Cry like a baby    (intro)    (midi)

 

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1.  Well, I never lived through the great depression,

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    sometimes I feel as though I did.

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    And I don't have answers for every single question,

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    but that's okay 'cause I'm just a kid.

 

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2.     Well, I've seen pictures of my mother,

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    when she looked exactly like me.

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    And I've seen all my friends running for cover,

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    running from something they can't see.

 

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    And it's not easy to get a handle on my life,

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    but I have       tried it time and time again.

 

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But I still         cr……y just like a baby,

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and I answer back to feel a little free.

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And I still        fl…….y, even though I'm gonna fall,

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but I'm too far gone to let it get to me.

 

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3.    Well, I'm not much like my generation,

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    their music only hurts my ears .

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    And I don't hide my pain to save my reputation,

 

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    it's too hard to keep up with these years.

 

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    And it's not easy to make a habit disappear,

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    but I have       tried it time and time again.

 

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But I still         cr……y just like a baby,

         Em                     C               D

and I answer back to feel a little free.

                - G       - C                G                      Em

And I still        fl…….y, even though I'm gonna fall,

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but I'm too far gone to let it get to me.

 

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    And it's not easy to get a handle on my life,

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    but I have       tried it time and time again.

 

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But I still         cr……y just like a baby,

         Em                     C               D

and I answer back to feel a little free.

                - G       - C                G                      Em

And I still        fl…….y, even though I'm gonna fall,

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but I'm too far gone to let it get to me.

 

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    + I won't let it get to me.

 

(orig. = capo 3rd; midi=capo 2nd)   (Kasey Chambers)