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CRY SOFTLY Josh Ritter This is an as-yet unreleased song Josh played in St. Louis at the Pageant. One or two of the lyrics are just guesses at this point. Believe he even mentioned it is a work in progress. Took this from a recording at Infinity Hall in Norwalk, CT from June 2014. CAPO 4 [CHORDS] C/G (332010) F (133211) G (320003) [Intro] C/G F G C/G [Verse]
SometimesC/G happy ever after ain’t Falways ever after You Gpromised me forever then you C/Gran off with a dancer Now it’s C/Ggood to see you back here But I’mF on to greener pastures And Gif you gotta cry, cry C/Gsoftly
[Chorus]
Cry sFoftly, real C/Gquietly Your Gtears are unC/Gsightly There’s the Ffront door, thanks C/Gawfully GIf you gotta cry, cry C/Gsoftly
[Verse]
This ain’t the C/Gfirst time that you left me RemembeFr Reno, Taos and Tempe Remember GCarlsbad, El Paso and that sC/Gecond time in Tempe Yeah you’ve C/Gpulled a lot of fast ones But this Flast one is your last one And iGf you’ve gotta cry, cry C/Gsoftly
[Chorus]
Cry sFoftly, real C/Gquietly Your Gtears are unC/Gsightly There’s the Ffront door, thanks C/Gawfully GIf you gotta cry, cry C/Gsoftly
[Break] F C/G G C/G F C/G G C/G [Verse]
Well C/Gheaven needs a hell FLiberty a bell Up 'til Gnow I thought that feeling bad Meant C/Gthings were going well Now C/Gthings are going great But Fhoney babe it's late So Gif you gotta cry, cry C/Gsoftly
[Verse]
I C/Gadmit since you’ve been gone I’ve done my sFhare of moving on There’s been a Glot of warm embracing Whiskey C/Gchasing vodka blondes Oh C/Ghoney babe I'm beat And I Fneed a little sleep And Gif you gotta cry, cry C/Gsoftly
[Chorus]
Cry sFoftly, real C/Gquietly Your Gtears are unC/Gsightly There’s the Ffront door, thanks C/Gawfully GAnd if you gotta cry, cry GIf you gotta cry, cry GIf you gotta cry, cry sC/Goftly
[Outro] F C/G G C/G