Chords for WHY CAN'T I CRY.1968
Tempo:
168.05 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
E
Dm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em]
[E]
[Am]
Lonely am [C] I, [F] only my [Em] thoughts [C] crowd the room.
[F] Why [C] can't I cry?
[B] [E]
[Am] Time passes [C] me by,
[F] the cold [Em] touch of dawn [C] tells me so.
[F] Still [C] I can't cry.
[E]
[A] You [B] promised [Dm] to love me [G] and vow [Em] you'd [C] never leave [F] me alone with [Dm] a broken [E]
heart.
[A] You [B] treated [Dm] our love like [G] a game, [C] tortured my mind with a [F] pain [Dm] that someday [Dm] you'd [E] go.
[Am] Flames in the [C] fire
[F] can't warm [Em] the chill of my [C] room.
[F] Why [C] can't I cry?
[B] [E]
[Am] Feel I want [C] to die.
[F] Just how [Em] much more can [C] I take
[F] if I [C] can't cry?
[E]
[A] You [B] promised [Dm] to love
[G] [A]
[C] me.
[F] [Dm]
[E]
[A] You [Bm] treated [Dm] us [G] like a game, [C] tortured my mind
[F] [Em] that [Dm] someday [E] you'd [Bm]
[E]
[Am] go.
I [C] multiply
[F] all [Em] of the hours [C] you've been gone.
[F]
[C] Still I can't cry.
[F]
Lonely am [C] I.
Why [Am] can't I cry?
[F]
[E]
[Am]
[E]
[Am]
Lonely am [C] I, [F] only my [Em] thoughts [C] crowd the room.
[F] Why [C] can't I cry?
[B] [E]
[Am] Time passes [C] me by,
[F] the cold [Em] touch of dawn [C] tells me so.
[F] Still [C] I can't cry.
[E]
[A] You [B] promised [Dm] to love me [G] and vow [Em] you'd [C] never leave [F] me alone with [Dm] a broken [E]
heart.
[A] You [B] treated [Dm] our love like [G] a game, [C] tortured my mind with a [F] pain [Dm] that someday [Dm] you'd [E] go.
[Am] Flames in the [C] fire
[F] can't warm [Em] the chill of my [C] room.
[F] Why [C] can't I cry?
[B] [E]
[Am] Feel I want [C] to die.
[F] Just how [Em] much more can [C] I take
[F] if I [C] can't cry?
[E]
[A] You [B] promised [Dm] to love
[G] [A]
[C] me.
[F] [Dm]
[E]
[A] You [Bm] treated [Dm] us [G] like a game, [C] tortured my mind
[F] [Em] that [Dm] someday [E] you'd [Bm]
[E]
[Am] go.
I [C] multiply
[F] all [Em] of the hours [C] you've been gone.
[F]
[C] Still I can't cry.
[F]
Lonely am [C] I.
Why [Am] can't I cry?
[F]
[E]
[Am]
Key:
C
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Dm
Em
C
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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _
Lonely am [C] _ _ I, _ _ [F] _ _ only my [Em] _ thoughts [C] crowd the _ room. _
_ [F] _ _ _ Why _ [C] can't I cry? _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] Time _ _ passes [C] me _ by, _ _
[F] _ _ the cold [Em] touch of dawn _ [C] tells me so. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ Still [C] I can't cry. _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] You _ _ [B] promised [Dm] to _ love me [G] and vow _ [Em] you'd [C] never _ _ _ leave [F] me alone _ with [Dm] a _ _ _ broken [E] _ _ _ _ _
heart. _ _ _ _ _
[A] You _ [B] treated [Dm] our love _ like [G] a game, _ [C] tortured my _ mind _ with a [F] pain _ [Dm] that someday _ _ [Dm] _ you'd [E] go. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Flames in the [C] _ fire _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ can't warm [Em] the _ chill of my [C] room. _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ Why [C] can't I cry? _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] Feel _ I want [C] to _ die. _ _
[F] _ _ _ Just how [Em] much _ more can [C] I _ take _ _
[F] _ if _ I [C] can't cry? _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ You _ [B] promised [Dm] to love _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C] _ _ me. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] You _ [Bm] treated [Dm] us _ _ _ _ [G] like a game, _ [C] tortured my mind _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Em] that [Dm] someday _ _ _ [E] you'd _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ go.
I [C] multiply _ _ _ _ _
[F] all _ _ _ [Em] of the _ hours [C] you've been _ gone. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _
[C] Still I can't cry. _
[F] _ _ _ _ _
Lonely am [C] _ _ I.
_ _ _ _ _
Why _ _ [Am] can't _ I _ cry? _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _
Lonely am [C] _ _ I, _ _ [F] _ _ only my [Em] _ thoughts [C] crowd the _ room. _
_ [F] _ _ _ Why _ [C] can't I cry? _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] Time _ _ passes [C] me _ by, _ _
[F] _ _ the cold [Em] touch of dawn _ [C] tells me so. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ Still [C] I can't cry. _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] You _ _ [B] promised [Dm] to _ love me [G] and vow _ [Em] you'd [C] never _ _ _ leave [F] me alone _ with [Dm] a _ _ _ broken [E] _ _ _ _ _
heart. _ _ _ _ _
[A] You _ [B] treated [Dm] our love _ like [G] a game, _ [C] tortured my _ mind _ with a [F] pain _ [Dm] that someday _ _ [Dm] _ you'd [E] go. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Flames in the [C] _ fire _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ can't warm [Em] the _ chill of my [C] room. _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ Why [C] can't I cry? _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] Feel _ I want [C] to _ die. _ _
[F] _ _ _ Just how [Em] much _ more can [C] I _ take _ _
[F] _ if _ I [C] can't cry? _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ You _ [B] promised [Dm] to love _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C] _ _ me. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] You _ [Bm] treated [Dm] us _ _ _ _ [G] like a game, _ [C] tortured my mind _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Em] that [Dm] someday _ _ _ [E] you'd _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ go.
I [C] multiply _ _ _ _ _
[F] all _ _ _ [Em] of the _ hours [C] you've been _ gone. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _
[C] Still I can't cry. _
[F] _ _ _ _ _
Lonely am [C] _ _ I.
_ _ _ _ _
Why _ _ [Am] can't _ I _ cry? _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _