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She Cried
Toad The Wet Sprocket
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Date: 31 Jul 1994 23:14:41 -0500 (EST)
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She Cried
by Toad the Wet Sprocket
from the _Pale_ album
contributed by Ryan Houlette
Fsus2 Em7? A Bdim Cdim
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"solitaire such a fateful game
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she turns her cards writes her name on the napkin now
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turns another card she dreams about the house and romance he promised
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but won't deliver her she waits alone
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with dried-out hopes dormant phone
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she waits for years fantasies melt new ones appear
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they won't help
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and again
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she catches him eye pulls away light too dim
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she calls his name runs arounds but he was faster
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all alone in a bad part of town she waits again
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with dried-out hopes things she made for him
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a little ride a little fun was all
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he held her tight got tired then let go
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G6 Fmaj7
oh the strain on her heart
G6 Fmaj7
she believed a lying blackheart
G6 Fmaj7
painted with promises
Am
then he left her on the floor
G
with only the mirror to curse
Am G
should have known better
Am G
should have known better
Am G
should have known oh oh
F
and how she cried how she cried
G
how she cried how she cried
etc.
(repeat F G until end)