Cry Baby Cry
The Beatles
The White Album, 1968
(John Lennon & Paul McCartney)
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Chords, Guitar Tablature & Lyrics
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I'm going to show you the chords & the tab for the ending - you can take it from there.
By the way, I interpreted these chords from listening to the
recording.
I did not use any other written music as an aid in writing the tab
presented on this page.
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G Am F G
Cry baby cry make your mother sigh
Em7 A7 F
she's old enough to know better
Em Em+7 Em7
The king of Marigold was in the kitchen
Em6 C7 G
cooking breakfast for the queen
Em Em+7 Em7
The queen was in the parlour playing piano
Em6 C7
For the children of the king
CHORUS:
G Am F G
Cry baby cry make your mother sigh
Em7 A7 F G
she's old enough to know better, so cry baby cry
Em Em+7 Em7
The king was in the garden picking flowers
Em6 C7 G
For a friend who came to play
Em Em+7 Em7
The queen was in the playroom painting pictures
Em6 C7
For the children's holiday
CHORUS
Em Em+7 Em7
The duchess of Kircaldy always smiling
Em6 C7 G
And arriving late for tea
Em Em+7 Em7
The duke was having problems with a message
Em6 C7
At the local bird and bee
CHORUS
Em Em+7 Em7
At twelve o'clock a meeting round the table
Em6 C7 G
For a seance in the dark
Em Em+7 Em7
With voices out of nowhere put on specially
Em6 C7
By the children for a lark
G Am F G
Cry baby cry make your mother sigh
Em7 A7 F G
she's old enough to know better, so cry baby cry cry cry
Am F G
cry make your mother sigh
Em7 A7 F G
she's old enough to know better, so cry baby cry cry cry
Am F G
cry make your mother sigh
Em7 A7 F Em
she's old enough to know better, so cry baby cry
Fm Fm Fm Fm
Can you take me back where are people, can you take me back
Can you take me back where are people, brother can you take me back
Can you take me back?
Oh can you take me where are people, can you take me back?
Chords
(fingers are on the left, frets on the right)
G
1 -|| ---------------------4---------3
2 -|| --0----------------------------0
3 -|| --0----------------------------0
4 -|| --0----------------------------0
5 -|| -------------2-----------------2
6 -|| ---------------------3---------3
Am
1 -|| --0----------------------------0
2 -|| --------1----------------------1
3 -|| -------------3-----------------2
4 -|| -------------2-----------------2
5 -|| --0----------------------------0
6 -|| ---------------------------------
F
1 -|| --1-----------------------------1
2 -|| --1-----------------------------1
3 -|| -(1)-----2---------------------2
4 -|| -(1)----------3----------------3
5 -|| -(1)----------3----------------3
6 -|| --1-----------------------------1
Em7
1 -|| --0-----------------------------0
2 -|| ------------------4-------------3
3 -|| --0-----------------------------0
4 -|| ----------2---------------------2
5 -|| ----------1---------------------2
6 -|| --0-----------------------------0
A7
1 -|| --0-----------------------------0
2 -|| -----------3--------------------2
3 -|| --0-----------------------------0
4 -|| -----------1--------------------2
5 -|| --0-----------------------------0
6 -|| ---------------------------------
Em
1 -|| --0-----------------------------0
2 -|| --0-----------------------------0
3 -|| --0-----------------------------0
4 -|| -----------2--------------------2
5 -|| -----------1--------------------2
6 -|| --0-----------------------------0
Em+7
1 -|| --0-----------------------------0
2 -|| ----------------------4---------4
3 -|| --0-----------------------------0
4 -|| -----------2--------------------2
5 -|| -----------1--------------------2
6 -|| --0-----------------------------0
Em6
1 -|| --0-----------------------------0
2 -|| -----------3--------------------2
3 -|| --0-----------------------------0
4 -|| -----------2--------------------2
5 -|| -----------1--------------------2
6 -|| --0-----------------------------0
C7
1 -|| --0-----------------------------0
2 -|| ------1-------------------------1
3 -|| -------------------4------------3
4 -|| ------------2-------------------2
5 -|| -------------------3------------3
6 -|| ---------------------------------
Fm
1 -|| --1-----------------------------1
2 -|| --1-----------------------------1
3 -|| --1-----------------------------1
4 -|| -(1)----------3-----------------3
5 -|| -(1)----------3-----------------3
6 -|| --1-----------------------------1
Fingerpickin' the Fm chord at the end
Fm Fm etc...
1 |------1----------1-----------------1----------1-----------
2 |------1----------1--1--------------1----------1--1--------
3 |------1----------1-----------------1----------1-----------
4 |---3--------1-3---------1-3-----3--------1-3---------1-3--
5 |----------3-----------3----------------3-----------3------
6 |----------------------------------------------------------
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1
T T T T T T T T T T T T T
1 = first finger
2 = second finger
3 = third finger
T = thumb
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I hope you enjoyed playing this.
Remember, that by learning this song, you are helping
to preserve the music of John Lennon & Paul McCartney.
Thanks for stopping by - steve
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Lyrics & Music: John Lennon & Paul
McCartney
Copyright 1968, Northern Songs Ltd.
chords & music interpreted by Steven
Hull
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Created 8 February 2003
Updated 8 February 2003