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Cry

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1/17

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 17Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
 (keep your index finger barred on the 5th fret for the whole riff)
e|-C8----8---7----7-----------------------F--------------------|
B|-5----5---5----5---8--6--5-------5-----------------------5-|
G|-5----5---5----5-----------5h7-7-----5-----5------5--------|
D|-5----5---5----5-----------------------7-----7-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
The rhythm is a bit complicated so it's easiest to think of it as:
C1 & 2 C& 3 & 4 & C1 & 2 F& 3 & 4 &
[Verse]
     EmAnd I'm standing on a Amplatform
     FNow I'm staring from a Dmtrain
     EmAnd all the trees roll back beAmside but I'm so oblivious
To the Fdark, to the light, it's all the Dmsame
[Bridge]
    GYou gave me so Fmuch
    GAnd now it's of the Fearth
[Chorus]
    And it makes me Ccry
    FAnd it makes me Ccry
    FIt makes me Ccry
    FIt can make me Ccry
[Verse 2]
    EmAnd you're standing here Ambeside me
    FIn a picture in a Dmframe
     EmAnd your voice could never Amfade it's so familiar
Things you Fsaid in my head every Dmday
[Bridge]
    GYou gave me so Fmuch
    GAnd now it's of the Fearth
[Chorus]
    And it makes me Ccry
    FAnd it makes me Ccry
    FIt makes me Ccry
    FIt can make me Ccry
[Solo]
G  F  Am  F
G  F  Em  F
[Bridge]
    GYou're with me Fso much
    GThough you're never with me anyFmore
[Chorus]
    And it makes me Ccry
    FAnd it makes me Ccry
    FIt makes me cry
    FIt can make me Ccry
    FOh, it makes me Ccry
    FIt makes me Ccry
    FYeah, it makes me Ccry
    FOh, it can make me Ccry

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Cry

by The Sundays

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

(keep your index finger barred on the 5th fret for the whole riff)

C F

e|-8----8---7----7-------------------------------------------|

B|-5----5---5----5---8--6--5-------5-----------------------5-|

G|-5----5---5----5-----------5h7-7-----5-----5------5--------|

D|-5----5---5----5-----------------------7-----7-------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

The rhythm is a bit complicated so it's easiest to think of it as:

C C C F

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

[Verse]

Em Am

And I'm standing on a platform

F Dm

Now I'm staring from a train

Em Am

And all the trees roll back beside but I'm so oblivious

F Dm

To the dark, to the light, it's all the same

[Bridge]

G F

You gave me so much

G F

And now it's of the earth

[Chorus]

And it makes me cry

F C

And it makes me cry

F C

It makes me cry

F C

It can make me cry

[Verse 2]

Em Am

And you're standing here beside me

F Dm

In a picture in a frame

Em Am

And your voice could never fade it's so familiar

F Dm

Things you said in my head every day

[Bridge]

G F

You gave me so much

G F

And now it's of the earth

[Chorus]

And it makes me cry

F C

And it makes me cry

F C

It makes me cry

F C

It can make me cry

[Solo]

G F Am F

G F Em F

[Bridge]

G F

You're with me so much

G F

Though you're never with me anymore

[Chorus]

And it makes me cry

F C

And it makes me cry

It makes me cry

F C

It can make me cry

F C

Oh, it makes me cry

F C

It makes me cry

F C

Yeah, it makes me cry

F C

Oh, it can make me cry

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