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When You Cry (You Cry Alone)
Glen Campbell
written by Merle Travis & Tex Atchison
Album 1963 Too Blue To Worry (Too Blue To Cry)
Intro    C    D#                 Dm       Dm7  C  
            ( When you cry you cry all alone)
Verse 1
CWhen you smile the whole world C7smiles with GyouG7  
And your Glife is G7just a happy CsongDm  Dm7  
Love won't Clinger in a C7heart that's G7blue
 GWhen you G7cry    you cry Calone  (you Fcry Calone)
(when you cry) 
Verse 2
No don't hang your C7head in miG7sery
Although life and lGove have dG7one you CwrongD#  Dm  Dm7  
For what Cfate has planned is C7sure to G7be  (sure to be)
 Yes Gwhen you G7cry   you Fcry Calone  (you Fcry alCone)
(when you cry)
Verse 3
But when you Fsmile the whole world F7smiles Cwith you
(smiles with you)
And old mem'ries don't F#mlinger very Dmlong   very G7longG#  
Yes the C#sorrow loves it's G#solitude
  When G#7you G#cry   you C#cry DmaloC#ne...  (you F#mcry aC#lone)
( when you cry)
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God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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When You Cry You Cry Alone

by Glen Campbell

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Dm7

F#m

G#7

When You Cry (You Cry Alone)

Glen Campbell

written by Merle Travis & Tex Atchison

Album 1963 Too Blue To Worry (Too Blue To Cry)

C D# Dm Dm7 C

Intro

( When you cry you cry all alone)

Verse 1

C C7 G G7

When you smile the whole world smiles with you

G G7 C Dm Dm7

And your life is just a happy song

C C7 G7

Love won't linger in a heart that's blue

G G7 C F C

When you cry you cry alone (you cry alone)

(when you cry)

Verse 2

C7 G7

No don't hang your head in misery

G G7 C D# Dm Dm7

Although life and love have done you wrong

C C7 G7

For what fate has planned is sure to be (sure to be)

G G7 F C F C

Yes when you cry you cry alone (you cry alone)

(when you cry)

Verse 3

F F7 C

But when you smile the whole world smiles with you

(smiles with you)

F#m Dm G7 G#

And old mem'ries don't linger very long very long

C# G#

Yes the sorrow loves it's solitude

G#7 G# C# Dm C# F#m C#

When you cry you cry alone... (you cry alone)

( when you cry)

flyinglibra

God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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