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Reason To Cry

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Reason To Cry
Lucinda Williams
E|--5--7--9--7--5--7--7777--9--7--5-|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--5--7--9--7--6--7--7777--9--7--6-|
D|----------------------------------|
Intro:   A    Bm     E             A  
AJust to sit and Bmtalk  - The E7way we used to Ado 
AIt just breaks my Bm7heart - ThaEt I can't get close to Ayou 
AIf our eyes shoulBm7d meet - SomeEwhere down the rAoad 
AWill you stop and be Bmsweet - Or E7will you just walAk on 
AI thought things would stay the Bmsame 
EI thought things were right Aon 
AIn our sunny dBmays - HE7ow did we go wronAg?
ANow these days have foBmund us - RigE7ht here where we sAtand 
AWe thought we were so Bmtough 
E7But nothing worked out like we Aplanned 
A    Bm7    E     A        A    Bm7    E7   A
AOf everything in this Bmworld - I Eguess I'll never know Awhy
ASomething as good as this Bmcould - EFlower up and Adie 
AWhen you lose your hBmappiness - WEhen no one's standing Aby 
AWhen nothing makes any Bmsense - YE7ou got a reason to Acry 
AWhen nothing makes any Bmsense - YE7ou got a reason to Acry
A   Bm    E    A

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Reason To Cry

by Lucinda Williams

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Bm7

Reason To Cry

Lucinda Williams

E|--5--7--9--7--5--7--7777--9--7--5-|

B|----------------------------------|

G|--5--7--9--7--6--7--7777--9--7--6-|

D|----------------------------------|

A Bm E A

Intro:

A Bm E7 A

Just to sit and talk - The way we used to do

A Bm7 E A

It just breaks my heart - That I can't get close to you

A Bm7 E A

If our eyes should meet - Somewhere down the road

A Bm E7 A

Will you stop and be sweet - Or will you just walk on

A Bm

I thought things would stay the same

E A

I thought things were right on

A Bm E7 A

In our sunny days - How did we go wrong?

A Bm E7 A

Now these days have found us - Right here where we stand

A Bm

We thought we were so tough

E7 A

But nothing worked out like we planned

A Bm7 E A A Bm7 E7 A

A Bm E A

Of everything in this world - I guess I'll never know why

A Bm E A

Something as good as this could - Flower up and die

A Bm E A

When you lose your happiness - When no one's standing by

A Bm E7 A

When nothing makes any sense - You got a reason to cry

A Bm E7 A

When nothing makes any sense - You got a reason to cry

A Bm E A

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