The Sky Is Crying Chords & Tabs

by Elmore James

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Playing Notes:
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
h - hammer on
p - pull off
s - slide beetween notes
~ - vibrato
played in Open D (D A D F# A D from low to high)
D-|-12--/12--10--/12~---12s10--------------------12~--12-10-12----------------|
A-|---------------------------/12------------/12---------------12-12-10-/12---|
F#|-------------------------------12----------------------------------------12|
D-|----------------------------------12---------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------12------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------12-10-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------12-------12-10-12----------------------------------------|
|--------------/12-------------------/12-------------/12--------------------|
|12--10-/12~------------------------------12-10-/12~-----12s10-------x-x-x-x|
|--------------------------------------------------------------/12~--x-x-x-x|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x|
|-------------------------------------------------------------12~-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------/12-12~-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------/12-12~-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------/12---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The sky is crying look at the tears roll down the street
|-12s10---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------/12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------/12------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------12~-------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
the sky is crying   look at the tears roll down the
|-----------12~------12-------------12s10-----------------------------------|
|-------/12-12~--/12----/12--------------/12--------------------------------|
|-------/12-12~-------------12---------------12-----------------------------|
|-------/12--------------------12~--------------12--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
streets                                          I'm wading in tears looking
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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for my baby and I wonder wher can she be     I saw my baby one morning  and
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------/12~------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------/12~------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------/12~------------------------------------|
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she was walking on down the streets            and I saw my baby one morning
|---------------------------------------/12~--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------/12~--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------/12~--------------------------------|
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and she was walking on down the streets               make me feel so good
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until my poor heart would skip a beat               I got a bad feeling
|---------------------------------------/12~---12--10------------12--10-----|
|---------------------------------------/12~----------/12---------------/12-|
|---------------------------------------/12~--------------12----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------12~------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
my baby, my baby don't love me no more
|-12--10-----12-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------/12-----12----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------12\------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I got a bad feeling     my baby don't love me no more
|-------12~--12-10----12-10----------------------------12~--12s10-----------|
|----12------------12-------12-10-12---------------/12------------12s10-----|
|/12---------------------------------12---------------------------------/12-|
|---------------------------------------12-10-12~---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------0-0-0--0-0-0--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12\---------------------------------------------------------0-0-0---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
now the sky's been crying the tears rolling down my nose
|-0-0-0--0---11~--/12~--|
|------------11~--/12~--|
|------------11~--/12~--|
|------------11~--/12~--|
|-2-2-2--0--------------|
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