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[Intro]
F
[Verse 1]
FYou're at the whitest wedding
FTheir black is very slimming
FBut everybody's staring at you
FYou're sipping your darjeeling
FAnd staring at the ceiling
FYou dream about it splitting in two
BbAnd every time the wind blows
BbYou open up the windows
BbThe china crashes down on the floor
FIt's really got me hurting
FI'm trembling and I'm cursing
FI'm rattled more than ever before
[Chorus]
You say there's Cnothing I could do to ever Bbsatisfy you
FCause crying's just a thing that you do
FCrying's just a thing that you do
FCrying's just a thing that you do
[Verse 2]
FI kinda held my head down for most of the ride
FSkimming through Rosetti and Poe
FI never felt the spinning of this machine I been in
FI never saw the ice on the road
BbAnd every time it thunders
BbYou always sit and wonder
BbShould we climb the roof and watch it roll in
FI think I'm sinking under
FI'm feeling torn asunder
FIt's really getting under my skin
[Chorus]
You say there's Cnothing I could do to ever Bbsatisfy you
FCause crying's just a thing that you do
FCrying's just a thing that you do
FCrying's just a thing that you do
[Instrumental]
|    F|     |     |     |
|   Bb|     |    F|     |
|    C|   Bb|    F|     |
[Verse 3]
FYou never see the danger
FIn telling every stranger
FThere's something sinister in your blood
FContrary propositions
FHave always left me smitten
FBut hell is pouring on like a flood
BbI need an indication
BbA bit of education
BbThis love affair is worth dying for
FIt really had me hurting
FA-tremblin' and a-cursin'
FBut I'm tangled more than ever before
[Chorus]
I guess there's Cnothing I can do to ever Bbsatisfy you
FCause crying's just a thing that you do
FCrying's just a thing that you do
FCrying's just a thing that you do
FCrying's just a thing that you do
FCrying's just a thing that you do

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Cryings Just A Thing You Do

by JD McPherson

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

You're at the whitest wedding

Their black is very slimming

But everybody's staring at you

You're sipping your darjeeling

And staring at the ceiling

You dream about it splitting in two

And every time the wind blows

You open up the windows

The china crashes down on the floor

It's really got me hurting

I'm trembling and I'm cursing

I'm rattled more than ever before

[Chorus]

C Bb

You say there's nothing I could do to ever satisfy you

Cause crying's just a thing that you do

Crying's just a thing that you do

[Verse 2]

I kinda held my head down for most of the ride

Skimming through Rosetti and Poe

I never felt the spinning of this machine I been in

I never saw the ice on the road

And every time it thunders

You always sit and wonder

Should we climb the roof and watch it roll in

I think I'm sinking under

I'm feeling torn asunder

It's really getting under my skin

[Chorus]

C Bb

You say there's nothing I could do to ever satisfy you

Cause crying's just a thing that you do

Crying's just a thing that you do

[Instrumental]

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Bb F

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C Bb F

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[Verse 3]

You never see the danger

In telling every stranger

There's something sinister in your blood

Contrary propositions

Have always left me smitten

But hell is pouring on like a flood

I need an indication

A bit of education

This love affair is worth dying for

It really had me hurting

A-tremblin' and a-cursin'

But I'm tangled more than ever before

[Chorus]

C Bb

I guess there's nothing I can do to ever satisfy you

Cause crying's just a thing that you do

Crying's just a thing that you do

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