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Cry Cry Cry

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Intro:   E   Ax2
EHey.A.. I'm gonna Ecry, cry, cryA. Set the children freEeA  
I'm gonna cry, cry, cry. Set the children free
EMommy loves to work and dAaddy loves to play
ESometimes daddy got to go Afar away
EI'm too young to go quiet Ain the night
ETry to put me to sleep I'Am gonna give it a fight
EI'm gonna cry, cry, cry. SAet the children free
EI'm gonna cry, cry, cry. SAet the children free
EWake you up aAt 5 am
EBefore the sunrise I'All be your friend
EAnd you know I don't like foAr you to take too long
EJust come running when you hAear this song
EI'm gonna cry, cry, cry. SAet the children free
EI'm gonna cry, cry, cry. SAet the children free
EWell now....I'm gonna miss yoAu now Mr. Far Away
EPaint a picture of you and seAnd it off today
EAnd when you come home you caAn bring it back to me
EColor in the lines, define thAis whole world for me
EI'm gonna cry, cry, cry. SAet the children free
EI'm gonna cry, cry, cry. SAet the children free
EPractice makes perfect and Athat I agree
ESo don't be surprised that AI want to be free
EI know what I know and that'As all that I know
EBut I been told you reaAp what you sow
EI'm gonna cry, cry, cry. SAet the children free
EI'm gonna cry, cry, cry. SAet the children free
EMama's telling me what Ato eat today
EBut I don't feel like I'm Agonna go that way
EWhat I need is something Asweet and nice
EWhat I need is a tAreat alright
EI'm gonna cry, cry, cry. SAet the children free
EI'm gonna cry, cry, cry. SAet the children free
ESet the children free. SAet the children free
ESet the children freeA  
EFree up their hearts, free up their minds
ASet the children free
EFree up their dreams and their imagination
ASet the children free
ESet the children freAeE  

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Cry Cry Cry

by Ziggy Marley

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E A

Intro: x2

E A E A E A

Hey... I'm gonna cry, cry, cry. Set the children free

I'm gonna cry, cry, cry. Set the children free

E A

Mommy loves to work and daddy loves to play

E A

Sometimes daddy got to go far away

E A

I'm too young to go quiet in the night

E A

Try to put me to sleep I'm gonna give it a fight

E A

I'm gonna cry, cry, cry. Set the children free

E A

I'm gonna cry, cry, cry. Set the children free

E A

Wake you up at 5 am

E A

Before the sunrise I'll be your friend

E A

And you know I don't like for you to take too long

E A

Just come running when you hear this song

E A

I'm gonna cry, cry, cry. Set the children free

E A

I'm gonna cry, cry, cry. Set the children free

E A

Well now....I'm gonna miss you now Mr. Far Away

E A

Paint a picture of you and send it off today

E A

And when you come home you can bring it back to me

E A

Color in the lines, define this whole world for me

E A

I'm gonna cry, cry, cry. Set the children free

E A

I'm gonna cry, cry, cry. Set the children free

E A

Practice makes perfect and that I agree

E A

So don't be surprised that I want to be free

E A

I know what I know and that's all that I know

E A

But I been told you reap what you sow

E A

I'm gonna cry, cry, cry. Set the children free

E A

I'm gonna cry, cry, cry. Set the children free

E A

Mama's telling me what to eat today

E A

But I don't feel like I'm gonna go that way

E A

What I need is something sweet and nice

E A

What I need is a treat alright

E A

I'm gonna cry, cry, cry. Set the children free

E A

I'm gonna cry, cry, cry. Set the children free

E A

Set the children free. Set the children free

E A

Set the children free

Free up their hearts, free up their minds

Set the children free

Free up their dreams and their imagination

Set the children free

E A E

Set the children free

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