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Cry Cry Cry by Johnny Cash
Cry Cry Cry
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:1st fret
A x02220
B7 x21202
E 022100
F#7 242322
[Intro]
A B7 E
[Verse 1]
E
Everybody knows where you go when the sun goes down
F#7 B7
I think you only live to see the lights up town
E
I wasted my time when I would try try try
A B7 E
cos when the lights have lost their glow you cry cry cry
[Verse 2]
E
Soon your sugar daddies will all be gone
F#7 B7
you'll wake up some cold day and find you're alone
E
you'll call for me but I'm gonna tell you bye bye bye
A B7 E
when I turn around and walk away you'll cry cry cry
[Chorus]
E
You're gonna cry cry cry,
and you'll cry alone
A E
when everyone's forgotten an' you're left on your own
B7 E
you're gonna cry cry cry
[Guitar Solo]
E A E B7 E
[Verse 3]
E
I lie awake at night an' wait till you come in,
F#7 B7
you stay a little while and then you're gone again
E
every question that I ask I get a lie lie lie
A B7 E
for every lie you tell you're gonna cry cry cry
[Verse 4]
E
When your fickle love gets old no one will care for you
F#7 B7
Then you'll come back to me for a little love that's true
E
I'll tell you no an' then you'll ask me why why why
A
when I remind you of all this
B7 E
you're gonna cry cry cry
[Chorus]
E
You're gonna cry cry cry and you'll want me then
A E
it will hurt when you think of the fool you've been
B7 E
you're gonna cry cry cry
[Outro]
A A B7 E E E
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version 2
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
G
Everybody knows where you go when the sun goes down.
A D
I think you only live to see the lights of town.
G
I wasted my time when I would try, try, try.
C D G
When the lights have lost their glow, you're gonna cry, cry, cry.
G
Soon your sugar-daddies will all be gone.
A D
You'll wake up some cold day and find you're alone.
G
You'll call to me but I'm gonna tell you: "Bye, bye, bye,"
C D G
When I turn around and walk away, you'll cry, cry, cry,
[Chorus]
G
You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll cry alone,
C G
When everyone's forgotten and you're left on your own.
D G
You're gonna cry, cry, cry.
[Verse 2]
G
I lie awake at night and wait 'til you come in.
A D
You stay a little while and then you're gone again.
G
Every question that I ask, I get a lie, lie, lie.
C D G
For every lie you tell, you're gonna cry, cry, cry.
G
When your fickle little love gets old, no one will care for you.
A D
You'll come back to me for a little love that's true.
G
I'll tell you no then you'll ask me why, why, why?
C D G
When I remind you of all of this, you'll cry, cry, cry.
[Outro]
G
You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll want me then,
C G
It'll hurt when you think of the fool you've been.
D G
You're gonna cry, cry, cry.
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:1st fret
[Intro]
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------2----------------|
A|-------0-0-0-0-4---4--------------|
E|-0-2-4---------------2-4-0-4-2-0--|
[Intro]
|A |E |B7 |E |
|E |E |E |E |
[Verse 1]
E
Ev'ry body knows where you go when the sun goes down.
B7
I think you only live to see the lights uptown.
E
I wasted my time when I would try, try, try.
A B7 E
'Cause when the lights have lost their glow you'll cry, cry, cry.
E
Soon you're sugar daddies will all be gone.
B7
You'll wake up some cold day and find you're alone.
E
You'll call for me, but I'm gonna tell you bye, bye, bye.
A B7 E
When I turn around and walk away you'll cry, cry, cry.
[Chorus]
E
You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll cry alone.
A E
When ev'ryone's forgotten and you're left on your own
B7 E
you're gonna cry, cry, cry.
[Solo]
|E |E |E |E |
|A |A |A |A |
|E |E |E |E |
|B7 |B7 |E |E |
|E |E |
[Verse 2]
E
I lie awake at night to wait till you come in.
B7
You stay a little while and then you're gone again.
E
Ev'ry question that I ask I get a lie, lie, lie.
A B7 E
For ev'ry lie you tell you're gonna cry, cry, cry.
E
When your fickle love gets old no one will care for you.
B7
Then you'll come back to me for a little love that's true.
E
I'll tell you no, and then you'll ask me "why, why, why?"
A B7 E
When I remind you of all of this you'll cry, cry, cry.
[Chorus]
E
You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll want me then.
A E
It'll hurt when you think of the fool you've been
B7 E
you're gonna cry, cry, cry.
[Outro]
|A |E |B7 |E |
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version 4
Capo:no capo
G - A - D ~
D
1. Everybody knows where you go when the sun goes down,
E A
I think you only live to see the lights uptown.
D
I wasted my time when I would try, try, try,
G A D
'cause when the lights have lost their glow, you'll cry, cry, cry.
D
2. Soon your sugar daddies will all be gone,
E A
you'll wake up some cold day and find you're alone.
D
You'll call for me, but I'm gonna tell you bye, bye, bye,
G A D
when I turn around and walk away, you'll cry, cry, cry.
D D7
You're gonna cry, cry, cry, and you'll cry alone,
G D
when everyone's forgotten and you're left on your own,
A G D
you're gonna cry, cry, cry.
+ D - G - D - A - D
D
3. I lie awake at night to wait till you come in,
E A
you stay a little while and then you're gone again.
D
Every question that I ask, I get a lie, lie, lie,
G A D
for every lie you tell, you're gonna cry, cry, cry.
D
4. When your fickle love gets old, no one will care for you,
E A
then you'll come back to me for a little love that's true.
D
I'll tell you “no”, and then you'll ask me why, why, why,
G A D
when I remind you of all of this, you'll cry, cry, cry.
D D7
You're gonna cry, cry, cry, and you'll want me then,
G D
it'll hurt when you think of the fool you've been,
A G D
you're gonna cry, cry, cry.
+ G - A - D
(orig. = capo 3rd)
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version 5
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D-----------------3-0---------------|
A-----0-1-1-1-1-1-------0---0-------|
E-1-3-----------------3---1---3-1---|
F
Everybody knows where you go when the sun goes down.
G C
I think you only live to see the lights of town.
F
I wasted my time when I would try, try, try.
Bb C F
When the lights have lost their glow, you're gonna cry, cry, cry.
F
Soon your sugar-daddies will all be gone.
G C
You'll wake up some cold day and find you're alone.
F
You'll call to me but I'm gonna tell you: "Bye, bye, bye,"
Bb C F
When I turn around and walk away, you'll cry, cry, cry,
F C
You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll cry alone,
Bb F
When everyone's forgotten and you're left on your own.
G C F
You're gonna cry, cry, cry.
F, Bb, F, G, C, F
I lie awake at night and wait 'til you come in.
You stay a little while and then you're gone again.
Every question that I ask, I get a lie, lie, lie.
For every lie you tell, you're gonna cry, cry, cry.
When your fickle little love gets old, no one will care for you.
You'll come back to me for a little love that's true.
I'll tell you no and you gonna ask me why, why, why?
When I remind you of all of this, you'll cry, cry, cry.
You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll cry alone,
When everyone's forgotten and you're left on your own.
You're gonna cry, cry, cry.
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version 6
Capo:no capo
Tuning:
Intro
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------0-3-0---------------------|
A|-------0--1-1-1-1---------------0---------0---|
E|-1--3------------------------3----3--1------3-|
Verse 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----5--3--3-|
E|-1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----3----------|
Everybody knows....
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3-----3-----5-------------------------|
A|----3-----3-----3-----3--1-----1-----3--------3-----3-----3-----3-|
E|-1-----1-----1-----1-----------------------1-----1-----1-----1----|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----3-----3-----3-----3-----5--3--3-----3-----3-----3-----3-|
E|-1-----1-----1-----1-----3-----------1-----1-----1-----1----|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|----3-----3-----5-------------|
A|-1-----1-----3--------3-----3-|
E|-------------------1-----1----|
Chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3-----3----------------------------------|
A|----3-----3-----3-----3--1-----1--------3-----3-----3-----3-----3----|
E|-1-----1-----1-----1-----------------1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-|
Cry, Cry, Cry...
Solo
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|-------0-------0-------0-------0-1-3-4---1-3-4---1-3-4---1-3-4-----|
E|-1-3-4---1-3-4---1-3-4---1-3-4-------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----------|
A|-------0-------0-------0-------0--3-4----4--3-----|
E|-1-3-4---1-3-4---1-3-4---1-3-4-----------------4--|
Palm mute until.............Here. (the C note should be the first non muted note,
the verse starts again you go back to muting.
Verse 2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----5--3--3-|
E|-1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----3----------|
I lie awake....
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3-----3-----5-------------------------|
A|----3-----3-----3-----3--1-----1-----3--------3-----3-----3-----3-|
E|-1-----1-----1-----1-----------------------1-----1-----1-----1----|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----3-----3-----3-----3-----5--3--3-----3-----3-----3-----3-|
E|-1-----1-----1-----1-----3-----------1-----1-----1-----1----|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|----3-----3-----5-------------|
A|-1-----1-----3--------3-----3-|
E|-------------------1-----1----|
Chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3-----3----------------------------------|
A|----3-----3-----3-----3--1-----1--------3-----3-----3-----3-----3----|
E|-1-----1-----1-----1-----------------1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-|
Cry Cry Cry...
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------0-3-0--------------------------|
A|-------0--1-1-1-1---------------0-----0------3-----|
E|-1--3------------------------3----1-----3-1-----1--|
Everybody knows where you go when the sun goes down
I think you only live to see the lights of town
I wasted my time when I would try, try, try
When the lights have lost their glow you're gonna cry, cry, cry
I lie awake at night to wait till you come in
You stay a little while and then you're gone again
Every question that I ask I get a lie, lie, lie
For every lie you tell you're gonna cry, cry, cry
You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll cry alone
When everyone's forgotten and you're left on your own
You're gonna cry, cry, cry
Soon your sugar-daddies will all be gone
You wake up some cold day and find you're alone
You'll call for me but I'm gonna tell you bye, bye, bye
When I turn around and walk away you'll cry, cry, cry
When your fickle love gets old, no one will care for you
And you'll come back for me for a little love that's true
I'll tell you no and you're gonna ask me why, why, why
When I remind you of all of this and you'll cry, cry, cry
You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll want me then
It'll hurt when you think of all the fool you've been
You're gonna cry, cry, cry
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version 7
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:1st fret
Tune slightly sharp to match original recording.
This is the solo that Luther Perkins plays in the middle of the song.
The first half of this solo is palm muted, but the last half is picked open.
Solo
[Intro] (to verse)
e|------------|--------------|------------|-------------|-------------|----|
B|------------|--------------|------------|-------------|-------------|----|
G|------------|--------------|------------|-------------|-------------|----|
D|------------|--------------|-2----------|-------------|-------------|----|
A|------------|-0--0-0--0-4--|----4-------|-------------|-------------|----|
E|---0--2--4--|--------------|------------|-2-----4-----|-0-----4--2--|-0--|
(intro corrected, ignore solo for now as it's really wrong,
especially after adjustment for capo)
[Solo]
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------1-1-------|
A|-----0-1-----0-1-----0-1------0-1---2-2-2-----2------|
E|-1-3-----1-3-----1-3------1-3-------------------3-0--|
PM------------------------------------------------|
Everybody knows where you go when the sun goes down
I think you only live to see the lights of town
I wasted my time when I would try, try, try
When the lights have lost their glow you're gonna cry, cry, cry
I lie awake at night to wait till you come in
You stay a little while and then you're gone again
Every question that I ask I get a lie, lie, lie
For every lie you tell you're gonna cry, cry, cry
You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll cry alone
When everyone's forgotten and you're left on your own
You're gonna cry, cry, cry
Soon your sugar-daddies will all be gone
You wake up some cold day and find you're alone
You'll call for me but I'm gonna tell you bye, bye, bye
When I turn around and walk away you'll cry, cry, cry
When your fickle love gets old, no one will care for you
And you'll come back for me for a little love that's true
I'll tell you no and you're gonna ask me why, why, why
When I remind you of all of this and you'll cry, cry, cry
You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll want me then
It'll hurt when you think of all the fool you've been
You're gonna cry, cry, cry
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version 8
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:1st fret
Solo
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------0-2-3-4-0-2-3-4-0-2-3-4-0-2-3-4-|
E|-0-2-3-4-0-2-3-4-0-2-3-4-0-2-3-4---------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------2-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------2-3-----3---2-----------2-----|
E|-0-2-3-4-0-2-3-4-0-2-3-4-0-2-3-4-------------------2b--0-----4-0-|
Everybody knows where you go when the sun goes down
I think you only live to see the lights of town
I wasted my time when I would try, try, try
When the lights have lost their glow you're gonna cry, cry, cry
I lie awake at night to wait till you come in
You stay a little while and then you're gone again
Every question that I ask I get a lie, lie, lie
For every lie you tell you're gonna cry, cry, cry
You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll cry alone
When everyone's forgotten and you're left on your own
You're gonna cry, cry, cry
Soon your sugar-daddies will all be gone
You wake up some cold day and find you're alone
You'll call for me but I'm gonna tell you bye, bye, bye
When I turn around and walk away you'll cry, cry, cry
When your fickle love gets old, no one will care for you
And you'll come back for me for a little love that's true
I'll tell you no and you're gonna ask me why, why, why
When I remind you of all of this and you'll cry, cry, cry
You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll want me then
It'll hurt when you think of all the fool you've been
You're gonna cry, cry, cry
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version 9
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:F
Capo:1st fret
[Intro]
Solo
(to verse)
e|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
G|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
D|----------|----------------2|-----------------|-------------------------|
A|----------|--0-0-0-0--0-4---|--4--------------|-------------------------|
E|---0--2--4|-----------------|-----2----4-----0|----4--2---0-------------|
[Alternate Version of Intro] (to verse)
e|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
G|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
D|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
A|----------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-4-0|-----------------|-------------------------|
E|---0--2--4|-----------------|-----2----4-----0|----4--2---0-------------|
[Solo PT.1]
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|-0-2-3-4|-0-2-3-4|-0-2-3-4|-0-2-3-4-|
E|-0-2-3-4|-0-2-3-4|-0-2-3-4|-0-2-3-4|--------|--------|--------|---------|
PM-------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Solo PT.2]
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------2|--------|--------|---------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|---2-3--|3-2-----|--------|---------|
E|-0-2-3-4|-0-2-3-4|-0-2-3-4|-0-2-3-4|--------|---p2-0-|--------|---------|
PM------------------------------------
Everybody knows where you go when the sun goes down
I think you only live to see the lights of town
I wasted my time when I would try, try, try
When the lights have lost their glow you're gonna cry, cry, cry
I lie awake at night to wait till you come in
You stay a little while and then you're gone again
Every question that I ask I get a lie, lie, lie
For every lie you tell you're gonna cry, cry, cry
You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll cry alone
When everyone's forgotten and you're left on your own
You're gonna cry, cry, cry
Soon your sugar-daddies will all be gone
You wake up some cold day and find you're alone
You'll call for me but I'm gonna tell you bye, bye, bye
When I turn around and walk away you'll cry, cry, cry
When your fickle love gets old, no one will care for you
And you'll come back for me for a little love that's true
I'll tell you no and you're gonna ask me why, why, why
When I remind you of all of this and you'll cry, cry, cry
You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll want me then
It'll hurt when you think of all the fool you've been
You're gonna cry, cry, cry
[for more of an authentic tone, tune a little sharp and use a telecaster on the bridge pickup
with flat wound strings]
p = pull off
PM = Palm Mute
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