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You Are The One To Make Me Cry

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You are the only one to make me cry     -       Crowded House
Intro
 Am-  F-  Dm-  E7  
  AmWho'll face thFe   tide
And  Dmtake their   E7chances
Will   Amfasten the       Cmaj7lights
To   Fbroken       Bbmaj7branches
A-    Amdrift on the    Gm6ocean
In    Dwild winter   Fstorms
I   Amhave to i-    Gm6magine things
To    Dkeep myselFf   warm F  
The   Amnight closing   Fin
But    Dmnot to   E7worry
Told   Ameveryone I      Cmaj7know
That   FI was        Bbmaj7sorry
But   AmI heard them all     Gm6singing
For    Dcomfort and   Fpeace
And   Amin my con-    C7fusion here
  DI still be-    Flieve F  
Chorus:
Fmaj7/                            C                                   Em7/D  
        You were the one to make me        cry
Am*                          C7*                                   
   You were the one to take me   home
  Fmaj7/                    C                                         Em7/D  
Of       all the people in my     life
           Gm          Gm7  C7*                                           
My   thoughts    keep re-     turning to you
    Fmaj7/                     C                                      Em7/D  
But      consciousness is fading       fast
Break:
 Am-  F-  Dm-  E7-  Am-  Cmaj7-  F-  Bbmaj7- 
 Am-  Gm6-  D-  F-  Am-  C7-  D-  F  
Sur-   Amrounded by   Fsights
That   Dmgo on    E7living
Make   Amcircles in      Cmaj7time
The     Fspider web       Bbmaj7spinning
Well, I   Amhave no il-     Gm6lusions
Of   Dwhere I am    Fnow
I’ll    Amlet this wave    C7take me
And   Dpour me   FdowFn 
Chorus:
Fmaj7/                            C                                   Em7/D  
        You were the one to make me      cry
Am*                           C7*                                  
   You were the one to take me   home
   Fmaj7/                     C                                       Em7/D  
Of        all the stories in my      life
          Gm            Gm7  C7*                                          
Only    good    things re-    turn to you
Fmaj7/                      C                                         Em7/D  
      If I could only say the       words
Am*                            C7*                                 
   If you could hear me cry for    help
        Fmaj7/                      C                                 Em7/D  
But I'd        lift my head up to the       sky
                    Gm       Gm7  C7*                                     
And the    planes that    were      circling
Fmaj7/             C   F-  Bbmaj7-  Am-  F-  Dm-  E7-  Asus2//
      Now have gone 
      Amx02210
       F13321x
      Dmxx0231
      E702213X
   Cmaj7x3545x
  Bbmaj7x1323x
     Gm6355353
       Dxx0232
      C7x3535x
Fmaj7/ Cx33210
   Em7/Dx55430
Am*     57755x
C7*     x35353
      Gm35533x
     Gm7355363
   Asus2x0220x
the Bbmaj7-chord should be a Bb-chord. but to hold as much tension as possible 
into a one-guitar tab, i used the Bbmaj7. same goes for the Gm7, which should be a 
C7.&#8195;

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You Are The One To Make Me Cry

by Crowded House

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Bbmaj7

Gm6

Fmaj7

Em7/D

Gm7

Asus2

You are the only one to make me cry - Crowded House

Intro

Am F Dm E7

- - -

Am F

Who'll face the tide

Dm E7

And take their chances

Am Cmaj7

Will fasten the lights

F Bbmaj7

To broken branches

Am Gm6

A- drift on the ocean

D F

In wild winter storms

Am Gm6

I have to i- magine things

D F F

To keep myself warm

Am F

The night closing in

Dm E7

But not to worry

Am Cmaj7

Told everyone I know

F Bbmaj7

That I was sorry

Am Gm6

But I heard them all singing

D F

For comfort and peace

Am C7

And in my con- fusion here

D F F

I still be- lieve

Chorus:

Fmaj7 C Em7/D

You were the one to make me cry

Am C7

* *

You were the one to take me home

Fmaj7 C Em7/D

Of all the people in my life

Gm Gm7 C7

My thoughts keep re- turning to you

Fmaj7 C Em7/D

But consciousness is fading fast

Break:

Am F Dm E7 Am Cmaj7 F Bbmaj7

- - - - - - - -

Am Gm6 D F Am C7 D F

- - - - - - -

Am F

Sur- rounded by sights

Dm E7

That go on living

Am Cmaj7

Make circles in time

F Bbmaj7

The spider web spinning

Am Gm6

Well, I have no il- lusions

D F

Of where I am now

Am C7

I’ll let this wave take me

D F F

And pour me down

Chorus:

Fmaj7 C Em7/D

You were the one to make me cry

Am C7

* *

You were the one to take me home

Fmaj7 C Em7/D

Of all the stories in my life

Gm Gm7 C7

Only good things re- turn to you

Fmaj7 C Em7/D

If I could only say the words

Am C7

* *

If you could hear me cry for help

Fmaj7 C Em7/D

But I'd lift my head up to the sky

Gm Gm7 C7

And the planes that were circling

Fmaj7 C F Bbmaj7 Am F Dm E7 Asus2

/ - - - - - - //

Now have gone

x02210

13321x

xx0231

02213X

Cmaj7

x3545x

Bbmaj7

x1323x

Gm6

355353

xx0232

x3535x

Fmaj7 C

/ x33210

Em7/D

x55430

* 57755x

* x35353

35533x

Gm7

355363

Asus2

x0220x

the Bbmaj7-chord should be a Bb-chord. but to hold as much tension as possible

into a one-guitar tab, i used the Bbmaj7. same goes for the Gm7, which should be a

C7. 

About You Are The One To Make Me Cry Chords by Crowded House

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