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[Intro]
G Em Am D G D
[Verse 1]
GBacked into a Emcorner
There’s Amno-one to play
DAnd I hear you crying the GbluesD  
When Gthousands of peoEmple
Are Amstanding in line
For Dthings that come easy to Gyou
[Verse 2]
EmWe share our troubles
They’re always the Amsame
There’s Emnever enough love
No shoulder to the Ampain
CYou threw your candle
Right Ginto the flame
AmNow burning comes easy to GyouD  
[Instrumental]
G Em Am D G D G Em Am D G
[Verse 3]
EmThere’s always the white lies
That we tell ourGselves
There’s Emalways some lost love
Somewhere on the Amshelf
There’s Calways a handle
If Gyou need some help
If Amreaching comes easy to GyouD  
[Reprise]
GBacked into a Emcorner
There’s Amno-one to play
And DI hear you crying the Gblues
[Outro]
C G

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Crying The Blues

by Audrey Auld

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G Em Am D G D

[Verse 1]

G Em

Backed into a corner

There’s no-one to play

D G D

And I hear you crying the blues

G Em

When thousands of people

Are standing in line

D G

For things that come easy to you

[Verse 2]

We share our troubles

They’re always the same

There’s never enough love

No shoulder to the pain

You threw your candle

Right into the flame

Am G D

Now burning comes easy to you

[Instrumental]

G Em Am D G D G Em Am D G

[Verse 3]

There’s always the white lies

That we tell ourselves

There’s always some lost love

Somewhere on the shelf

There’s always a handle

If you need some help

Am G D

If reaching comes easy to you

[Reprise]

G Em

Backed into a corner

There’s no-one to play

D G

And I hear you crying the blues

[Outro]

C G

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