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Sister Cry

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Sister Cry
The Jayhawks
from "Hollywood Town Hall" (American Recordings, 1992)
--Verse 1--
CSister Gcry whCat you neGeded    brought yourself thiCngs you could not Guse
CMaybe some man will come along and claim youG  
CMaybe you^?ll wind up in another town.G  
--Verse 2--
Sister cry count the stars.  There^?s many in the sky that passed you by.
Maybe up ahead they^?ll be seeing changes.
Somehow changes made won^?t belong to you.
--Chorus--
GSomeone^?ll come along aG7nd carry yoFu down
AmSomeone^?ll come along and carry you Fdown
GSomeone^?ll come alG7ong and caFrry you down
AmSomeone^?ll come along and cDarry you down
--Verse 3--
Sister cry been mistreated.  Doesn^?t mean someone won^?t let you in.
Maybe some man will come along and claim you
Maybe you^?ll wind up in another down
--bridge--
EmThis devil^?s knockin^? Aat your doorEm  A  
EmBut I could lead them aAll astrayEm  A  
EmJust don^?t matter what the pGeople say
--Chorus--

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Sister Cry

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Sister Cry

The Jayhawks

from "Hollywood Town Hall" (American Recordings, 1992)

--Verse 1--

C G C G C G

Sister cry what you needed brought yourself things you could not use

C G

Maybe some man will come along and claim you

C G

Maybe you^?ll wind up in another town.

--Verse 2--

Sister cry count the stars. There^?s many in the sky that passed you by.

Maybe up ahead they^?ll be seeing changes.

Somehow changes made won^?t belong to you.

--Chorus--

G G7 F

Someone^?ll come along and carry you down

Am F

Someone^?ll come along and carry you down

G G7 F

Someone^?ll come along and carry you down

Am D

Someone^?ll come along and carry you down

--Verse 3--

Sister cry been mistreated. Doesn^?t mean someone won^?t let you in.

Maybe some man will come along and claim you

Maybe you^?ll wind up in another down

--bridge--

Em A Em A

This devil^?s knockin^? at your door

Em A Em A

But I could lead them all astray

Em G

Just don^?t matter what the people say

--Chorus--

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