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ESadneAss is in your eye
EWho could have made you cry?
AMy AmlullEaby can fly you out of there
F#mRoll alEong the sleepy dream, deep
F#mRoll alEong the sleepy dream, deep
ESalty Atear down your cheek
EDrowning the words you speak.
AMy AmlullEaby can dry your every care
F#mRoll alEong the sleepy dream, deep
F#mRoll along the sleepy dream
ASwG#meet dreamF#m, my baby lie
BHeAre Ein my arms tonight
ADoG#mn’t cF#mry I’ll hold you tight,
AAnd CsoBothe all your worry away.
ESadneAss is in your eye
EWho could have made you cry?
AMy AmlullEaby can fly you out of there
F#mRoll alEong the sleepy dream, deep
F#mRoll along the sleepy dream -
ASwG#meet dF#mream, my baby lie
BHeAre Ein my arms tonight
ADoG#mn’t F#mcry I’ll hold you tight,
AAnd CsoBothe all your worries away.
ESadneAss is in your eye
EWho coAuld have made you cry?
ESadneAss is in your eye
ESadnAessEm  
OK and here's the picking structure for the verse.  This is easier if you use the chord 
above.   The rest of the song just picks up and down over the chords above so I won't 
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------0------------2--------1------0-----------------------------------|
G---1-----------1---------------------------------------------2-------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------2/4-----------4-------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---0-------------------0----------------0-------0--------------------------|
    SaEd-ness      Ais       in       your    eye
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------0------------2--------1------0------------------------------------|
G---1-------------1--------------------------------------------2--------------|
D------------------------------------------------------2/4-----------4--------|
A-------------------------------------------------------0---------------------|
E---0--------------------0----------------0-------0---------------------------|
     WEho could Ahave made    you     cry?            My     lul  -  a   -
E------------0--------------------0---------------0-------------------|
B------------2--------------------1---------------0-------------------|
G-------2--------------------2----------------1-----------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---0-------------------0---------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------0----------0--------------|
   - Aby             Am  Ecould fly	  you out of here

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Sadness

by Donovan

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F#m

G#m

E A

Sadness is in your eye

Who could have made you cry?

A Am E

My lullaby can fly you out of there

F#m E

Roll along the sleepy dream, deep

F#m E

Roll along the sleepy dream, deep

E A

Salty tear down your cheek

Drowning the words you speak.

A Am E

My lullaby can dry your every care

F#m E

Roll along the sleepy dream, deep

F#m

Roll along the sleepy dream

A G#m F#m

Sweet dream, my baby lie

B A E

Here in my arms tonight

A G#m F#m

Don’t cry I’ll hold you tight,

A C B

And soothe all your worry away.

E A

Sadness is in your eye

Who could have made you cry?

A Am E

My lullaby can fly you out of there

F#m E

Roll along the sleepy dream, deep

F#m

Roll along the sleepy dream -

A G#m F#m

Sweet dream, my baby lie

B A E

Here in my arms tonight

A G#m F#m

Don’t cry I’ll hold you tight,

A C B

And soothe all your worries away.

E A

Sadness is in your eye

E A

Who could have made you cry?

E A

Sadness is in your eye

E A Em

Sadness

OK and here's the picking structure for the verse. This is easier if you use the chord

above. The rest of the song just picks up and down over the chords above so I won't

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

B----------0------------2--------1------0-----------------------------------|

G---1-----------1---------------------------------------------2-------------|

D-----------------------------------------------------2/4-----------4-------|

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

E---0-------------------0----------------0-------0--------------------------|

E A

Sad-ness is in your eye

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

B-----------0------------2--------1------0------------------------------------|

G---1-------------1--------------------------------------------2--------------|

D------------------------------------------------------2/4-----------4--------|

A-------------------------------------------------------0---------------------|

E---0--------------------0----------------0-------0---------------------------|

E A

Who could have made you cry? My lul - a -

E------------0--------------------0---------------0-------------------|

B------------2--------------------1---------------0-------------------|

G-------2--------------------2----------------1-----------------------|

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

A---0-------------------0---------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------0----------0--------------|

A Am E

- by could fly you out of here

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