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Hard Not To Cry

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Boooh-oohG#m-oohh-yeah-yeaEh-ooh-ooh-ohhF#  
BMy heart is bleedG#ming
EBut I just can'F#t tell you why
BMy mother tG#mold me that I'm Enot allowed to crF#y
ESo I'm acting liF#ke I'm cool
Eeven thought I am a foF#ol
Efor the reasons that I let you Emgo 
fGmor the sweetest thing I used to know
EAnd I try to foF#rget you
Bbut I failed sB/Bbo many timesG#m  
EAnd I try to ignoF#re you
G#myeah I tryF#  
EAnd I try to foF#rget you
Bbut I failed so B/Bbmany timesG#m  
ESometimes it's hard for boEmys not to cry
Boooh-ooh-oohh-yeah-G#myeah-ooh-ooh-oEhhF#  
BI'd love to telG#ml you
Ewhat I really feeF#l inside
Bhow much I wished to G#m  
Ehave you with me every nigF#ht
EBut as long as I'm a F#man
Ewho looks brave to alF#l of his friends
EI continue what I have to Emdo 
It's a lGmie that I'm not loving you
EAnd I try to forget F#you
Bbut I failed so B/Bbmany timesG#m  
EAnd I try to ignoF#re you
G#myeah I try F#  
EAnd I try to forF#get you
Bbut I faiB/Bbled so many G#mtimes
ESometimes it's hard for boyEms not to cry
ESometimes it's hard for bEmoys not to cry-yyy-yy-yyB  G#m  E  F#  

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Hard Not To Cry

by The Baseballs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G#m

B/Bb

B G#m E F#

oooh-ooh-oohh-yeah-yeah-ooh-ooh-ohh

B G#m

My heart is bleeding

E F#

But I just can't tell you why

B G#m E F#

My mother told me that I'm not allowed to cry

E F#

So I'm acting like I'm cool

E F#

even thought I am a fool

E Em

for the reasons that I let you go

for the sweetest thing I used to know

E F#

And I try to forget you

B B/Bb G#m

but I failed so many times

E F#

And I try to ignore you

G#m F#

yeah I try

E F#

And I try to forget you

B B/Bb G#m

but I failed so many times

E Em

Sometimes it's hard for boys not to cry

B G#m E F#

oooh-ooh-oohh-yeah-yeah-ooh-ooh-ohh

B G#m

I'd love to tell you

E F#

what I really feel inside

B G#m

how much I wished to

E F#

have you with me every night

E F#

But as long as I'm a man

E F#

who looks brave to all of his friends

E Em

I continue what I have to do

It's a lie that I'm not loving you

E F#

And I try to forget you

B B/Bb G#m

but I failed so many times

E F#

And I try to ignore you

G#m F#

yeah I try

E F#

And I try to forget you

B B/Bb G#m

but I failed so many times

E Em

Sometimes it's hard for boys not to cry

E Em B G#m E F#

Sometimes it's hard for boys not to cry-yyy-yy-yy

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