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Cry Baby

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    Cry Baby
    [Verse 1] 
    CI know she told you,Fhoney I know she told you Gthat she loved you,
    much Emmore than I Fdid,but all I know is that she Gleft you.
    And you swear Cthat you just don´t know Emwhy,
    Ambut you know, honey I´ll always,
    I´ll always be Dmaround if you ever Gwant me.
    [Chorus]
    GAnd and cry,cry Cbaby,Fcry Cbaby,Fcry Cbaby,
    Goh honey, welcome back Amhome. 
    [Verse 2]
    Don´t you Cknow,Fhoney, ain´t nobody ever gonna Glove you
    the wa-Emay I try to doF? Who´ll take all your Gpain,
    honey, Cyour hearEmtache,too?AmAnd if you need me,you know
    that I´ll always be aDmround if you ever Gwant me.
    [Chorus]
    Come on Gand cry, cry Cbaby,Fcry Cbaby,Fcry Cbaby,
    Goh daddy, like you always saying to Amdo. 
    [Verse 3]
    CAnd when you walk around the world,babeF,
    you said you´d try to Glook for the end of the road,
    Cyou might find out later that the road´ll end in DetroitF,
    honey, the road´ll even end in GKathmandu.
    CYou can go all around the world,
    Ftrying to find something to do with your life,Gbaby,
    Cwhen you only gotta do one thing well,
    Fyou only gotta do one thing well to Gmake it in this world,babe.
    CYou got a woman waiting for you there,
    Fall you ever gotta do Gis be a good man one time to one woman,
    Cand that´ll be the end of the road, babe.
    DI know you got more tears to share, babe,
    And cry....

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Cry Baby

by Janis Joplin

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Cry Baby

[Verse 1]

C F G

I know she told you,honey I know she told you that she loved you,

Em F G

much more than I did,but all I know is that she left you.

C Em

And you swear that you just don´t know why,

but you know, honey I´ll always,

Dm G

I´ll always be around if you ever want me.

[Chorus]

G C F C F C

And and cry,cry baby,cry baby,cry baby,

G Am

oh honey, welcome back home.

[Verse 2]

C F G

Don´t you know,honey, ain´t nobody ever gonna love you

Em F G

the wa-ay I try to do? Who´ll take all your pain,

C Em Am

honey, your heartache,too?And if you need me,you know

Dm G

that I´ll always be around if you ever want me.

[Chorus]

G C F C F C

Come on and cry, cry baby,cry baby,cry baby,

G Am

oh daddy, like you always saying to do.

[Verse 3]

C F

And when you walk around the world,babe,

you said you´d try to look for the end of the road,

C F

you might find out later that the road´ll end in Detroit,

honey, the road´ll even end in Kathmandu.

You can go all around the world,

F G

trying to find something to do with your life,baby,

when you only gotta do one thing well,

F G

you only gotta do one thing well to make it in this world,babe.

You got a woman waiting for you there,

F G

all you ever gotta do is be a good man one time to one woman,

and that´ll be the end of the road, babe.

I know you got more tears to share, babe,

And cry....

About Cry Baby Chords by Janis Joplin

Learn how to play Cry Baby by Janis Joplin with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Cry Baby chords”, “Cry Baby guitar chords”, or “Janis Joplin Cry Baby chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Cry Baby chords and for experienced players who want accurate Cry Baby lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, F, G, Em, Am, Dm.

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The chords for "Cry Baby" show the original chord names (including C, F, G, Em, Am, Dm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.