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Cry

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[Intro]
Dm7Ooowaaa
E7Ooowaaa
G7Ooowaaa
[Verse 1]
N.C.                                C        E7    D7    Gm  E7  
If your sweetheart sends a letter of goodbye
It's no Am7secret you feel    Ambetter if A7you cry
When Dm7waking from a G7bad dream
Don't you   Csometimes think it's real
But it's D7only false emotions that G7you feel
[Verse 2]
N.C.                                  C    E7   D7  Gm  
If your heartaches seem to hang around too long
E7And your Am7blues keep getAmting bluer with A7each song
ReDm7member sunshine can be found Cbehind the cloudy skies
So A7let your haD7ir down anG7d go on and Ccry
[Verse 3]
N.C.                                    C    E7   D7    Gm  E7  
If your heartaches seem to hang around too long
And your Am7blues keep getting Ambluer with A7each song
Well now, reDm7member sunshine can be found beChind a cloudy A7sky
                        D7                     G7   CN.C.
So let your hair down and go right on baby and cry
[Outro]
N.C.      C  
Go on and cry

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Cry

by Johnnie Ray

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Am7

[Intro]

Dm7

Ooowaaa

[Verse 1]

C E7 D7 Gm E7

N.C.

If your sweetheart sends a letter of goodbye

Am7 Am A7

It's no secret you feel better if you cry

Dm7 G7

When waking from a bad dream

Don't you sometimes think it's real

D7 G7

But it's only false emotions that you feel

[Verse 2]

C E7 D7 Gm

N.C.

If your heartaches seem to hang around too long

E7 Am7 Am A7

And your blues keep getting bluer with each song

Dm7 C

Remember sunshine can be found behind the cloudy skies

A7 D7 G7 C

So let your hair down and go on and cry

[Verse 3]

C E7 D7 Gm E7

N.C.

If your heartaches seem to hang around too long

Am7 Am A7

And your blues keep getting bluer with each song

Dm7 C A7

Well now, remember sunshine can be found behind a cloudy sky

D7 G7 C

N.C.

So let your hair down and go right on baby and cry

[Outro]

N.C.

Go on and cry

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