Cry_Me_A_River_.crd
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Intro
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||: |D G| G |:|| ||:| D |:||
Verse 1
D
I keep on runnin' baby
I keep on runnin
G
But I just can't hide
D
No, I just can't hide
I keep on hurtin baby
G
I keep on hurtin so deep inside
D
So deep inside
A
Lord I need your smile
G
Child like the one I once knew
A
Made my grass green
G
And my skies blue
A G
Lord was a time when 2 was 1
A
Tell me now girl
D G D G G
Where've all the good times gone
Chorus
D A G D
Cry me a river
D A G
Wash my blues all away
D A G D
Cry me a river
D A G
Girl you is my riverboat
D
Take me away
Verse 2
D
I's reachin' out my hand
G
Won't ya please help me to my feet once again
D
Oh, once again
D
Tears fallin' like rain
Lord it's a time
G
When everybody needs a friend (Ed. Note - Zakk sings these lines real quick)
D
Girl where've you been
A
Lord I need your smile
G
Child like the one I once knew
A
Made my grass green
G
And my skies blue
A G
Lord was a time when 2 was 1
A
Tell me now girl
D G D G G
Where've all the good times gone
Chorus
D A G D
Cry me a river
D A G
Wash my blues all away
D A G D
Cry me a river
D A G
Girl you is my riverboat
D
Take me away
Intrumental
Chorus
D A G D
Cry me a river
D A G
Wash my blues all away
D A G D
Cry me a river
D A G
Lord Wash my blues all away
D A G D
Cry me a river
D A G
Wash my blues all away
D A G D
I'm gonna Cry me a river
D A G
Girl you is my riverboat
D
Take me away
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