• Song:

    Let Her Cry

  • Artist:

    Hootie And The Blowfish

  • Album:

    Fast Times in Hootievil...

Artist: Hootie & The Blowfish
Song: Let her Cry
Tuning: Standard
Tabbed By: Tony Goodwin (solos)
           Steve Vetter (lyrics and Chords)

(I tabbed out all the electric guitar parts and solos by ear except for the acoustic 
and lyrics which i got from Steve Vetter's tab just to show you the song's outline with the 
guitar)

Gtr.1 - Acoustic
Gtr.2 - Electric

-Intro-
C (x32010@1)                     GShe (320003@1)sits alone by a lamppost,
C (x32010@1)                                         GTrying (320003@1)to find a thought that's escaped her mind.
G (320003@1)                                 DShe (xx0232@1)says there's the one I love the most,
C (x32010@1)                  GHis (320003@1)type's not far behind.

-Verse-                         _
[         Electric Chords       ]
[          (strum once)         ]
[      G (320003@1)   C (x32010@1)   D (xx0232@1)   Em (022000@1)   ]
[   |--3--|--3--|--2--|--0--|   ]
[   |--3--|--1--|--3--|--0--|   ]
[   |--0--|--0?-|--2--|--0--|   ]
[   |--0--|--2--|--0--|--2--|   ]
[   |--x--|--3--|--x--|--2--|   ]
[   |--3--|--x--|--x--|--0--|   ]
[                               ]

G (Gtr.2 G)
She never lets me in,
D (Gtr.2 D)
Only tells me where she's been,
C(Gtr.2 (x32010@1)C)                G(Gtr.2 (320003@1)G)
When she's had too much to drink.
G (Gtr.2 G)
I say that I don't care,
       D(Gtr.2 (xx0232@1)D)
I just run my hands through her dark hair.
C(Gtr.2 (x32010@1)C)                                G(Gtr.2 (320003@1)G)
Then I pray to God, "You gotta help me fly away". (And just,)

-Chorus-
 Gtr.2 Fill
|-----7-----7-----7------|
|-------8-----8-----8----|
|---------0-----0-----0--|
|--0---------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|

        C(Fill) (x32010@1)   G(Gtr.2 (320003@1)G)
Let her cry, if the tears fall down like rain.
        C(Fill) (x32010@1)   Em(Gtr.2 (022000@1)Em) D(Gtr.2 (xx0232@1)D)
Let her sing, if it eases all her pain.
        C(Fill) (x32010@1)   G(Gtr.2 (320003@1)G)
Let her go, let her walk right out on me.
           D(Gtr.2 (xx0232@1)D)
And if the sun comes up tomorrow,
        C(Gtr.2 (x32010@1)C) GLet (320003@1)her be, let her be.

-Solo-
 Gtr.1 G (320003@1)                               D (xx0232@1)                        C (x32010@1)Gtr.2
|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|---8-----8----------------|
|------------------------7-7h9p7------------|-----7-----7---7-7-7/9-7~-|
|--5---5~--5---5-7-9-7-9---------9-7-7/9-7~-|-5-----5-----5------------|
|----7-------7------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
           * * * *
                      G|------------------------|---------------------------| (320003@1)|------------------------|---------------------------|
|-7/9p7------------------|-----------7-7h9p7---------|
|-------9-7-7/9p7-5---5~-|-5---5-7-9---------9-7-5~--|
|-------------------7----|---7-----------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
                           * * * *

-Verse-
G (Gtr.2 G)
This morning I woke up alone,
D (Gtr.2 D)
Found a note standing by the phone,
C(Gtr.2 (x32010@1)C)                        G(Gtr.2 (320003@1)G)
Saying, "Maybe, Maybe I'll be back someday".
G (Gtr.2 G)
I wanted to look for you.
           D(Gtr.2 (xx0232@1)D)
You walked in, I didn't know just what I should do.
      C(Gtr.2 (x32010@1)C)                        G(Gtr.2 (320003@1)G)
So, I sat back down, had a beer and felt sorry for myself. (Saying,)

-Chorus-

-Solo-
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----8-----8-----8-----8-------------|---10-----10-----10-----10-------------|
|--7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7h9p7---7-|-9----9-9----9-9----9-9----9-7h9p7---7-|
|--------------------------------9---|-----------------------------------9---|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---7-----7-----7-----7---7h9p7---7---------------7-7h9p7-------|
|-9---9-9---9-9---9-9---9-------9---9-7-5---5-7-9---------9-7-5-|
|-----------------------------------------7---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

|----10----12-------10-------12-------10-----------10----12-------10-------12-------10-------|
|-12----12----12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12--10----10----12-12----10-10----12-12----12-12-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---12-----10-------12-----10-------12-----10----------------------------------------------|
|-8----8-8----10-10----8-8----10-10----8-8----10-10-12-10-8-------8-10-10b-10b-8-------8~--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------9-7-9----------------9-7-9-----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(the end goes right in to the electric part of the chorus)

-Chorus-

-Verse-
G (Gtr.2 G) D (Gtr.2 D) C (Gtr.2 C) G (Gtr.2 G)
___________________________________________________
[ Fig.1          Fig.2           Fig.3            ]
[|--------------|---------------|----------------|]
[|--10br8---8~--|---------------|-----8-8h10-8~--|]
[|--------9-----|-----7-7h9-7~--|-7/9------------|]
[|--------------|-7/9-----------|----------------|]
[|--------------|---------------|----------------|]
[|--------------|---------------|----------------|]
[                                                 ]

(Fig.1)
GLast (320003@1)night I tried to leave.
(Fig.2)
DCried (xx0232@1)so much I could not believe,
(Fig.3)
C (x32010@1)                                       GShe (320003@1)was the same girl I fell in love with long ago.
(Fig.1)
GShe (320003@1)went in the back to get high.
(Fig.2)
DI (xx0232@1)sat down on my couch and cried, yelling,
(Fig.3)
C (x32010@1)                      G"Woman (320003@1)whoa, Lord, whoa, please help me. Won't you hold my hand"

-Chorus-
        C(Fill) (x32010@1)   G(Gtr.2 (320003@1)G)
Let her cry, if the tears fall down like rain.
        C(Fill) (x32010@1)   Em(Gtr.2 (022000@1)Em) D(Gtr.2 (xx0232@1)D)
Let her sing, if it eases all her pain.
        C(Fill) (x32010@1)   G(Gtr.2 (320003@1)G)
Let her go, let her walk right out on me.
           D(Gtr.2 (xx0232@1)D)
And if the sun comes up tomorrow,

 Gtr.2
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------8---8---8-10-10b-8---8~--|
|----------------7---7-7/9---9---9------------9-----|
|------5?--5-7/9---9--------------------------------|
|--5/7---7------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

        C(Fill) (x32010@1)   G(Gtr.2 (320003@1)G)
Let her cry, if the tears fall down like rain.
        C(Fill) (x32010@1)   Em(Gtr.2 (022000@1)Em) D(Gtr.2 (xx0232@1)D)
Let her sing, if it eases all her pain.
        C(Fill) (x32010@1)   G(Gtr.2 (320003@1)G)
Let her go, let her walk right out on me.
           D(Gtr.2 (xx0232@1)D)
And if the sun comes up tomorrow,
        C(Gtr.2 (x32010@1)C) GLet (320003@1)her be, let her be.

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