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Why Do I Cry

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"Why Do I Cry"
(Barry Tashian)
Intro:    C7#9    F    Gm    F(x3)
Verse 1:
        I would C7#9lose all my bFlues if you pGmromise that your lFove was
             C7#9true nowF  Gm  F  
        And C7#9I don't know wFhy I keep lGmovin' you the wFay I C7#9do nowF  Gm  F  
        'Cause you lDmeave me aAmlone
        To Dmcry on my Amown
        I sDmwear you got a hAmeart that's mFade of sGtone
        MFade of sGtone
Verse 2:
        And I don't know why I keep lovin' you the way I do
        But I do now
        I cry, you know why, I would die if you left me again
        The tears and the years would have all surely been in vain, now
        But you keep on leavin' me alone
        To cry on my own
        I swear you got a heart that's made of stone
        Made of stone
Pre-bridge:
                      C7#9            F               Gm     F    C7#9    F(bass:  G  G#)
        And I don't know why I keep lovin' you the way I do
Bridge:
        Am/ / D/ /  Am/ / D/ /
        AmYou sDay you tAmell no lDies     Am(yeah)D  Am  D  
            Am         D      Am      D          Am       D   AmN.C.
        Then why, why do I cry      (yeah)
Guitar solo:
         N.C.                     (Am)
         v     v     v     v       v
        -------------------------|------|
        -------------------------|------|
        -------5--7-b9-b9--7--5--|----5-|
        ----7--------------------|-7----|
        -------------------------|------|
        -------------------------|------|
          Am      D(x7)
        / / / /
        F/ / G/
(Repeat verse 1)
(Repeat pre-bridge)
(Repeat bridge)
Coda:
        (Repeat Am-D chords as per bridge)
        Oh, tell me, why do I cry, now
        Tell me, tell me, tell me, why do I cry, yeah, yeah
        Oh, tell me, why do I cry
        Oh, tell me, why do I cry [repeat to fade]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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Why Do I Cry

by The Remains

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C7#9

"Why Do I Cry"

(Barry Tashian)

C7#9 F Gm F

Intro: (x3)

Verse 1:

C7#9 F Gm F

I would lose all my blues if you promise that your love was

C7#9 F Gm F

true now

C7#9 F Gm F C7#9 F Gm F

And I don't know why I keep lovin' you the way I do now

Dm Am

'Cause you leave me alone

Dm Am

To cry on my own

Dm Am F G

I swear you got a heart that's made of stone

F G

Made of stone

Verse 2:

And I don't know why I keep lovin' you the way I do

But I do now

I cry, you know why, I would die if you left me again

The tears and the years would have all surely been in vain, now

But you keep on leavin' me alone

To cry on my own

I swear you got a heart that's made of stone

Made of stone

Pre-bridge:

C7#9 F Gm F C7#9 F G G#

(bass: )

And I don't know why I keep lovin' you the way I do

Bridge:

Am D Am D

/ / / / / / / /

Am D Am D Am D Am D

You say you tell no lies (yeah)

Am D Am D Am D Am

N.C.

Then why, why do I cry (yeah)

Guitar solo:

N.C. (Am)

v v v v v

-------------------------|------|

-------5--7-b9-b9--7--5--|----5-|

----7--------------------|-7----|

-------------------------|------|

Am D

(x7)

/ / / /

F G

/ / /

(Repeat verse 1)

(Repeat pre-bridge)

(Repeat bridge)

Coda:

(Repeat Am-D chords as per bridge)

Oh, tell me, why do I cry, now

Tell me, tell me, tell me, why do I cry, yeah, yeah

Oh, tell me, why do I cry

Oh, tell me, why do I cry [repeat to fade]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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