Steven Hull's Ozark Mountain Daredevils Site presents:  

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.
If you think that I have made a mistake, please let me know about it by dropping me a quick note.

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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?

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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
 

 

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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

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