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Chords:
     C[x32010]
    Am[x02210]
Em    022000
G     320033
    Dm[x57765]
E7    076700
Am*   577555  
F     133211
 Gsus4[3x2013]
Intro:  C   Am   Em  G  
Verse:
CI hear she came from a Amdistant star 
In a Emvintage dress and a Gstolen car 
With a second hand copy of Planet Of The Apes 
I was living at the time with a Mrs. Swift 
It was a rent-free situation if you catch my drift 
There's always more than several ways to pay 
Bridge:
She Dmcast her spell she E7silenced the place 
        Am*                   Dm  
With her full moon eyes in her night sky face 
G"It's hard being human in a world like this" 
She purred in my ear and her hand brushed my wrist 
Chorus:
CAnd I cried when I was Emborn 
AmLife seemed so uninEmviting 
FTo ride the storm Cdodging bolts of Glightening 
CAfter darkness comes the Emdawn 
An                    Em  
And since I found you darling 
FI cried when I was Cborn 
GBut I'll die Gsus4laughinGg 
She left a trail of bobby pins 
And other mysterious female things 
And it led me to my ladies chamber door 
I knocked once and I knocked twice 
"Come in" she said, "and don't be shy 
Hang up your clothes but leave your hang ups on the floor"
And lay beside her on the bed 
Our curse is our beauty and our beauty is our curse 
Life seemed so uninviting 
After darkness comes the dawn 
I cried when I was born 
                           Dm  Am*
Our love affair could be everlasting 
                            E7  Am*                
Love vanishes when you try to grasp it 
DmAnd if you're looking 
Am*
For something to hold on to 
GThen I guess its change 
Life seemed so uninviting 
After darkness comes the dawn 
I cried when I was born 
C Am Em G
 C   AmEnd on Em  

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I Cried When I Was Born

by Freddie Stevenson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus4

Chords:

[x32010]

[x02210]

Em 022000

G 320033

[x57765]

E7 076700

Am 577555

F 133211

Gsus4

[3x2013]

C Am Em G

Intro:

Verse:

C Am

I hear she came from a distant star

Em G

In a vintage dress and a stolen car

With a second hand copy of Planet Of The Apes

I was living at the time with a Mrs. Swift

It was a rent-free situation if you catch my drift

There's always more than several ways to pay

Bridge:

Dm E7

She cast her spell she silenced the place

Am Dm

With her full moon eyes in her night sky face

"It's hard being human in a world like this"

She purred in my ear and her hand brushed my wrist

Chorus:

C Em

And I cried when I was born

Am Em

Life seemed so uninviting

F C G

To ride the storm dodging bolts of lightening

C Em

After darkness comes the dawn

And since I found you darling

F C

I cried when I was born

G Gsus4 G

But I'll die laughing

She left a trail of bobby pins

And other mysterious female things

And it led me to my ladies chamber door

I knocked once and I knocked twice

"Come in" she said, "and don't be shy

Hang up your clothes but leave your hang ups on the floor"

And lay beside her on the bed

Our curse is our beauty and our beauty is our curse

Life seemed so uninviting

After darkness comes the dawn

I cried when I was born

Dm Am

Our love affair could be everlasting

E7 Am

Love vanishes when you try to grasp it

And if you're looking

For something to hold on to

Then I guess its change

Life seemed so uninviting

After darkness comes the dawn

I cried when I was born

C Am Em G

C Am Em

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