{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1853941,"song":"Cry Softly","artist":"Josh Ritter","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11411398-cry-softly-chords-by-josh-ritter/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1853941?type=chord","rating":4.83015,"votes":7,"content":"CRY SOFTLY\r\nJosh Ritter\r\n\r\nThis is an as-yet unreleased song Josh played in St. Louis at the Pageant.\r\nOne or two of the lyrics are just guesses at this point.  Believe he even mentioned\r\nit is a work in progress. Took this from a recording at Infinity Hall in Norwalk, CT\r\nfrom June 2014.\r\n\r\nCAPO 4\r\n\r\n[CHORDS]\r\n[ch]C/G[/ch] (332010)\r\n[ch]F[/ch] (133211)\r\n[ch]G[/ch] (320003)\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]C/G[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSometimes happy ever after ain’t always ever after[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nYou promised me forever then you ran off with a dancer[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nNow it’s good to see you back here[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut I’m on to greener pastures[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nAnd if you gotta cry, cry softly[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nCry softly, real quietly[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nYour tears are unsightly[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nThere’s the front door, thanks awfully[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nIf you gotta cry, cry softly[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]               [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nThis ain’t the first time that you left me[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nRemember Reno, Taos  and Tempe[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nRemember Carlsbad, El Paso and that second time in Tempe[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nYeah you’ve pulled a lot of fast ones[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch] \r\nBut this last one is your last one[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nAnd if you’ve gotta cry, cry softly[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nCry softly, real quietly[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nYour tears are unsightly[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nThere’s the front door, thanks awfully[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nIf you gotta cry, cry softly[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Break]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nWell heaven needs a hell[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nLiberty a bell[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUp 'til now I thought that feeling bad[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nMeant things were going well[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nNow things are going great[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut honey babe it's late[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nSo if you gotta cry, cry softly[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nI admit since you’ve been gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI’ve done my share of moving on[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere’s been a lot of warm embracing[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nWhiskey chasing vodka blondes[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nOh honey babe I'm beat[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd I need a little sleep[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nAnd if you gotta cry, cry softly[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nCry softly, real quietly[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nYour tears are unsightly[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nThere’s the front door, thanks awfully[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     \r\nAnd if you gotta cry, cry[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf you gotta cry, cry[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nIf you gotta cry, cry softly[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]","plain_text":"CRY SOFTLY\nJosh Ritter\n\nThis is an as-yet unreleased song Josh played in St. Louis at the Pageant.\nOne or two of the lyrics are just guesses at this point.  Believe he even mentioned\nit is a work in progress. Took this from a recording at Infinity Hall in Norwalk, CT\nfrom June 2014.\n\nCAPO 4\n\n[CHORDS]\nC/G (332010)\nF (133211)\nG (320003)\n\n[Intro]\n\nC/G  F  G  C/G\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Break]\n\nF   C/G  G  C/G  F  C/G  G  C/G\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\nF  C/G  G  C/G","chords":["C/G","F","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}