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Chuck Jackson - I Wake Up Crying 1961  
Music & Lyrics - Burt Bacharach and Hal David
Time Signature: 4/4
[Verse 1]
 GI wake up crEmying
 After Gtossing and Emturning
                             G        EmN.C
 And yearning the whole night long
 Pretty Embaby, Bmsince you went away
 I Chaven't spent a Chap-Dpy Emday
[Verse 2]
 GI wake up crEmying
 After Gsobbing and Emsighing
                             G        EmN.C
 And wond'ring just what went wrong
 Pretty Embaby, BmI was good to you
 CWhy'd you go and Cmake Dme Emblue?
[Bridge]
 CI need your arms to Bmhold me tight!
 CI need your lips to Fkiss me goodGnight!
 CI'm so unhappy   Bmon my own...
 CDon't, Bmdon't, Cleave me sad and loneDly
[Verse 3]
 GI wake up crEmying
 After Gtossing and Emturning
                             G        EmN.C
 And yearning the whole night long
 Pretty Embaby, Bmplease come back to me
 CSave me from this Cmi-Dser-Emy...
 Oh baby, won't you Csave me from this Cmi-Dser-Emy?
 Oh baby, won't you Csave me from this Cmi-Dser-Emy?
End

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I Wake Up Crying

by Chuck Jackson

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1961

Chuck Jackson - I Wake Up Crying

Music & Lyrics - Burt Bacharach and Hal David

Time Signature: 4/4

[Verse 1]

G Em

I wake up crying

G Em

After tossing and turning

G Em

N.C

And yearning the whole night long

Em Bm

Pretty baby, since you went away

C C D Em

I haven't spent a hap-py day

[Verse 2]

G Em

I wake up crying

G Em

After sobbing and sighing

G Em

N.C

And wond'ring just what went wrong

Em Bm

Pretty baby, I was good to you

C C D Em

Why'd you go and make me blue?

[Bridge]

C Bm

I need your arms to hold me tight!

C F G

I need your lips to kiss me goodnight!

C Bm

I'm so unhappy on my own...

C Bm C D

Don't, don't, leave me sad and lonely

[Verse 3]

G Em

I wake up crying

G Em

After tossing and turning

G Em

N.C

And yearning the whole night long

Em Bm

Pretty baby, please come back to me

C C D Em

Save me from this mi-ser-y...

C C D Em

Oh baby, won't you save me from this mi-ser-y?

C C D Em

Oh baby, won't you save me from this mi-ser-y?

End

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