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CRYING - Don McLean
[Intro]
 C-  Em-  C- G7  
I was all Cright, for a while,
I could Csmile for a while
But when I Csaw you last night,
you held my C+hand so tight
when you Fstopped to say helFmlo
And though you Cwished me well,
you G7couldn't tell
That I'd beeCn cryiEmng over you,
 Ccrying Emover you
When you Fsaid "So G7long",
left me Fstanding all aG7- lone
Alone and CcryinC+g, cryiFng, cryFming, crying
It's Chard to understand,
that the G7touch of your hand
Can start me Ccrying
I thought that CI was over you,
but it's Ctrue, so true
I love you Ceven more,
than I C+did before
But Fdarling, what can I Fmdo,
for you Cdon't love me
And I'll G7always be,
 Ccrying Emover you,
 Ccrying Emover you
Yes, Fnow you'rG7e gone
and from this FmomenG7t on
I'll be CcryinC+g, cryiFng, cryFming, crying
It's Chard to understand,
That the tG7ouch of your hand
Can start me CcryinCg, crying
 C+= x32110
n.b. please take a look at the comments regarding the end of this song.

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Crying

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CRYING - Don McLean

[Intro]

C Em C G7

- - -

I was all right, for a while,

I could smile for a while

But when I saw you last night,

C+

you held my hand so tight

F Fm

when you stopped to say hello

And though you wished me well,

you couldn't tell

C Em

That I'd been crying over you,

C Em

crying over you

F G7

When you said "So long",

F G7

left me standing all a- lone

C C+ F Fm

Alone and crying, crying, crying, crying

It's hard to understand,

that the touch of your hand

Can start me crying

I thought that I was over you,

but it's true, so true

I love you even more,

C+

than I did before

F Fm

But darling, what can I do,

for you don't love me

And I'll always be,

C Em

crying over you,

C Em

crying over you

F G7

Yes, now you're gone

F G7

and from this moment on

C C+ F Fm

I'll be crying, crying, crying, crying

It's hard to understand,

That the touch of your hand

C C

Can start me crying, crying

C+

= x32110

n.b. please take a look at the comments regarding the end of this song.

About Crying Chords by Don McLean

Learn how to play Crying by Don McLean with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Crying chords”, “Crying guitar chords”, or “Don McLean Crying chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Crying chords and for experienced players who want accurate Crying lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, Em, G7, C+, F, Fm.

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