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Top Cats - Sad But True
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No Capo
[Chorus]
It’s so Asad but true that girl won’t Emake it through the night
The G#mbullet cuts so deep inside, no C#mone can stop it now
The Ablood is pumping, then there is no Eneed for her to bleed
The G#mbody crumbles, her head is down C#moh what am I
She won’t Amake it (she won’t make it)
No one Emakes it (no one makes it)
G#mCause I’ll get her toC#mnight
She won’t Amake it (she won’t make it)
No one Emakes it (no one makes it)
G#mCause I’ll get her toC#mnight
[Verse]
Since the Aday I was born with a Egun in my hand
I was G#mheading for this bitter C#mend
My Alife, my passion, my Egoal wasn’t then
To G#mbecome the man I beC#mcame
A Alife in prison Eis what I’ll find
G#mAfter this night in this C#mlonesome town
AHaunted by demons and Earmed with a gun
I’ll G#mget them one by C#mone
[Chorus]
It’s so Asad but true that girl won’t Emake it through the night
The G#mbullet cuts so deep inside, no C#mone can stop it now
The Ablood is pumping, then there is no Eneed for her to bleed
The G#mbody crumbles, her head is down C#moh what am I
She won’t Amake it (she won’t make it)
No one Emakes it (no one makes it)
G#mCause I’ll get her toC#mnight
She won’t Amake it (she won’t make it)
No one Emakes it (no one makes it)
G#mCause I’ll get her toC#mnight
[Interlude]
A E G#m C#m
A E G#m C#m
[Verse]
I Acried and I reached for help way Eback when I was young
G#mNo one listened and the C#mdemons grew strong
AIt’s all so sad why did it Ehave to end this way
A G#mpoor boy gone aC#mstray
[Chorus]
It’s so Asad but true that girl won’t Emake it through the night
The G#mbullet cuts so deep inside, no C#mone can stop it now
The Ablood is pumping, then there is no Eneed for her to bleed
The G#mbody crumbles, her head is down C#moh what am I
She won’t Amake it (she won’t make it)
No one Emakes it (no one makes it)
G#mCause I’ll get her toC#mnight
She won’t Amake it (she won’t make it)
No one Emakes it (no one makes it)
G#mCause I’ll get her toC#mnight
[Coda]
A(she won’t make it)
E(no one makes it)G#m  C#m  
A(she won’t make it)
E(no one makes it)G#m  C#m  

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Sad But True

by Top Cats

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C#m

Top Cats - Sad But True

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No Capo

[Chorus]

A E

It’s so sad but true that girl won’t make it through the night

G#m C#m

The bullet cuts so deep inside, no one can stop it now

A E

The blood is pumping, then there is no need for her to bleed

G#m C#m

The body crumbles, her head is down oh what am I

She won’t make it (she won’t make it)

No one makes it (no one makes it)

G#m C#m

Cause I’ll get her tonight

She won’t make it (she won’t make it)

No one makes it (no one makes it)

G#m C#m

Cause I’ll get her tonight

[Verse]

A E

Since the day I was born with a gun in my hand

G#m C#m

I was heading for this bitter end

A E

My life, my passion, my goal wasn’t then

G#m C#m

To become the man I became

A E

A life in prison is what I’ll find

G#m C#m

After this night in this lonesome town

A E

Haunted by demons and armed with a gun

G#m C#m

I’ll get them one by one

[Chorus]

A E

It’s so sad but true that girl won’t make it through the night

G#m C#m

The bullet cuts so deep inside, no one can stop it now

A E

The blood is pumping, then there is no need for her to bleed

G#m C#m

The body crumbles, her head is down oh what am I

She won’t make it (she won’t make it)

No one makes it (no one makes it)

G#m C#m

Cause I’ll get her tonight

She won’t make it (she won’t make it)

No one makes it (no one makes it)

G#m C#m

Cause I’ll get her tonight

[Interlude]

A E G#m C#m

[Verse]

A E

I cried and I reached for help way back when I was young

G#m C#m

No one listened and the demons grew strong

A E

It’s all so sad why did it have to end this way

G#m C#m

A poor boy gone astray

[Chorus]

A E

It’s so sad but true that girl won’t make it through the night

G#m C#m

The bullet cuts so deep inside, no one can stop it now

A E

The blood is pumping, then there is no need for her to bleed

G#m C#m

The body crumbles, her head is down oh what am I

She won’t make it (she won’t make it)

No one makes it (no one makes it)

G#m C#m

Cause I’ll get her tonight

She won’t make it (she won’t make it)

No one makes it (no one makes it)

G#m C#m

Cause I’ll get her tonight

[Coda]

(she won’t make it)

E G#m C#m

(no one makes it)

(she won’t make it)

E G#m C#m

(no one makes it)

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