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Cry Baby Cry

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The Beatles
CRY BABY CRY
(Lennon/McCartney)
From: The Beatles ("The White Album"), 1968
[Chorus]
Em7       0 2 2 0 3 0
A7        x 0 2 0 2 0
[Verse]
Em       0 2 2 0 0 0    or Em          x x 2 0 0 0
Emmaj7   0 2 1 0 0 0    or Emmaj7/D#   x x 1 0 0 0
Em7      0 2 0 0 0 0    or Em7/D       x x 0 0 0 0
Em6      0 4 2 0 0 0    or Em6/C#      x 4 2 0 0 0
Fm7    x 8 10 8 9 x
[Chorus]
GCry baby Amcry
 FMake your mother Gsigh
She's Em7old enough to know A7betterF  
[Verse]
The Emking of Emmaj7Marigold was in the Em7kitchen
Cooking Em6breakfast for the qCueeC7nG  
The Emqueen was in the Emmaj7parlour playing Em7piano
For the Em6children of the kCinC7g
[Chorus]
GCry baby Amcry
 FMake your mother Gsigh
She's Em7old enough to know A7better
So Fcry baby Gcry
[Verse]
The Emking was in the Emmaj7garden picking Em7flowers
For a frEm6iend who came to plaC7yG  
The Emqueen was in the Emmaj7playroom painting Em7pictures
For the Em6children's hoClidC7ay
[Chorus]
GCry baby Amcry
 FMake your mother Gsigh
She's Em7old enough to know A7better
So Fcry baby Gcry
[Verse]
The Emduchess of KirEmmaj7caldy always Em7smiling
And arEm6riving late for C7teaG  
The Emduke was having Emmaj7problems with a Em7message
At the Em6local bird and CbeeC7  
[Chorus]
GCry baby Amcry
 FMake your mother Gsigh
She's Em7old enough to know A7better
So Fcry baby Gcry
[Verse]
At Emtwelve o'clock a Emmaj7meeting round the Em7table
For a Em6seance in the C7darkG  
With Emvoices out of Emmaj7nowhere put on Em7specially
By the Em6children for a ClarC7k
[Chorus]
GCry baby Amcry
 FMake your mother Gsigh
She's Em7old enough to know A7better
So Fcry baby Gcry
[Chorus]
Cry, cry Amcry
 FMake your mother Gsigh
She's Em7old enough to know A7better
So Fcry baby cryEm  
[Hidden Track: "Can You Take Me Back"]
Fm7Can you take me back where I came from, Fm7can you take me back?
Fm7Can you take me back where I came from, Fm7brother can you take me back?
 Fm7Can you take me back?
Fm7Oh can you take me where I came from, Fm7can you take me back?
(fade out)

The story behind the song

"Cry Baby Cry" was written by John Lennon and appears on The Beatles' 1968 double album, The Beatles, also known as the "White Album." The song's coda features a short segment titled "Can You Take Me Back," written by Paul McCartney, which was an outtake from an earlier session. Lennon composed the song in late 1967, drawing some lyrical inspiration from an advertisement and loosely basing other lyrics on the nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence." During the recording, the band's engineer resigned due to tensions during the sessions.

AI-written from these sources:Cry Baby Cry — Wikipedia ↗The Beatles — Wikipedia ↗

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Cry Baby Cry

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The Beatles

CRY BABY CRY

(Lennon/McCartney)

From: The Beatles ("The White Album"), 1968

[Chorus]

Em7 0 2 2 0 3 0

A7 x 0 2 0 2 0

[Verse]

Em 0 2 2 0 0 0 or Em x x 2 0 0 0

Emmaj7 0 2 1 0 0 0 or Emmaj7/D# x x 1 0 0 0

Em7 0 2 0 0 0 0 or Em7/D x x 0 0 0 0

Em6 0 4 2 0 0 0 or Em6/C# x 4 2 0 0 0

Fm7 x 8 10 8 9 x

[Chorus]

G Am

Cry baby cry

F G

Make your mother sigh

Em7 A7 F

She's old enough to know better

[Verse]

Em Emmaj7 Em7

The king of Marigold was in the kitchen

Em6 C C7 G

Cooking breakfast for the queen

Em Emmaj7 Em7

The queen was in the parlour playing piano

Em6 C C7

For the children of the king

[Chorus]

G Am

Cry baby cry

F G

Make your mother sigh

Em7 A7

She's old enough to know better

F G

So cry baby cry

[Verse]

Em Emmaj7 Em7

The king was in the garden picking flowers

Em6 C7 G

For a friend who came to play

Em Emmaj7 Em7

The queen was in the playroom painting pictures

Em6 C C7

For the children's holiday

[Chorus]

G Am

Cry baby cry

F G

Make your mother sigh

Em7 A7

She's old enough to know better

F G

So cry baby cry

[Verse]

Em Emmaj7 Em7

The duchess of Kircaldy always smiling

Em6 C7 G

And arriving late for tea

Em Emmaj7 Em7

The duke was having problems with a message

Em6 C C7

At the local bird and bee

[Chorus]

G Am

Cry baby cry

F G

Make your mother sigh

Em7 A7

She's old enough to know better

F G

So cry baby cry

[Verse]

Em Emmaj7 Em7

At twelve o'clock a meeting round the table

Em6 C7 G

For a seance in the dark

Em Emmaj7 Em7

With voices out of nowhere put on specially

Em6 C C7

By the children for a lark

[Chorus]

G Am

Cry baby cry

F G

Make your mother sigh

Em7 A7

She's old enough to know better

F G

So cry baby cry

[Chorus]

Cry, cry cry

F G

Make your mother sigh

Em7 A7

She's old enough to know better

F Em

So cry baby cry

[Hidden Track: "Can You Take Me Back"]

Fm7 Fm7

Can you take me back where I came from, can you take me back?

Fm7 Fm7

Can you take me back where I came from, brother can you take me back?

Fm7

Can you take me back?

Fm7 Fm7

Oh can you take me where I came from, can you take me back?

(fade out)

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