• Song:

    Let Her Cry

  • Artist:

    Hootie And The Blowfish

  • Album:

    Fast Times in Hootievil...

This is a super-easy, pared down version. I find the original Hootie version to be too
to do acoustically and without a lead guitar. It's also a different key than the 
It suits my female voice much better.

Let Her Cry

Intro: C, G, F, C, G

C (x32010@1)                     GShe (320003@1)sits alone by a lamppost
F (133211@1)                                           Ctrying (x32010@1)to find a thought that's escaped her mind
C (x32010@1)                       GShe (320003@1)says Dad's the one I love the most
F (133211@1)                     Cbut (x32010@1)Stipe's not far behind
CShe (x32010@1)lets me in
Gonly (320003@1)tell me where's she's been
F (133211@1)                          Cwhen (x32010@1)she's had too much to drink
C (x32010@1)                             GI (320003@1)say that I don't care I just run my hands
                             Fthrough (133211@1)her dark hair and I pray to God
                     Cyou (x32010@1)gotta help me fly away

                 F (133211@1)        CAnd (x32010@1)just let her cry if the tears fall down like rain
        F (133211@1)        Am (x02210@1)          GLet (320003@1)her sing if it eases all her pain
        F (133211@1)         CLet (x32010@1)her go. Let her walk right out on me
           GAnd (320003@1)if the sun comes up tomorrow
         F (133211@1)        CLet (x32010@1)her be, let her be.

CThis (x32010@1)morning I woke up alone
Gfound (320003@1)a note by the phone
F (133211@1)                   Csaying (x32010@1)maybe I'll be back some day
CI (x32010@1)wanted to look for you
           GYou (320003@1)walked in I didn't know just what to do
     F (133211@1)                               Cso (x32010@1)I sat back down had a beer and felt sorry for myself.

                F (133211@1)        CSaying (x32010@1)let her cry if the tears fall down like rain
        F (133211@1)        Am (x02210@1)          GLet (320003@1)her sing if it eases all her pain
        F (133211@1)          CLet (x32010@1)her go. Let her walk right out on me
           GAnd (320003@1)if the sun comes up tomorrow
        F (133211@1)         CLet (x32010@1)her be, let her be.

CLast (x32010@1)nite I tried to leave
GShe (320003@1)cried so much I just could not believe
F (133211@1)                                       Cshe (x32010@1)was the same girl I fell in love with long ago
CShe (x32010@1)went in the back to get high
GI (320003@1)sat down on my couch and cried
        Fyelling (133211@1)oh mama please help me
         Cwon't (x32010@1)you hold my hand.

            F (133211@1)         CAnd (x32010@1)let her cry if the tears fall down like rain
        F (133211@1)        Am (x02210@1)          GLet (320003@1)her sing if it eases all her pain
        F (133211@1)         CLet (x32010@1)her go. Let her walk right out on me
           GAnd (320003@1)if the sun comes up tomorrow
        CLet (x32010@1)her be
        F (133211@1)        CLet (x32010@1)her cry if the tears fall down like rain
        F (133211@1)       Am (x02210@1)           GLet (320003@1)her sing if it eases all her pain
        F (133211@1)         CLet (x32010@1)her go. Let her walk right out on me
           GAnd (320003@1)if the sun comes up tomorrow
        F (133211@1)          CLet (x32010@1)her be, let her be.

Outro: C, G, F, C

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