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The Mavericks
Crying Shame
Album: What A Crying Shame (1994)
[Intro]  
   G   D     C     G(Repeat 5 Times)
GWasn't I goDod to you, C  G  
Didn't I shDow iCtG  
And if I evDer hurt yCou, G  
I didn't knDow iCtG  
GIf you thinking DI don't cCare, G  
Then you're mDistakCenG  
My love was alDways thCere, G  
But now my heart's bDreakCin'
[Chorus]
G(Oh) baby Doh what a crCying shGame
To lDet it all slCip awGay
And cDall it yCesterdGay,D  C  
Oh bGaby my lDife would Cbe so bGlue
My heDart would brCeak in tGwo, 
DOh what a crCying shGameD  C  G  
G'Cause I belDieved in yCouG  
From the begDinniCngG  
I thought our lDove was tCrueG  
But now it's all eDndiCngG  
[Chorus]
G(Oh) baby Doh what a crCying shGame
To lDet it all slCip awGay
And cDall it yCesterdGay,D  C  
Oh bGaby my lDife would Cbe so bGlue
My heDart would brCeak in tGwo, 
DOh what a crCying shGame
[Inst] 
A   A   C   C Em   A   A   C   D Bm7
G(Oh) baby Doh what a crCying shGame
To lDet it all slCip awGay
And cDall it yCesterdGay,D  C  
Oh bGaby my lDife would Cbe so bGlue
My heDart would brCeak in tGwo, 
DOh what a crCying shGameD  C  G  
DOh what a crCying shGameD  C  G  
DOh what a crCying shGameD  C  G  
DOh what a crCying shGameD  C  G  
DOh what a crCying shGameD  C  G  

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What A Crying Shame

by The Mavericks

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Bm7

The Mavericks

Crying Shame

Album: What A Crying Shame (1994)

[Intro]

G D C G

(Repeat 5 Times)

G D C G

Wasn't I good to you,

D C G

Didn't I show it

D C G

And if I ever hurt you,

D C G

I didn't know it

G D C G

If you thinking I don't care,

D C G

Then you're mistaken

D C G

My love was always there,

D C

But now my heart's breakin'

[Chorus]

G D C G

(Oh) baby oh what a crying shame

D C G

To let it all slip away

D C G D C

And call it yesterday,

G D C G

Oh baby my life would be so blue

D C G

My heart would break in two,

D C G D C G

Oh what a crying shame

G D C G

'Cause I believed in you

D C G

From the beginning

D C G

I thought our love was true

D C G

But now it's all ending

[Chorus]

G D C G

(Oh) baby oh what a crying shame

D C G

To let it all slip away

D C G D C

And call it yesterday,

G D C G

Oh baby my life would be so blue

D C G

My heart would break in two,

D C G

Oh what a crying shame

[Inst]

A A C C Em A A C D Bm7

G D C G

(Oh) baby oh what a crying shame

D C G

To let it all slip away

D C G D C

And call it yesterday,

G D C G

Oh baby my life would be so blue

D C G

My heart would break in two,

D C G D C G

Oh what a crying shame

D C G D C G

Oh what a crying shame

D C G D C G

Oh what a crying shame

D C G D C G

Oh what a crying shame

D C G D C G

Oh what a crying shame

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