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This Guitar Cant Keep From Crying

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 5Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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From: "Extra Texture" (1975)              Tuning: Standard
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capo: 3rd fret
play: Em
key: Gm
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TURNAROUND
  Bm1 + 2 B5+ 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|
B|--3-3-0-0-------|
G|--4-4-4-4-------|
D|--4-4-4-4-------|
A|2---------------|
E|----------------|
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CHORDS
      E-A-D-G-B-e
Em/D  x-x-0-0-0-0
Cmaj7 x-3-2-0-0-0
A/C#  x-4-2-2-2-0
C6/E  0-x-2-0-1-0
C/E   0-x-2-0-1-0
Bm    x-2-4-4-3-2
B5    x-2-4-4-0-x
Gadd9 3-x-0-2-0-3
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[Intro]
|    Em   Em/D|  Cmaj7| A/C#|  C6/E|  G|  B7|  Em|  Bm   B5|
                                             (= turnaround)
[Verse 1]
 EmFound myself Em/Dout  Cmaj7on a limb
 A/C#But I'm happier than I've C/Eever been
                     G          B7        Em|  Bm   B5|
But this guitar can't keep from crying
[Verse 2]
 EmLearned to get Em/Dup   Cmaj7when I fall
 A/C#Can even climb C/ERolling Stone walls
                 G         B7|  Em| % |
This guitar can't keep from crying
[Middle 8]
                    G                D|  D   D/C|
This here guitar can feel quite sad
                      B7        Esus4    Em|  Em   Em/D|
Can be high strung, sometimes gets mad
AmCan't understand or Gadd9deal with hate
                     B7|  B7/D#|  B7|
Responds much better to love   (break)
[Verse 3]
 EmThough by now Em/Dyou  Cmaj7knew the score
 A/C#You missed the point just C/Elike before
                 G          B7       Em|  Bm   B5|
This guitar can't keep from crying
[Verse 4]
|   Em   Em/D|  Cmaj7|  A/C#|  C/E|
(instrumental)
                       G          B7      Em|  Bm   B5|
(This) guitar, it can't keep from crying
[Verse 5]
|   Em   Em/D|  Cmaj7|  A/C#|  C/E|
(instrumental)
GThis guitar can't B7keep from Emcrying
[Middle 8]
                    G                D|  D   D/C|
This here guitar can feel quite sad
                      B7        Esus4    Em|  Em   Em/D|
Can be high strung, sometimes gets mad
It Amcan't understand or Gdeal with hate
                     B7|  B7/D#| % |  B7|
Responds much better to love       (break)
[Verse 6]
 EmWhile you attackEm/D, creCmaj7ate offence
 A/C#I'll put it down to your C/Eignorance
But Gthis guitar it B7can't keep from Emcrying
                 G           B7       Em|   B5|
This guitar can't keep from crying
[Verse 7]
|   Em   Em/D|  Cmaj7|  A/C#|  C/E|  G|  B7|  Em|  B5|
(instrumental)
[Verse 8]
|   Em   Em/D|  Cmaj7|  A/C#|  C/E|
(instrumental)
                 G            B7    Em|  B5|
This guitar can't keep from crying
[Verse 8]
|   Em   Em/D|  Cmaj7|  A/C#|  C/E|
(instrumental)
                 G            B7      Em|  B5|
This guitar can't keep from crying
[Verse 9]
|   Em   Em/D|  Cmaj7|  A/C#|  C/E|  G|  B7|  Em|  B5|
(instrumental)                    (fade)

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This Guitar Cant Keep From Crying

by George Harrison

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/D

Cmaj7

A/C#

C6/E

C/E

D/C

Esus4

Gadd9

B7/D#

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

From: "Extra Texture" (1975) Tuning: Standard

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

capo: 3rd fret

play: Em

key: Gm

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

TURNAROUND

Bm B5

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|----------------|

B|--3-3-0-0-------|

G|--4-4-4-4-------|

D|--4-4-4-4-------|

A|2---------------|

E|----------------|

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

Em/D x-x-0-0-0-0

Cmaj7 x-3-2-0-0-0

A/C# x-4-2-2-2-0

C6/E 0-x-2-0-1-0

C/E 0-x-2-0-1-0

Bm x-2-4-4-3-2

B5 x-2-4-4-0-x

Gadd9 3-x-0-2-0-3

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[Intro]

Em Em/D Cmaj7 A/C# C6/E G B7 Em Bm B5

| | | | | | | | |

(= turnaround)

[Verse 1]

Em Em/D Cmaj7

Found myself out on a limb

A/C# C/E

But I'm happier than I've ever been

G B7 Em Bm B5

| |

But this guitar can't keep from crying

[Verse 2]

Em Em/D Cmaj7

Learned to get up when I fall

A/C# C/E

Can even climb Rolling Stone walls

G B7 Em

| | % |

This guitar can't keep from crying

[Middle 8]

G D D D/C

| |

This here guitar can feel quite sad

B7 Esus4 Em Em Em/D

| |

Can be high strung, sometimes gets mad

Am Gadd9

Can't understand or deal with hate

B7 B7/D# B7

| | |

Responds much better to love (break)

[Verse 3]

Em Em/D Cmaj7

Though by now you knew the score

A/C# C/E

You missed the point just like before

G B7 Em Bm B5

| |

This guitar can't keep from crying

[Verse 4]

Em Em/D Cmaj7 A/C# C/E

| | | | |

(instrumental)

G B7 Em Bm B5

| |

(This) guitar, it can't keep from crying

[Verse 5]

Em Em/D Cmaj7 A/C# C/E

| | | | |

(instrumental)

G B7 Em

This guitar can't keep from crying

[Middle 8]

G D D D/C

| |

This here guitar can feel quite sad

B7 Esus4 Em Em Em/D

| |

Can be high strung, sometimes gets mad

Am G

It can't understand or deal with hate

B7 B7/D# B7

| | % | |

Responds much better to love (break)

[Verse 6]

Em Em/D Cmaj7

While you attack, create offence

A/C# C/E

I'll put it down to your ignorance

G B7 Em

But this guitar it can't keep from crying

G B7 Em B5

| |

This guitar can't keep from crying

[Verse 7]

Em Em/D Cmaj7 A/C# C/E G B7 Em B5

| | | | | | | | |

(instrumental)

[Verse 8]

Em Em/D Cmaj7 A/C# C/E

| | | | |

(instrumental)

G B7 Em B5

| |

This guitar can't keep from crying

[Verse 8]

Em Em/D Cmaj7 A/C# C/E

| | | | |

(instrumental)

G B7 Em B5

| |

This guitar can't keep from crying

[Verse 9]

Em Em/D Cmaj7 A/C# C/E G B7 Em B5

| | | | | | | | |

(instrumental) (fade)

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