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I’Ll Cry Instead

by The Beatles

Written by: Lennon & McCartney

I’LL CRY INSTEAD Lennon & McCartney The Beatles ^I've got D A11 x00020 D A11 D A11 D A11 ||: Ev ry rea^son on^ear | t^h hh ^to be ^mad | dd dd dd dd | / / / ~^cos | ||: Chip on^my shoul^der thats^big | g^ger rr ^than my ^feet | tt tt tt tt | / / / / | ||: Do you'd bet^ter hi^de | e^e ee ^all the ^girls | ss ss ss ss | / / / / | D A11 D A11 A7 A9 A7 | Ive just lost the^on | n^ly yy girl I^had | dd dd dd dd | / / / If^I.. | | I can't talk to^peo | o^ple ee that I^meet | tt tt tt tt | / / / If^I.. | | I'm gon^na break their^hearts | s^all ll round the^world | dd dd dd dd | / / / Yes^I’m | G9 G7 G9 G7 G9 G7 | ..I could ^get my ^way | yy yy yy ~ ^I'd | get my self locked | | ..I could ^see you ^now | ww ww ww ~ ^I'd | try to make you | | mm gon^na break^them in^two | oo oo oo ~ and | show^you what^your lov ing | G9 G7 D G7 | up to^day y^but I^cant | tt tt ~ ^So I^cr | r yy y yy in | | sad some^how w^but I^cant | tt tt ~ ^So I^cr | r yy y yy in | | man can^do o^un til^then | nn nn / I'll^cry | r yy y yy in | D A11 D A11 1. | stead dd dd dd | / / ~ ^I've got^a :|| D A11 D GM7 F#m 2. | stead dd dd dd | / / ^Dont want ^to | cry when^there's ^peo ple ^there | E E7 | ee ee ~ ^I get | shy when^they start to^stare | ee ee ee ~ ^I'm | A Bm | gon^na hide^my self a^way | yy ay^hay y yy ^But | I'll come back k^a | E7 A7 | gain some^day y^And when^I :|| D 3. | stead dd dd dd | dd dd dd dd ||

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