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Riff:
e|-4-------------|
B|---8-6-8-4-6-8-|
Spoken: D#I met him at the place where we always meet,
He put his arms around me, he smiled.
D#And when I told C#him, I didn't love him anymore, he cried 
D#And when I told him, C#his kisses were not like before, he cried, 
BI knew that our romance was C#over and done
Bbut for him it had just beC#gun.
And when I told him, another boy had caught my eye, he cried,  
And when I kissed him, A kiss that only meant goodbye, he cried
He D#Cried, He BbCried, He D#Cried
He D#Cried When I told him

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He Cried

by The Shangri-Las

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Riff:

e|-4-------------|

B|---8-6-8-4-6-8-|

Spoken: I met him at the place where we always meet,

He put his arms around me, he smiled.

D# C#

And when I told him, I didn't love him anymore, he cried

D# C#

And when I told him, his kisses were not like before, he cried,

B C#

I knew that our romance was over and done

B C#

but for him it had just begun.

And when I told him, another boy had caught my eye, he cried,

And when I kissed him, A kiss that only meant goodbye, he cried

D# Bb D#

He Cried, He Cried, He Cried

He Cried When I told him

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