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[Intro]
E  C#m  E  C#m
I am a Efull grown fool
And I should have know better
ABut I tried and I tried
And I could not forget her
I would Ego back to her
Time after time
AMan I must have been Bout of mind
All  of that cErying for nothing
All of that C#mtrying for nothing
What has it Aever got me
What has it Bever taught me
I've got to Ekeep believing
In sC#momething baby
Instead of just Atrying for nothing
BCrying for nothing at EallE  C#m  E  C#m  
EWe fought for love
And we fought for trust
AAnd the whole blessed time
It was right there in front of us
But Ewe could not reach it
I don't know why
AAnd it took so long
Just to Bsay goodbye
All  of that cErying for nothing
All of that C#mtrying for nothing
What has it Aever got me
What has it Bever taught me
EI've got to keep believing
In sC#momething baby
Instead of just Atrying for nothing
                     B     Em
Crying for nothing at all
F#mHer friends all told me
Mine told me
But Ewe would not listen
We could not see
F#m,
Me and my pride
Her and her dreams
BWe never stood a chance it seems
All  of that cErying for nothing
All of that C#mtrying for nothing
What has it Aever got me
What has it Bever taught me
EI've got to keep believing
In sC#momething baby
Instead of just Atrying for nothing
BCrying for nothing at EallE  C#m  E  C#m  

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Cryin For Nothin

by Kevin Welch

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C#m

F#m

[Intro]

E C#m E C#m

I am a full grown fool

And I should have know better

But I tried and I tried

And I could not forget her

I would go back to her

Time after time

A B

Man I must have been out of mind

All of that crying for nothing

C#m

All of that trying for nothing

What has it ever got me

What has it ever taught me

I've got to keep believing

C#m

In something baby

Instead of just trying for nothing

B E E C#m E C#m

Crying for nothing at all

We fought for love

And we fought for trust

And the whole blessed time

It was right there in front of us

But we could not reach it

I don't know why

And it took so long

Just to say goodbye

All of that crying for nothing

C#m

All of that trying for nothing

What has it ever got me

What has it ever taught me

I've got to keep believing

C#m

In something baby

Instead of just trying for nothing

B E

Crying for nothing at all

F#m

Her friends all told me

Mine told me

But we would not listen

We could not see

F#m,

Me and my pride

Her and her dreams

We never stood a chance it seems

All of that crying for nothing

C#m

All of that trying for nothing

What has it ever got me

What has it ever taught me

I've got to keep believing

C#m

In something baby

Instead of just trying for nothing

B E E C#m E C#m

Crying for nothing at all

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