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Cry Pretty

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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e|-----E0----G#m-------A------B------C------|
B|-----0-----4-----2-----4-----1-----|
G|-----1-----4-----2-----4-----0-----|
D|-----2-----6-----2-----4-----2-----|
A|-----2-----6-----0-----2-----3-----|
E|-----0-----4-----------------------|
Capo 2nd fret
[Verse 1]
  EI'm sorry, but I'm just a girl
Not G#musually the kind to show my heart to the world
I'm Apretty good at keeping it together
I Bhold my composure, for worse or for better
So I Eapologize if you don't like what you see
But G#msometimes my emotions get the best of me
And Afalling apart is as human as it gets
You can't Bhide it, you can't fight what the truth is
[Chorus 1]
You can Epretty lie and say it's okay
You can G#mpretty smile and just walk away
Pretty mAuch fake your way through anything
But you Bcan't cry pretEty
[Verse 2]
Oh no, you can’t Edress it up in lace or rhinestones
Don't G#mmatter if you're in a crowd or home all alone
Yeah, it's Aall the same when you're looking in the mirror
A Bpicture of pain, so let it flow like a river
[Chorus 2]
You can Epretty lie and say it's okay
You can G#mpretty smile and just walk away
Pretty mAuch fake your way through anything
But you Bcan't cry pretty
You can't Eturn off the flood when the dam breaks
When G#mall your mascara is going to waste
When Athings get ugly, you just gotta face
That you Ccan't cra-ah-ah-Bah-ah-ay pretEty
[Interlude]
Oh no you G#mcan't
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-Aooh, yeahC  B  
[Chorus 3]
You can't Eturn off the flood when the dam breaks
When G#mall your mascara is going to waste
When Athings get ugly, you just gotta face
That you Ccan't cra-ah-ah-Bah-ah-ay pretEty-yea-eh-eh-eh-ay
[Outro]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, G#myea-eah
No you can't cry, Ano you can't cry
CYeah, yeah, Byea-E----G#m----h
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, Ano, no, no, no, no, no, woo
  CYou can't cry
  BYou can't cry pretty, baby
  EOh yeah, woo-oo-oo-G#mooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Woo-oo-oo-Aooh-ooh-ooh, ooh
No, you Ccan't crBy pretEty, yea-eh-eh-eh-ay

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Cry Pretty

by Carrie Underwood

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

E G#m A B C

e|-----0-----------------------------|

B|-----0-----4-----2-----4-----1-----|

G|-----1-----4-----2-----4-----0-----|

D|-----2-----6-----2-----4-----2-----|

A|-----2-----6-----0-----2-----3-----|

E|-----0-----4-----------------------|

Capo 2nd fret

[Verse 1]

I'm sorry, but I'm just a girl

G#m

Not usually the kind to show my heart to the world

I'm pretty good at keeping it together

I hold my composure, for worse or for better

So I apologize if you don't like what you see

G#m

But sometimes my emotions get the best of me

And falling apart is as human as it gets

You can't hide it, you can't fight what the truth is

[Chorus 1]

You can pretty lie and say it's okay

G#m

You can pretty smile and just walk away

Pretty much fake your way through anything

B E

But you can't cry pretty

[Verse 2]

Oh no, you can’t dress it up in lace or rhinestones

G#m

Don't matter if you're in a crowd or home all alone

Yeah, it's all the same when you're looking in the mirror

A picture of pain, so let it flow like a river

[Chorus 2]

You can pretty lie and say it's okay

G#m

You can pretty smile and just walk away

Pretty much fake your way through anything

But you can't cry pretty

You can't turn off the flood when the dam breaks

G#m

When all your mascara is going to waste

When things get ugly, you just gotta face

C B E

That you can't cra-ah-ah-ah-ah-ay pretty

[Interlude]

G#m

Oh no you can't

A C B

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, yeah

[Chorus 3]

You can't turn off the flood when the dam breaks

G#m

When all your mascara is going to waste

When things get ugly, you just gotta face

C B E

That you can't cra-ah-ah-ah-ah-ay pretty-yea-eh-eh-eh-ay

[Outro]

G#m

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yea-eah

No you can't cry, no you can't cry

C B E G#m

Yeah, yeah, yea---------h

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, woo

You can't cry

You can't cry pretty, baby

E G#m

Oh yeah, woo-oo-oo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Woo-oo-oo-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh

C B E

No, you can't cry pretty, yea-eh-eh-eh-ay

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