Cry in Shame

Song

Cry In Shame - Johnny Diesel and the Injectors (1989)

This is as close as I could figure out from the recorded version without

making it too complicated to play and sing along. He likes to do palm mute

strumming in between the chords a lot which gives it that distinct sound

and feel.

/ (Slide up) h (hammer on) p (pull off)

x (muted note) v (strum down) ^ (strum up)

*Verse riff 1

C#m B C# C# E

e|----------------------------------|
B|---------x-------x-------x--7--x--|
G|---4--4--x--4/6--x----6--x--9--x--|
D|---4h64--x--4/6--x--4-6--x--9--x--| x4
A|---------x--2/4--x--4-4--x--7--x--|
E|---------x-------x-------x-----x--|

v v v v v v ^ v ^ v

(Verse 1)

"Picking up the pieces, up off the floor

How did I know, there was gonna be a war

Words of sorrow, and words of spite

Ringing in my head, right through the night"

*Chorus riff

A B C#m E

e|------------------------------|
B|--------------x--------7--x---|
G|-----------4--x--4--4--9--x---|
D|--------7--4--x--4h64--9--X---| x2
A|------6-7--2--x--------7--x---|
E|--0-4-4-5-----x-----------x---|

v v v v v v v ^ v ^

A B C#m F#m Asus2

e|------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2---0-x-----------0-0-----------|
B|--------------x---------2-2-2-2-2-2---0-x---------x-0-0-----------|
G|-----------4--x--4---4--2-2-2-2-2-2---2-x-2-2-2-2-x-1-1-----------|
D|--------7--4--x--4h6-4--4-4-4-4-4-4---2-x-2-2h4-2-x-2-2-(let ring)|
A|------6-7--2--x---------4-4-4-4-4-4---0-x-0-------x-2-2-----------|
E|--0-4-4-5-----x---------2-2-2-2-2-2---x-x---------x-0-0-----------|

v v v v v v v ^ v v ^ v ^ v v ^ v v v ^ v ^

(Chorus)

"Don't you know its a cryin shame

Well you got yourself to blame

Don't you know its a cryin shame

oooohhhhhh ooh ohhh ohhhhhhh!"

(Verse 2)

"Woke up this morning, and its raining again

Stop and wondered, if its somethin I said

Words of sorrow, and words of spite

Ringing in my head, right through the night"

*Chorus 2 riff (Same as chorus 1 but extra fill on the end)

A B C#m E

e|-----------------------------|
B|--------------x-------7--x---|
G|-----------4--x-4--4--9--x---|
D|--------7--4--x-4h64--9--X---| x2
A|------6-7--2--x-------7--x---|
E|--0-4-4-5-----x----------x---|

v v v v v v v ^ v ^

A B C#m F#m Asus2 E

e|----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-------------------|
B|--------------x-------2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-----x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|-----------4--x-4--4--2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-x-1-1-1-1-1-1h2-2-2-2p1-1-|
D|--------7--4--x-4h64--4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2h4-2-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|------6-7--2--x-------4-4-4-4-4-4---0-0-0-0-----x-2-2-2-2-2-------------2-|
E|--0-4-4-5-----x-------2-2-2-2-2-2---x-x---------x-0-0-0-------------------|

v v v v v v v ^ v v ^ v ^ v v ^ v v v ^ v ^ v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v

(Chorus 2)

"Don't you know its a cryin shame

Well you got yourself to blame

Don't you know its a cryin shame

You've got yourself to blame...alright"

*Bridge riff

E D#m C#m B A

e|--7----6----4----2----0-0--------------|
B|--9-9--7-7--5-5--4-4--2-2--------------|
G|--9--9-8--8-6--6-4--4-2-2--------------| x2
D|--9----8----6----4----2-2--------------|
A|--7----6----4----2----0-0--------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

v ^^ v ^^ v ^^ v ^^ v v (whammy bar)

Bridge

cry, cry, cry, cryin shame

cry, cry, cry, cryyyyyy..

*Saxophone solo! (goes for 40 seconds)

Guitar plays - Verse 1 riff x3

- Chorus riff x3

- Bridge riff

"Cry, cry, cry, cryin shame....yea oh yea!

(Verse 3)

"I was up all night, with a conscience fight

Just couldn't sleep, so I put on the light

Sheets so wet, when I was out in sweat

Mama's got a cure, but it aint here yet"

(Chorus)

"Don't you know its a cryin shame

Well you got yourself to blame

Don't you know its a cryin shame

You've got yourself to...

(Chorus repeat)

Don't you know its a cryin shame

Well you got yourself to blame

Don't you know its a cryin shame

You've got yourself to blame

You've got yourself to blame

You've got yourself to blaaaaame yeah

*Guitar plays Chorus riff repeatedly and finishes on E