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This Guitar Cant Keep From Crying

George Harrison
Chords & TabKeyGmCapoFret 3intermediate
4.8(14)

Chords in this song16

capo 3 — sounds 3 semitones higher

Song

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This Guitar (Can’t Keep From Crying) – George Harrison
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Written by: George Harrison Tabbed by: maguri
From: "Extra Texture" (1975) Tuning: Standard
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capo: 3rd fret
play: Em
key: Gm
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TURNAROUND
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|
B|--3-3-0-0-------|
G|--4-4-4-4-------|
D|--4-4-4-4-------|
A|2---------------|
E|----------------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Em/D x-x-0-0-0-0
Cmaj7 x-3-2-0-0-0
A/C# x-4-2-2-2-0
C6/E 0-x-2-0-1-0
C/E 0-x-2-0-1-0
Bm x-2-4-4-3-2
B5 x-2-4-4-0-x
Gadd9 3-x-0-2-0-3
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Intro

| Em Em/D | Cmaj7 | A/C#| C6/E | G | B7 | Em | Bm B5 |
(= turnaround)

Verse 1

Found myself out on a limb
But I'm happier than I've ever been
G B7 Em | Bm B5 |
But this guitar can't keep from crying

Verse 2

Learned to get up when I fall
Can even climb Rolling Stone walls
G B7 | Em | % |
This guitar can't keep from crying

Middle 8

G D | D D/C |
This here guitar can feel quite sad
B7 Esus4 Em | Em Em/D |
Can be high strung, sometimes gets mad
Can't understand or deal with hate
B7 | B7/D# | B7 |
Responds much better to love (break)

Verse 3

Though by now you knew the score
You missed the point just like before
G B7 Em | Bm B5 |
This guitar can't keep from crying

Verse 4

| Em Em/D | Cmaj7 | A/C# | C/E |
(instrumental)
G B7 Em | Bm B5 |
(This) guitar, it can't keep from crying

Verse 5

| Em Em/D | Cmaj7 | A/C# | C/E |
(instrumental)
This guitar can't keep from crying

Middle 8

G D | D D/C |
This here guitar can feel quite sad
B7 Esus4 Em | Em Em/D |
Can be high strung, sometimes gets mad
It can't understand or deal with hate
B7 | B7/D# | % | B7 |
Responds much better to love (break)

Verse 6

While you attack, create offence
I'll put it down to your ignorance
But this guitar it can't keep from crying
G B7 Em | B5 |
This guitar can't keep from crying

Verse 7

| Em Em/D | Cmaj7 | A/C# | C/E | G | B7 | Em | B5 |
(instrumental)

Verse 8

| Em Em/D | Cmaj7 | A/C# | C/E |
(instrumental)
G B7 Em | B5 |
This guitar can't keep from crying

Verse 8

| Em Em/D | Cmaj7 | A/C# | C/E |
(instrumental)
G B7 Em | B5 |
This guitar can't keep from crying

Verse 9

| Em Em/D | Cmaj7 | A/C# | C/E | G | B7 | Em | B5 |
(instrumental) (fade)

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