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As per most of my tabs, I play this in CGCGCC tuning with power chords,
Probably better with barre chords for the syncopated effect.
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                          Hear Me Cry - John Butler Trio
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Tabbed by: DarrenJag
E-mail: [email protected]
Scale: A minor for verse, C major for chorus (so same notes in both)
Verse start:  Am   Am    G  F  
Verse:        Am    F    C  G  
Chorus:        C   Dm   Am  F  
Postchorus:   Am   Am    G  F  
Break:       G: |---------------------------|
             D: |-------------------3-2-0---|
             A: |-0-2-3---2-3---2-3-------3-|
             E: |-------1-----3-------------|
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INTRO: Am (G)
HeaveAmn only knows what's wrong or righGt,F  
We suAmre as hell ain't gonna figure it out tonigGht,F  
For alAml that will comFe, for all tChat will pass,G  
Tell me Amman, what Fdo you think will Clast?G  
Cuz peopAmle wandering by a-douFbting what it all just mCeans,G  
They gonna find it from Ama god, they gonna Ffind it from a macChine,G  
For all that Amwe've searcFhed, for all Cthat we've soldG,
Tell me Amman, what dFo you think Cwe know?G  
CHORUS
Because I've bCeen wandering around Dmfor so many years, I know Amyou hear me Fcry,
I'm bogged dowCn by the mud froDmm my own tears, I know you Amhear me cry,F  
Well just the Cstate I'm in, it Dmrocks me to my corAme, I know you heaFr me cry,
Won't someone Cplease telDml me, won't someone pleaAmse me what's Fgoing on,
AmBa Gba Fbada bada ba, ba bada bada ba
BREAK
G: |---------------------------|
D: |-------------------3-2-0---|
A: |-0-2-3---2-3---2-3-------3-|
E: |-------1-----3-------------|
AmSpeFndCinGg all our time protecting what we've got,
CHORUS
CBeDmcauAmse FI've been wandering around for so many years, I know you hear me cry,
AmBa Gba Fbada bada ba, ba bada bada ba,
BREAK
G: |---------------------------|
D: |-------------------3-2-0---|
A: |-0-2-3---2-3---2-3-------3-|
E: |-------1-----3-------------|
(SOLO)
AmHeaGveFn only knows what's wrong or right,
AmFor FaCll Gthat we've loved, for all that we've lost,
CHORUS
CBeDmcauAmse FI've been wandering around for so many years, I know you hear me cry,
END BREAK
G: |---------------------------|              G: |---------------------------|
D: |-------------------3-2-0---|              D: |-------------------3-2-0...(let that D ring!)
A: |-0-2-3---2-3---2-3-------3-|              A: |-0-2-3---2-3---2-3---------|
E: |-------1-----3-------------| and last one E: |-------1-----3-------------|

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Hear Me Cry

by John Butler Trio

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As per most of my tabs, I play this in CGCGCC tuning with power chords,

Probably better with barre chords for the syncopated effect.

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Hear Me Cry - John Butler Trio

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Tabbed by: DarrenJag

E-mail: [email protected]

Scale: A minor for verse, C major for chorus (so same notes in both)

Am Am G F

Verse start:

Am F C G

Verse:

C Dm Am F

Chorus:

Am Am G F

Postchorus:

Break: G: |---------------------------|

D: |-------------------3-2-0---|

A: |-0-2-3---2-3---2-3-------3-|

E: |-------1-----3-------------|

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INTRO: Am (G)

Am G F

Heaven only knows what's wrong or right,

Am G F

We sure as hell ain't gonna figure it out tonight,

Am F C G

For all that will come, for all that will pass,

Am F C G

Tell me man, what do you think will last?

Am F C G

Cuz people wandering by a-doubting what it all just means,

Am F C G

They gonna find it from a god, they gonna find it from a machine,

Am F C G

For all that we've searched, for all that we've sold,

Am F C G

Tell me man, what do you think we know?

CHORUS

C Dm Am F

Because I've been wandering around for so many years, I know you hear me cry,

C Dm Am F

I'm bogged down by the mud from my own tears, I know you hear me cry,

C Dm Am F

Well just the state I'm in, it rocks me to my core, I know you hear me cry,

C Dm Am F

Won't someone please tell me, won't someone please me what's going on,

Am G F

Ba ba bada bada ba, ba bada bada ba

BREAK

G: |---------------------------|

D: |-------------------3-2-0---|

A: |-0-2-3---2-3---2-3-------3-|

E: |-------1-----3-------------|

Am F C G

Spending all our time protecting what we've got,

CHORUS

C Dm Am F

Because I've been wandering around for so many years, I know you hear me cry,

Am G F

Ba ba bada bada ba, ba bada bada ba,

BREAK

G: |---------------------------|

D: |-------------------3-2-0---|

A: |-0-2-3---2-3---2-3-------3-|

E: |-------1-----3-------------|

(SOLO)

Am G F

Heaven only knows what's wrong or right,

Am F C G

For all that we've loved, for all that we've lost,

CHORUS

C Dm Am F

Because I've been wandering around for so many years, I know you hear me cry,

END BREAK

G: |---------------------------| G: |---------------------------|

D: |-------------------3-2-0---| D: |-------------------3-2-0...(let that D ring!)

A: |-0-2-3---2-3---2-3-------3-| A: |-0-2-3---2-3---2-3---------|

E: |-------1-----3-------------| and last one E: |-------1-----3-------------|

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