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Cracking Up

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Main Riff/Intro
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2b(3)~~-2-0------------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2x----------------------------------------------------------------|
(palm mute chords)
VERSE 1
(F#)                  B5  A5  
Some said I was a freak
B5I am a freF#5ak
They said I was weB5akA5  
B5I am a frF#5eak
They said I was inB5-com-pA5leteB5  
I am a frF#5eakB5  A5  
           B5(play Main Riff)
I am a freak
PRE-CHORUS
F#Hey, I got the eByes of a man Athat’s being cF#ut
(F#)                       B               A  F#  
I got the view of a rat king’s son
(F#)                       B               A  F#  
I guess I’m new and I don’t know what to do
(F#)                       B             A  F#  
I’ll judge you fine in my mind in my...
CHORUS
I’m crackiBng up
Cracking Aup
        (Main Riff)
Cracking up
etc for rest of song - palm-muting chords for verses, main riff for "freak, freak..." Outro
One said I was a priest
I am a priest
They said I was least
I am a priest
They said I was in-com-plete
I am a priest
I am a freak
I’m cracking up
Cracking up
Cracking up
We’re cracking up
Cracking up
Cracking up
(freak freak freak freak freeaak)
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Cracking Up

by The Jesus and Mary Chain

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#5

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Main Riff/Intro

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2b(3)~~-2-0------------------------|

E|--2-2-2-2x----------------------------------------------------------------|

(palm mute chords)

VERSE 1

F# B5 A5

()

Some said I was a freak

B5 F#5

I am a freak

B5 A5

They said I was weak

B5 F#5

I am a freak

B5 A5 B5

They said I was in-com-plete

F#5 B5 A5

I am a freak

(play Main Riff)

I am a freak

PRE-CHORUS

F# B A F#

Hey, I got the eyes of a man that’s being cut

F# B A F#

()

I got the view of a rat king’s son

F# B A F#

()

I guess I’m new and I don’t know what to do

F# B A F#

()

I’ll judge you fine in my mind in my...

CHORUS

I’m cracking up

Cracking up

(Main Riff)

Cracking up

etc for rest of song - palm-muting chords for verses, main riff for "freak, freak..." Outro

One said I was a priest

I am a priest

They said I was least

I am a priest

They said I was in-com-plete

I am a priest

I am a freak

I’m cracking up

Cracking up

We’re cracking up

Cracking up

(freak freak freak freak freeaak)

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