Cry Baby Cry

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The Beatles
CRY BABY CRY
(Lennon/McCartney)
From: The Beatles ("The White Album"), 1968
[Chorus]
Em7 0 2 2 0 3 0
A7 x 0 2 0 2 0
[Verse]
Em 0 2 2 0 0 0 or Em x x 2 0 0 0
Emmaj7 0 2 1 0 0 0 or Emmaj7/D# x x 1 0 0 0
Em7 0 2 0 0 0 0 or Em7/D x x 0 0 0 0
Em6 0 4 2 0 0 0 or Em6/C# x 4 2 0 0 0
Fm7 x 8 10 8 9 x
[Chorus]
G Am
Cry baby cry
F G
Make your mother sigh
Em7 A7 F
She's old enough to know better
[Verse]
Em Emmaj7 Em7
The king of Marigold was in the kitchen
Em6 C C7 G
Cooking breakfast for the queen
Em Emmaj7 Em7
The queen was in the parlour playing piano
Em6 C C7
For the children of the king
[Chorus]
G Am
Cry baby cry
F G
Make your mother sigh
Em7 A7
She's old enough to know better
F G
So cry baby cry
[Verse]
Em Emmaj7 Em7
The king was in the garden picking flowers
Em6 C7 G
For a friend who came to play
Em Emmaj7 Em7
The queen was in the playroom painting pictures
Em6 C C7
For the children's holiday
[Chorus]
G Am
Cry baby cry
F G
Make your mother sigh
Em7 A7
She's old enough to know better
F G
So cry baby cry
[Verse]
Em Emmaj7 Em7
The duchess of Kircaldy always smiling
Em6 C7 G
And arriving late for tea
Em Emmaj7 Em7
The duke was having problems with a message
Em6 C C7
At the local bird and bee
[Chorus]
G Am
Cry baby cry
F G
Make your mother sigh
Em7 A7
She's old enough to know better
F G
So cry baby cry
[Verse]
Em Emmaj7 Em7
At twelve o'clock a meeting round the table
Em6 C7 G
For a seance in the dark
Em Emmaj7 Em7
With voices out of nowhere put on specially
Em6 C C7
By the children for a lark
[Chorus]
G Am
Cry baby cry
F G
Make your mother sigh
Em7 A7
She's old enough to know better
F G
So cry baby cry
[Chorus]
Am
Cry, cry cry
F G
Make your mother sigh
Em7 A7
She's old enough to know better
F Em
So cry baby cry
[Hidden Track: "Can You Take Me Back"]
Fm7 Fm7
Can you take me back where I came from, can you take me back?
Fm7 Fm7
Can you take me back where I came from, brother can you take me back?
Fm7
Can you take me back?
Fm7 Fm7
Oh can you take me where I came from, can you take me back?
(fade out)

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The Beatles
CRY BABY CRY
(Lennon/McCartney)
From: The Beatles ("The White Album"), 1968
[Chorus]
Em7       0 2 2 0 3 0
A7        x 0 2 0 2 0
[Verse]
Em       0 2 2 0 0 0    or Em          x x 2 0 0 0
Emmaj7   0 2 1 0 0 0    or Emmaj7/D#   x x 1 0 0 0
Em7      0 2 0 0 0 0    or Em7/D       x x 0 0 0 0
Em6      0 4 2 0 0 0    or Em6/C#      x 4 2 0 0 0
Fm7    x 8 10 8 9 x
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Hidden Track: "Can You Take Me Back"]
(fade out)

Cry Baby Cry Chords by The Beatles

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