Cry Like A Baby
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[(intro) ]
Bm {4 bars; electric sitar enters bar 3}
(verso 1)
D Em/D D Em/D
A when I think about the good love you gave me
D Em/D D Em/D
I cry like a baby {3: (cry like a baby)}
D Em/D D Em/D
Livin' without you is drivin' me crazy
D Em/D D
I cry like a baby {3: (cry like a baby)}
G
I know now that you're not a plaything
A G {2/4} D
Not a toy or a puppet on a string
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v v v v v v v v
-------7-6-4-----|-----------------|
---4-7-------7-5-|-454-------------|
-5---------------|-----7-4-5-----4-|
-----------------|-----------557---|
(vrse 2)
As I look back on a love so sweet now
I cry like a baby
Every road is a lonely street
I cry like a baby
I know now that you're not a plaything
Not a toy or a puppet on a string
(Bridge)
Em
Today we passed on the street
Bm A G7
And you just walked on by
Em
My heart just fell to my feet
Bm A G7
And once again I began to cry
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(solo)
D Em/D D Em/D D Em/D
v v v v v v v v v v v v
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-------7---9-----|b10-b10-b11-b11--|b11b11b11b11----r9-----|
---7-9-----------|-----------------|-----------------------|
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D Em/D D
v v v v v v v v
-----------------|------------------|
-----------------|------------------|
-7-7-7-7---------|------------------|
-----------9-----|-7---7---7-9--s11-|
-----------------|-------9----------|
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F#
v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-----------------|
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-----11--11--11--|9h11-h11-h11-h11-|
-----------------|-----------------|
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G D {N.C.}
v v v v v v v v
-------7-6-4-----|-----------------|
-5--5--------7-4-|-775-4-----------|
-----5-----------|-------7-5-----4-|
-----------------|-----------5-7---|
v v v v v v v v
-----------7-6-4-|-----------------|
-----4-5-7-------|-7-4-775-4-------|
-5-7-------------|-----------5---5-|
-----------------|-------------7---|
(organ arr. for guitar, bars 3 and 4):
v v v v v v v v
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-7-----------5---|-3-----3---------|
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-7-----------5---|-4-----4---------|
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D Em/D D Em/D
I know now that you're not a plaything
I cry like a baby (just like a little bitty baby now)
As I look back on a love so sweet, now
I cry like a baby (just like a little bitty baby now)
Every road is a lonely street
I cry like a baby (cry like a baby)
My heart just fell to my feet, you know I
Cry like a baby (cry like a baby)
You left the water running, now
(Cry like a baby)
I cry like a baby (cry like a baby) {fade}
How to play Cry Like A Baby
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Bm. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.