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[Verse 1]
No Cuse crying, talkFing to a stranger,
NaCming the sorrows you've sGeen.G7  
ToCo many sad times, tFoo many bad times,
AnCd nobody knG7ows what you mCean.
[Chorus]
    CAh, but if somehow you could pFack up your sorrows,
    CAnd give them all to Gme,
    YCou would lose them, I Fknow how to use them,
    GCive them G7all to Cme.
[Verse 2]
No Cuse rambling, waFlking in the shadows,
TrCailing a wandering sGtar.G7  
No Cone beside you, Fno one to hide you,
NCobody knG7ows where you Care.
[Chorus]
    CAh, but if somehow you couFld pack up your sorrows,
    CAnd give them all to Gme,
    YCou would lose them, I Fknow how to use them,
    GCive them G7all to Cme.
[Verse 3]
No Cuse gambling, ruFnning in the darkness,
LoCoking for a spirit that's fGree.G7  
ToCo many wrong times, tFoo many long times,
NCobody knG7ows what you Csee.
[Chorus]
    CAh, but if somehow you coulFd pack up your sorrows,
    CAnd give them all to Gme,
    YCou would lose them, I Fknow how to use them,
    GCive them G7all to Cme.
[Verse 4]
No Cuse roaming, lyFing by the roadside,
SeCeking a satisfied miGnd.G7  
ToCo many highways, tFoo many byways,
ACnd nobodG7y's walking bCehind.
[Chorus]
    CAh, but if somehow you coulFd pack up your sorrows,
    CAnd give them all to Gme,
    YCou would lose them, I Fknow how to use them,
    GCive them G7all to Cme.

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Pack Up Your Sorrows

by Richard & Mimi Fariña

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[Verse 1]

C F

No use crying, talking to a stranger,

C G G7

Naming the sorrows you've seen.

C F

Too many sad times, too many bad times,

C G7 C

And nobody knows what you mean.

[Chorus]

C F

Ah, but if somehow you could pack up your sorrows,

C G

And give them all to me,

C F

You would lose them, I know how to use them,

C G7 C

Give them all to me.

[Verse 2]

C F

No use rambling, walking in the shadows,

C G G7

Trailing a wandering star.

C F

No one beside you, no one to hide you,

C G7 C

Nobody knows where you are.

[Chorus]

C F

Ah, but if somehow you could pack up your sorrows,

C G

And give them all to me,

C F

You would lose them, I know how to use them,

C G7 C

Give them all to me.

[Verse 3]

C F

No use gambling, running in the darkness,

C G G7

Looking for a spirit that's free.

C F

Too many wrong times, too many long times,

C G7 C

Nobody knows what you see.

[Chorus]

C F

Ah, but if somehow you could pack up your sorrows,

C G

And give them all to me,

C F

You would lose them, I know how to use them,

C G7 C

Give them all to me.

[Verse 4]

C F

No use roaming, lying by the roadside,

C G G7

Seeking a satisfied mind.

C F

Too many highways, too many byways,

C G7 C

And nobody's walking behind.

[Chorus]

C F

Ah, but if somehow you could pack up your sorrows,

C G

And give them all to me,

C F

You would lose them, I know how to use them,

C G7 C

Give them all to me.

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