------------------3b4--------------------| The sun is shining (play 'main riff' one more time) But its raining in my heart |-------3--------------------------------5-----------------| |------3--------------------------------5------------------| |-----4--------------------------------6-------------------| |----5--------------------------------7--------------------| |---5--------------------------------7---------------------| |--3--------------------------------5----------------------| No one understands the heartache, no one feels the pain |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------7---7-------------------| |----------------------------------7---7-------------------| |-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-6-7--------7---7-------------------| |-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-4-5----7s9-------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| No one ever sees the tears when you're crying in the rain Repeat 2x |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |---------7-9----5--7----------various fills---------------| |-2-2--2--5-7----3--5--------------------------------------| |-0-0--0---------------------------------------------------| when you're crying in the rain crying in the rain Well, that's all i care to do. There is a different rythym under the lead break, and the leads and fills themselves. But life is for learning.