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Aint Life A Crying Shame

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Ain't Life a Crying Shame:Marty Robbins.
- Album - Devil Woman - #35 on
BB Hot 200 on COLUMBIA Records in 
1962.
INTRO:  Ab   Db   Ab   Fm   Bb   Ab   Eb  Ab  
#1.
AbI'm tied to someone that's true and Dbyet I 
Ablove Ebanother, too.
AbOhhhh, ain't life a crying Ebshame?Db  
I Abhate to hurt them either one, DbI want them 
both, Ebcan't have but Dbone.
AbOhhhh, Ebain't life a crying Abshame?
CHORUS:
I Dbwish I knew which way to turn, Abwhich love 
Cmlight should AbI let burn.
DbMakes no difference how I choose, AbI can't win, 
I'll only Eblose.
#2.
AbBound to break somebody's heart, Dbtear somebody's 
world aEbpart.
AbOhhhh, Ebain't life a crying Abshame?
INTERLUDE:  Ab   Db   Ab   Bbm   Eb  Ab  
CHORUS:
I Dbwish I knew which way to turn, Abwhich love 
Cmlight should AbI let burn.
DbMakes no difference how I choose, AbI can't win, 
I'll only Eblose.
#3.
AbBound to break somebody's heart, Dbtear somebody's 
world aEbpart.
AbOhhhh, Ebain't life a crying Abshame?
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Aint Life A Crying Shame

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Ain't Life a Crying Shame:Marty Robbins.

- Album - Devil Woman - #35 on

BB Hot 200 on COLUMBIA Records in

1962.

Ab Db Ab Fm Bb Ab Eb Ab

INTRO:

#1.

Ab Db

I'm tied to someone that's true and yet I

Ab Eb

love another, too.

Ab Eb Db

Ohhhh, ain't life a crying shame?

Ab Db

I hate to hurt them either one, I want them

Eb Db

both, can't have but one.

Ab Eb Ab

Ohhhh, ain't life a crying shame?

CHORUS:

Db Ab

I wish I knew which way to turn, which love

Cm Ab

light should I let burn.

Db Ab

Makes no difference how I choose, I can't win,

I'll only lose.

#2.

Ab Db

Bound to break somebody's heart, tear somebody's

world apart.

Ab Eb Ab

Ohhhh, ain't life a crying shame?

Ab Db Ab Bbm Eb Ab

INTERLUDE:

CHORUS:

Db Ab

I wish I knew which way to turn, which love

Cm Ab

light should I let burn.

Db Ab

Makes no difference how I choose, I can't win,

I'll only lose.

#3.

Ab Db

Bound to break somebody's heart, tear somebody's

world apart.

Ab Eb Ab

Ohhhh, ain't life a crying shame?

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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