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Cindys Cryin by Tom Paxton

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Tuning: E A D G B E

Verse 1:
E                     A        E
Cindy's cryin' but it ain't no use -
                          B7          E
She's got a habit and she can't break loose.
                        A       E
Stoppin' each and every man she meets,
                     B7       E
Gonna be a hooker on Bleecker Street,
            A
On Bleecker Street.
 
Chorus:
                         E
Honey, can't you see I'm cryin'.
A                                      E
Said you'd leave it but you ain't even tryin'.
B7                               E
Say you're livin', I can see you dyin'.

Verse 2:
 E                           A      E
Police stopped her on the street today,
                          B7        E
She was holdin' and they took her away.
                            A       E
Threw her in jail and they made her wait,
                                    B7         E
She was cryin', "Oh, Jesus, let me just get straight,
                  A
Let me just get straight.
 
Chorus:
                         E
Honey, can't you see I'm cryin'.
A                                      E
Said you'd leave it but you ain't even tryin'.
B7                               E
Say you're livin', I can see you dyin'.
 
Verse 3:
E                       A      E
Cindy loves me but she has to go,
                           B7        E
Down to the corner in the wind and snow.
                                  A          E
Standin' on the corner while the rain comes down,
                                 B7        E
Standin' on the corner till the man comes 'round,
                    A
Till the man comes 'round.
 
Chorus:
                         E
Honey, can't you see I'm cryin'.
A                                      E
Said you'd leave it but you ain't even tryin'.
B7                               E
Say you're livin', I can see you dyin'.
 
Verse 4:
E                      A     E
Cindy, Cindy, whatchu gonna do?
                        B7        E
Got no money and you're way past due.
                    A       E
You got every last penny I had,
                              B7       E
The man is leavin' and your credit is bad,
                   A
And your credit is bad.
 
Chorus:
                         E
Honey, can't you see I'm cryin'.
A                                      E
Said you'd leave it but you ain't even tryin'.
B7                               E
Say you're livin', I can see you dyin'.
 
Verse 5:
E                         A        E
Cindy went South and she took the cure,
                          B7         E
"This time, honey, I'm straight for sure."
                            A       E
Went to the corner to the grocery store,
                         B7       E
Gone ten minutes and I know you scored,
                A
And I know you scored.
 
Chorus:
                         E
Honey, can't you see I'm cryin'.
A                                      E
Said you'd leave it but you ain't even tryin'.
B7                               E
Say you're livin', I can see you dyin'.
 
Verse 6:
E                     A        E
Cindy's cryin' but it ain't no use -
                          B7          E
She's got a habit and she can't break loose.
                        A       E
Stoppin' each and every man she meets,
                     B7       E
Gonna be a hooker on Bleecker Street,
            A
On Bleecker Street.
 
Chorus:
                         E
Honey, can't you see I'm cryin'.
A                                      E
Said you'd leave it but you ain't even tryin'.
B7                               E
Say you're livin', I can see you dyin'.