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The Box Tops' second-biggest hit, this peaked at #2 in the spring of '68.
One of my all-time favorites.  -- AWR


                           "Cry Like ABaby" (x02220@1)                      (Dan Penn - Spooner Oldham)

Intro:

	Bm[4 (x24432@1)bars; electric sitar enters bar 3]

Verse 1:

	   D (xx0232@1)              Em/D (010000@1)D (xx0232@1)              Em/D (010000@1)A-when I think about the good love you gave me
	   D (xx0232@1)        Em/D (010000@1)    D (xx0232@1)        Em/D (010000@1)I cry like ababy (x02210@1)[3: (cry like ababy)] (x02210@1)	 D (xx0232@1)          Em/D (010000@1)   D (xx0232@1)         Em/D (010000@1)Livin' without you is drivin' me crazy
	   D (xx0232@1)        Em/D (010000@1)    D (xx0232@1)I cry like ababy (x02210@1)[3: (cry like ababy)] (x02210@1)
	G (320003@1)  I know now that you're not aplaything (x02210@1)	A (x02220@1)               G[2/4] (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)  Not atoy (x02210@1)or apuppet (x02210@1)on astring (x02210@1)
Break #1:

	F# (244322@1)/ / / /  / / / /

	bass:

	(D)
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-------7-6-4-----|-----------------|
	---4-7-------7-5-|-454-------------|
	-5---------------|-----7-4-5-----4-|
	-----------------|-----------557---|

Verse 2:

	As I look back on alove (x02210@1)so sweet now
	I cry like ababy (x02210@1)	Every road is alonely (x02210@1)street
	I cry like ababy (x02210@1)
	I know now that you're not aplaything (x02210@1)	Not atoy (x02210@1)or apuppet (x02210@1)on astring (x02210@1)
Bridge:

	Em (022000@1)   Today we passed on the street
	Bm (x24432@1)    A (x02220@1)      G7 (320001@1)   And you just walked on by
	Em (022000@1)   My heart just fell to my feet
	Bm (x24432@1)          A (x02220@1)     G7 (320001@1)   And once again I began to cry

Solo:

	(electric sitar):

	 D (xx0232@1)       Em/D (010000@1)  D (xx0232@1)       Em/D (010000@1)  D (xx0232@1)             Em/D (010000@1) v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v     v     v     v
	-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
	-------7---9-----|b10-b10-b11-b11--|b11b11b11b11----r9-----|
	---7-9-----------|-----------------|-----------------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|

	 D (xx0232@1)       Em/D (010000@1)  D (xx0232@1) v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
    -----------------|------------------|
    -----------------|------------------|
    -7-7-7-7---------|------------------|
    -----------9-----|-7---7---7-9--s11-|
    -----------------|-------9----------|
    -----------------|------------------|

	 F# (244322@1) v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----11--11--11--|9h11-h11-h11-h11-|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|


[repeat first four lines of verse 1, w/background vocals]

Break #2:

	(bass; chords implied by horns):

	 G (320003@1) D[N.C.] (xx0232@1)	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-------7-6-4-----|-----------------|
	-5--5--------7-4-|-775-4-----------|
	-----5-----------|-------7-5-----4-|
	-----------------|-----------5-7---|

	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----------7-6-4-|-----------------|
	-----4-5-7-------|-7-4-775-4-------|
	-5-7-------------|-----------5---5-|
	-----------------|-------------7---|

	(organ arr. for guitar, bars 3 and 4):

	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-7-----------5---|-3-----3---------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-7-----------5---|-4-----4---------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|

Coda:

	D (xx0232@1)   Em/D (010000@1)      D (xx0232@1)            Em/D (010000@1)[continue]
	I know now that you're not aplaything (x02210@1)	I cry like ababy (x02210@1)(just like alittle (x02210@1)bitty baby now)
	As I look back on alove (x02210@1)so sweet, now
	I cry like ababy (x02210@1)(just like alittle (x02210@1)bitty baby now)
	Every road is alonely (x02210@1)street
	I cry like ababy (x02210@1)(cry like ababy) (x02210@1)	My heart just fell to my feet, you know I
	Cry like ababy (x02210@1)(cry like ababy) (x02210@1)	You left the water running, now
	(Cry like ababy) (x02210@1)	I cry like ababy (x02210@1)(cry like ababy) (x02210@1)[fade]


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers