Cry A While
Key: ECapo 3English
Verse
Well I had to go E7down and see a F#guy named G Mr G# E7Goldsmith
F# G G#
E7Nasty dirF#ty double-Gcrossing backG#stabbing phony
E7I didn't have to F#wanna have to Gdeal with G#
But I A7 did it for you and all you gave me was a E7smile.
Well I cried for you now it's your A7turn to cry a Ewhile
E7 A C7 E
Verse
I don't carry dead weight I'm no flash in the pan
All right I'll set you straight can't you see I'm a union man
I'm letting the cat out of the cage I'm keeping a low profile
Well I cried for you now it's your turn and you can cry a while
Verse
Feel like a fighting rooster feel better than I ever felt
But the Pennsylvania Line's in an awful mess and the Denver road is about to melt
I went to the Church house every day I go an extra mile
Well I cried for you now your turn you can cry a while
Verse
Last night 'cross the alley there was a pounding on the wall
It must have been Don Pasquale making a 2 a.m. booty call
To break a trusting heart like mine was just your style
Well I cried for you now it's your turn to cry a while
Verse
I'm on the fringes of the night fighting back tears that I can't control
Some people they ain't human they got no heart or soul
But I'm crying to the Lord trying to be meek and mild
Yes I'm crying for you now it's your turn you can cry a while
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Well the preacher's in the pulpit and the babies in their cribs
I'm longing for that sweet fat that sticks to your ribs
I gonn' buy me a barrel of whisky I'll die before I turn senile
Yes I cried for you now it's your turn you can cry a while
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Well you bet on the horse and it ran the wrong way
I always said you'd be sorry and today could be the day
I might need a good lawyer could be your funeral my trial
Well I cried for you now it's your turn you can cry a while