Cryin Time

by George Jones/Ray Charles/Many others · posted by BlueWest

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

(chorus)
4  -4   5  -4  5    -4 5
Oh it's cryin' time again
-4     5  -5  5    -4
You're gonna leave me
-4 5  -5   5   -5  5 -5 -6   6  -5   5
I can see that far away look in your eyes
5 -5  6    5  -5  6   -6  6    -6 6  -5
I can tell by the way you hold me darlin'
4    -4  5    -4 5    -5 5   -4   4 -3   4
That it won't be long before it's cryin' time

4   -4   5   -4   5  -4   5
Now they say that absence makes
-4  5     -5   5  -4
The heart grow fonder
-4    5  -5     5  -5 5 -5   -6 6    -5   5
And that tears are only rain to make love grow
5   -5  6   5   -5  6   -6 6    -6  6 6 -5
But my love for you can never grow no stronger
4  -4  5  -4 5  -5 5 -4   4 -3  4
If I live to be a hundred years old

(chorus)

4   -4   5   -4     5    -4   5
Now you say you've found someone
-4    5   -5  5  -4
That you love better
-4     5   -5  5    -5 5     -5 -6 6    -5 5
That's the way it's happened every time before
5   -5  6    5  -5  6   -6   6  -6 6  -5
And as sure as the sun comes up tomorrow
4  -4   5   -4   5     -5   5   -4   4   -3  4
Cryin' time will start when you walk out the door

(chorus)

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