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Crying Shame

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What A Crying Shame
{intro}
 |   G|  D    C|  G|  D    C|   G|  D    C|   G|  D    C|
{First Verse}
 |G                       |D           C      | {repeat for each line}
                Wasn't I   Good  To    You
                Didn't I   Show-----   It
                And If I   Ever Hurt   You
                I Didn't   Know-----   It
              If You Think I  Don't    Care
               Then You're Mist----a---ken
               My Love Was Always---   There
        But Now My Heart's  Brea-----  kin'
CHORUS:
 |           G|               D        C|
    (Oh) Baby  Oh   What  A    Cryin'
  Shame     To Let  It   All   Slip
  Away     And Call      It    Yester
  day-----
  Baby     My  Life    Would   Be  So
  Blue     And My Heart  Would Break In
  Two          Oh   What   A   Crying
  Shame       {D}              {C}
{End Chorus}
{Second Verse}
 |                 G|            D       C|
            'Cause I Believed  In You
         From The Begin ---    ning
           I Thought Our Love Was True
     But Now Its All End ----     ing
CHORUS
 |    C|    D|   G|    C|   D|
CHORUS
 |      G|         D             C|
          Oh What A Crying Shame
       Oh What A Crying Shame
          Oh What A Crying Shame
       Oh What A Crying Shame
 |      G|         D             C|  {Repeat And Fade}

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Crying Shame

by The Mavericks

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What A Crying Shame

{intro}

G D C G D C G D C G D C

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{First Verse}

|G |D C | {repeat for each line}

Wasn't I Good To You

Didn't I Show----- It

And If I Ever Hurt You

I Didn't Know----- It

If You Think I Don't Care

Then You're Mist----a---ken

My Love Was Always--- There

But Now My Heart's Brea----- kin'

CHORUS:

G D C

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(Oh) Baby Oh What A Cryin'

Shame To Let It All Slip

Away And Call It Yester

day-----

Baby My Life Would Be So

Blue And My Heart Would Break In

Two Oh What A Crying

D C

Shame {} {}

{End Chorus}

{Second Verse}

G D C

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'Cause I Believed In You

From The Begin --- ning

I Thought Our Love Was True

But Now Its All End ---- ing

CHORUS

C D G C D

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CHORUS

G D C

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Oh What A Crying Shame

G D C

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