Chords for Loudon Wainwright 'Man Who Couldn`t Cry VRC0135
Tempo:
91.425 bpm
Chords used:
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C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [A]
There once was a man, [G] who just couldn't cry.
[D] He hadn't [A] cried for years and years.
Take all the babies in the [G] movie love story.
[D] Pregnancy can knock you to your [A] teeth.
[Em] As a [D] child he [A] would cry as all children will.
[G] But at some point his tear [A] ducts ran dry.
Who knew, Lord?
[G] The feces hit the fan.
[D] Things got bad but he [A] couldn't cry.
His daughter was run over.
[G] His wife, a woman, left him.
[D] After that he got a second job.
[A]
Lost his arm in the war.
[G]
Was laughed at by the whole [D] world.
Still had [A] a sniffle on his side.
[E] His novel was [A] refused.
[G] His big Broadway [A] show was a flop.
He [D] was sent on to [G] jail.
You guessed it, Nobel.
[D] Still had a [A] drip on their dry eye.
Jail he was beaten.
[G] Bullied and thuggered.
[D] He had to pay the [A] license.
Walking the bridge,
[G] was all he was fed.
[D] Not once did a teeter [A] stand.
[E] [D] Doctors were called in, [A] scientists too.
[G] Devils were from mass [A] to practical disease.
They all agreed, sure enough,
[G] this was sure no [D] creeper,
but in fact an [A] insensitive beast.
[G]
[D] [A]
He was removed from jail,
[G] placed in a place
[D] of the insensitive [A] and insane.
He made lots of friends.
He [G] played lots of chess.
[D] He whipped [A] three.
[E] [Am] [A]
[G] He cried and cried [A] and cried
and cried and cried and cried.
On the 41st, [G] he passed.
[D] He just [A] dehydrated.
[G]
[D] [A]
Well, he went up to heaven,
[G] located his dog.
[D] Not only that, he [A] rejoined the czar.
Don't know all the [G] critics
that took it all back.
[D] He asked around the world
[A]
[E] [Em] Six went down to [A] Strinsparz.
Six employed went [G] broke.
See, the old chaps were [A] finally found out.
Like Dominic, [G] the prison burned [D] down.
The earth suffered [A] perpetual drought.
[N]
There once was a man, [G] who just couldn't cry.
[D] He hadn't [A] cried for years and years.
Take all the babies in the [G] movie love story.
[D] Pregnancy can knock you to your [A] teeth.
[Em] As a [D] child he [A] would cry as all children will.
[G] But at some point his tear [A] ducts ran dry.
Who knew, Lord?
[G] The feces hit the fan.
[D] Things got bad but he [A] couldn't cry.
His daughter was run over.
[G] His wife, a woman, left him.
[D] After that he got a second job.
[A]
Lost his arm in the war.
[G]
Was laughed at by the whole [D] world.
Still had [A] a sniffle on his side.
[E] His novel was [A] refused.
[G] His big Broadway [A] show was a flop.
He [D] was sent on to [G] jail.
You guessed it, Nobel.
[D] Still had a [A] drip on their dry eye.
Jail he was beaten.
[G] Bullied and thuggered.
[D] He had to pay the [A] license.
Walking the bridge,
[G] was all he was fed.
[D] Not once did a teeter [A] stand.
[E] [D] Doctors were called in, [A] scientists too.
[G] Devils were from mass [A] to practical disease.
They all agreed, sure enough,
[G] this was sure no [D] creeper,
but in fact an [A] insensitive beast.
[G]
[D] [A]
He was removed from jail,
[G] placed in a place
[D] of the insensitive [A] and insane.
He made lots of friends.
He [G] played lots of chess.
[D] He whipped [A] three.
[E] [Am] [A]
[G] He cried and cried [A] and cried
and cried and cried and cried.
On the 41st, [G] he passed.
[D] He just [A] dehydrated.
[G]
[D] [A]
Well, he went up to heaven,
[G] located his dog.
[D] Not only that, he [A] rejoined the czar.
Don't know all the [G] critics
that took it all back.
[D] He asked around the world
[A]
[E] [Em] Six went down to [A] Strinsparz.
Six employed went [G] broke.
See, the old chaps were [A] finally found out.
Like Dominic, [G] the prison burned [D] down.
The earth suffered [A] perpetual drought.
[N]
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[C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
There once was a man, _ [G] _ who just couldn't cry. _
[D] He hadn't [A] cried for years and years. _ _ _
Take all the babies in the [G] movie love story. _ _
[D] _ Pregnancy can knock you to your [A] teeth. _ _ _
[Em] _ As a [D] child he [A] would cry as all children will. _
_ [G] _ But at some point his tear [A] ducts ran dry. _
_ _ Who knew, Lord?
[G] _ The feces hit the fan.
[D] _ Things got bad but he [A] couldn't cry.
_ _ His daughter was run over.
[G] His wife, a woman, left him.
_ _ [D] After that he got a second job.
[A] _
_ _ _ Lost his arm in the war.
[G]
Was laughed at by the whole [D] world.
Still had [A] a sniffle on his side.
_ _ _ [E] _ His novel was [A] refused.
_ _ _ [G] _ His big Broadway [A] show was a flop.
_ _ He [D] was sent on to [G] jail.
You guessed it, Nobel.
[D] _ Still had a [A] drip on their dry eye. _ _ _ _ _
Jail he was beaten.
_ [G] _ Bullied and thuggered.
[D] He had to pay the [A] license. _ _ _ _
Walking the bridge,
[G] was all he was fed.
[D] _ Not once did a teeter [A] stand. _ _ _
[E] _ [D] Doctors were called in, [A] scientists too. _
[G] _ Devils were from mass [A] to practical disease. _
They all agreed, sure enough,
[G] this was sure no [D] creeper,
but in fact an [A] insensitive _ _ _ beast.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
He was removed from jail,
[G] _ placed in a place
[D] _ of the insensitive [A] and insane. _
He made lots of friends.
He [G] played lots of chess. _
[D] _ He whipped _ [A] _ three. _
[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ He cried and cried [A] and cried
and cried and cried and cried.
On the 41st, [G] he passed. _
[D] He just [A] dehydrated. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Well, he went up to heaven,
_ [G] located his dog.
[D] _ Not only that, he [A] rejoined the czar. _ _
_ Don't know all the [G] critics
that took it all back. _
[D] He asked around the world
[A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Em] Six went down to [A] Strinsparz.
Six employed went [G] broke.
See, the old chaps were [A] finally found out. _
Like Dominic, _ [G] the prison burned [D] down.
The earth suffered [A] perpetual drought. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There once was a man, _ [G] _ who just couldn't cry. _
[D] He hadn't [A] cried for years and years. _ _ _
Take all the babies in the [G] movie love story. _ _
[D] _ Pregnancy can knock you to your [A] teeth. _ _ _
[Em] _ As a [D] child he [A] would cry as all children will. _
_ [G] _ But at some point his tear [A] ducts ran dry. _
_ _ Who knew, Lord?
[G] _ The feces hit the fan.
[D] _ Things got bad but he [A] couldn't cry.
_ _ His daughter was run over.
[G] His wife, a woman, left him.
_ _ [D] After that he got a second job.
[A] _
_ _ _ Lost his arm in the war.
[G]
Was laughed at by the whole [D] world.
Still had [A] a sniffle on his side.
_ _ _ [E] _ His novel was [A] refused.
_ _ _ [G] _ His big Broadway [A] show was a flop.
_ _ He [D] was sent on to [G] jail.
You guessed it, Nobel.
[D] _ Still had a [A] drip on their dry eye. _ _ _ _ _
Jail he was beaten.
_ [G] _ Bullied and thuggered.
[D] He had to pay the [A] license. _ _ _ _
Walking the bridge,
[G] was all he was fed.
[D] _ Not once did a teeter [A] stand. _ _ _
[E] _ [D] Doctors were called in, [A] scientists too. _
[G] _ Devils were from mass [A] to practical disease. _
They all agreed, sure enough,
[G] this was sure no [D] creeper,
but in fact an [A] insensitive _ _ _ beast.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
He was removed from jail,
[G] _ placed in a place
[D] _ of the insensitive [A] and insane. _
He made lots of friends.
He [G] played lots of chess. _
[D] _ He whipped _ [A] _ three. _
[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ He cried and cried [A] and cried
and cried and cried and cried.
On the 41st, [G] he passed. _
[D] He just [A] dehydrated. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Well, he went up to heaven,
_ [G] located his dog.
[D] _ Not only that, he [A] rejoined the czar. _ _
_ Don't know all the [G] critics
that took it all back. _
[D] He asked around the world
[A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Em] Six went down to [A] Strinsparz.
Six employed went [G] broke.
See, the old chaps were [A] finally found out. _
Like Dominic, _ [G] the prison burned [D] down.
The earth suffered [A] perpetual drought. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _