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Capo III *
G Em Am D G
GI was lost till Emyou were found
 AmBut I never knew Dhow far down
I was Gfalling,
before I Emreached the CbottomD  
 GI was cold and Emyou were fire
 AmAnd I never knew Dhow the pyre
Could be Gburning,
on the Emedge of the Cice fieldD  
And the now Cchilly CaliDfornia Gwind,
is Cblowing down our Dbodies aGgain
And were Amsinking Emdeeper and Amdeeper into the Gchilly California Dsand
Oh, I Cknow you beAmlong inEmside my aching Gheart
And Emcan't you see my Amfaded Levis Dbursting aAmpart?
And Gmdon't you hear me crying;
Oh Bbbabe, don't go?
 CAnd don't you hear me screaming;
 DHow was I to know? 
GI'm in the middle of Cnowhere,
 Dnear the end of the Gline
But there's a border to Csomewhere waiting,
 Dand there's a tankful of Gtime
Oh, give me just aCnother moment, Dto see the light of the Gday,
and take me to aCnother land where, DI don't have to Gstay
 EmAnd I'm going to Dneed somebody to Cmake me feel like Gyou do
 EmAnd I will reDceive somebody with Copen arms, open eyes,
 AmOpen up the sky and let the planet that I love shine Dthrough
 EmFor crying out Dloud,
you know I Glove you
 EmFor crying out Dloud,
you know I Glove you
 EmFor crying out Dloud,
you know I Clove GyouEm  Am  G  D  
 GI was damned and Emyou were saved,
 Amand I never knew Dhow enslaved,
I was Gkneeling;
in the Emchains of my CmasterD  
 GI could laugh but Emyou could cry,
 Amand I never knew Djust how high,
I was Gflying;
ah, with Emyou right aCbove meD  
And the now Cchilly CaliDfornia Gwind,
is Cblowing down our Dbodies aGgain
And were Amsinking Emdeeper and Amdeeper into the Gchilly California Dsand
Oh, I Cknow you beAmlong inEmside my aching Gheart
And Emcan't you see my Amfaded Levis Dbursting aAmpart?
And Gmdon't you hear me crying;
Oh Bbbabe, don't go?
 CAnd don't you hear me screaming;
 DHow was I to know? 
 GI'm in the middle of Cnowhere,
 Dnear the end of the Gline
But there's a border to Csomewhere waiting,
 Dand there's a tankful of Gtime
Oh give me just aCnother moment, Dto see the light of the Gday,
and take me to aCnother land where, DI don't have to Gstay
 EmAnd I'm going to Dneed somebody to Cmake me feel like Gyou do
 EmAnd I will reDceive somebody with Copen arms, open eyes,
 AmOpen up the sky and let the planet that I love shine Dthrough
 EmFor crying out Dloud,
you know I Glove you
 EmFor crying out Dloud,
you know I Glove you
  EmFor crying ouDt loud,
you know I Clove GyouEm  Am  G  D  
 GFor taking in the rain when I'm feeling so dry,
for Amgiving me the answers when I'm asking you why,
 Cand my oh Dmy,
for that I Gthank you
for Amgiving me a child when my body is old,
 Cand don't you Dknow,
for that I Gneed you?
for Amfinding me a highway and driving me home,
 Cand you got to Dknow,
for that I Gserve you?
for Amrevving me up when I'm starting to stall,
 Cand all in Dall,
for that I Gwant you
For Ampraying for my future in the days that remain,
COh, Dlord,
for that I Ghold you
Ah, but most of Emall
For crying out Dloud,
for that I Glove you
Who, but most of Emall,
for crying out Dloud,
for that I Glove you
Who, but most of Emall,
for crying out Dloud,
For that I Glove youG  Em  G  Em  
When you're Emcrying out Dloud,
You know I Clove Gyou
Capo I
  G= A  
 Em= F#m  
 Am= Bm  
  D= E  
  C= D  
 Gm= Am  
 Bb= C  

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For Crying Out Loud

by Meat Loaf

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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F#m

For Crying Out Loud chords

Capo III *

G Em Am D G

G Em

I was lost till you were found

Am D

But I never knew how far down

I was falling,

Em C D

before I reached the bottom

G Em

I was cold and you were fire

Am D

And I never knew how the pyre

Could be burning,

Em C D

on the edge of the ice field

C D G

And the now chilly California wind,

C D G

is blowing down our bodies again

Am Em Am G D

And were sinking deeper and deeper into the chilly California sand

C Am Em G

Oh, I know you belong inside my aching heart

Em Am D Am

And can't you see my faded Levis bursting apart?

And don't you hear me crying;

Oh babe, don't go?

And don't you hear me screaming;

How was I to know?

G C

I'm in the middle of nowhere,

D G

near the end of the line

But there's a border to somewhere waiting,

D G

and there's a tankful of time

C D G

Oh, give me just another moment, to see the light of the day,

C D G

and take me to another land where, I don't have to stay

Em D C G

And I'm going to need somebody to make me feel like you do

Em D C

And I will receive somebody with open arms, open eyes,

Am D

Open up the sky and let the planet that I love shine through

Em D

For crying out loud,

you know I love you

Em D

For crying out loud,

you know I love you

Em D

For crying out loud,

C G Em Am G D

you know I love you

G Em

I was damned and you were saved,

Am D

and I never knew how enslaved,

I was kneeling;

Em C D

in the chains of my master

G Em

I could laugh but you could cry,

Am D

and I never knew just how high,

I was flying;

Em C D

ah, with you right above me

C D G

And the now chilly California wind,

C D G

is blowing down our bodies again

Am Em Am G D

And were sinking deeper and deeper into the chilly California sand

C Am Em G

Oh, I know you belong inside my aching heart

Em Am D Am

And can't you see my faded Levis bursting apart?

And don't you hear me crying;

Oh babe, don't go?

And don't you hear me screaming;

How was I to know?

G C

I'm in the middle of nowhere,

D G

near the end of the line

But there's a border to somewhere waiting,

D G

and there's a tankful of time

C D G

Oh give me just another moment, to see the light of the day,

C D G

and take me to another land where, I don't have to stay

Em D C G

And I'm going to need somebody to make me feel like you do

Em D C

And I will receive somebody with open arms, open eyes,

Am D

Open up the sky and let the planet that I love shine through

Em D

For crying out loud,

you know I love you

Em D

For crying out loud,

you know I love you

Em D

For crying out loud,

C G Em Am G D

you know I love you

For taking in the rain when I'm feeling so dry,

for giving me the answers when I'm asking you why,

C D

and my oh my,

for that I thank you

for giving me a child when my body is old,

C D

and don't you know,

for that I need you?

for finding me a highway and driving me home,

C D

and you got to know,

for that I serve you?

for revving me up when I'm starting to stall,

C D

and all in all,

for that I want you

For praying for my future in the days that remain,

C D

Oh, lord,

for that I hold you

Ah, but most of all

For crying out loud,

for that I love you

Who, but most of all,

for crying out loud,

for that I love you

Who, but most of all,

for crying out loud,

G G Em G Em

For that I love you

Em D

When you're crying out loud,

C G

You know I love you

Capo I

G A

Em F#m

Am Bm

D E

C D

Gm Am

Bb C

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