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Cryin Wont Help You Now

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Intro
E----------
B----------
G----------
D----------  D5 - E5 - A5 - G#5 - F#    D5 - E5 - A5   A5 - B5 - C#5, then 
A--0-2-4---                                                         go to 
E----------                                                         verse
Chords:
      D5    E5  A5(2)    G#5    F#5    A7  D(barre)     B5    C#5  A5(1)  C5  
E----------------------------0----5---------------------------
B----------------------------2----6-------------------2-------
G--7-------------------------0----7---------4----6----2-----5-
D--7----2---7-------6---4----2----7---------4----6----0-----5-
A--5----2---7-------6---4----0----5---------2----4----------3-
E-------0---5-------4---2---------5---------------------------
D5you sit there and E5call me 
  A5(2)   G#5  F#5  
a liar and a cheat 
                      D5        E5  A5(1)  A7  
i just wish you'd pin a rose on me 
D5now you won't E5even
come A5out and G#5take a F#5bow 
          D5         E5  A5(1)   A5-  B5-  C#5- D5  
cryin' wont help you now 
now your poets 
have all put down their pens 
the only songs to sing 
are those sung again 
lonely just doesn't 
look good on you somehow 
          D5         E5  A5(1)  A7  
cryin' wont help you now 
D(barre)       A7  
i just keep on staring
D(barre)                    A7  
into the black eyes of the truth
D(barre)               A5(2)   G#5   F#5  
we'll have to learn to live apart somehow 
          D5         E5  A5(1)   A5-  B5-  C#5- D5  
cryin' wont help you now  (x3)
          D5         E5      C5      D5  A5(1)
cryin' wont help you noooo-ooooo-oow 
Ok. Think that`s it. I don`t know how to tab timing and stuff like that,
so you should just listen to the song. The chords is correct though.
Iskariot

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Cryin Wont Help You Now

by Ben Harper

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#5

F#5

C#5

Intro

E----------

B----------

G----------

D---------- D5 - E5 - A5 - G#5 - F# D5 - E5 - A5 A5 - B5 - C#5, then

A--0-2-4--- go to

E---------- verse

Chords:

D5 E5 A5 G#5 F#5 A7 D B5 C#5 A5 C5

(2) (barre) (1)

E----------------------------0----5---------------------------

B----------------------------2----6-------------------2-------

G--7-------------------------0----7---------4----6----2-----5-

D--7----2---7-------6---4----2----7---------4----6----0-----5-

A--5----2---7-------6---4----0----5---------2----4----------3-

E-------0---5-------4---2---------5---------------------------

D5 E5

you sit there and call me

A5 G#5 F#5

(2)

a liar and a cheat

D5 E5 A5 A7

(1)

i just wish you'd pin a rose on me

D5 E5

now you won't even

A5 G#5 F#5

come out and take a bow

D5 E5 A5 A5 B5 C#5 D5

(1) - - -

cryin' wont help you now

now your poets

have all put down their pens

the only songs to sing

are those sung again

lonely just doesn't

look good on you somehow

D5 E5 A5 A7

(1)

cryin' wont help you now

D A7

(barre)

i just keep on staring

D A7

(barre)

into the black eyes of the truth

D A5 G#5 F#5

(barre) (2)

we'll have to learn to live apart somehow

D5 E5 A5 A5 B5 C#5 D5

(1) - - -

cryin' wont help you now (x3)

D5 E5 C5 D5 A5

(1)

cryin' wont help you noooo-ooooo-oow

Ok. Think that`s it. I don`t know how to tab timing and stuff like that,

so you should just listen to the song. The chords is correct though.

Iskariot

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