Difficulty
Beginner
Rate for accuracy
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Tuning: Standard EBGDAE
The chords are very simple.
However this one’s all about keeping the right-hand rhythm.
Note in particular the roll on and off the E on the G chord.
G 320003
G 3x2003
Am x02210
D xx0232
All the time on the G chord, play this pattern each bar
e|-----------------------------------|
B|----------0-------------0---0------|
G|--------0---0----------0-0-0-0-0---|
D|------0-------0-------2---2---2----|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|---3-----------------3-------------|
Verse 1
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G
Crying
Crying never did nobody no good no how
Am D G
That’s why I I don’t cry
Am D G
That’s why I I don’t cry
Verse 2
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G
Laughing
Laughing sometimes does somebody some good somehow
Am D G
That’s why I I’m laughing now
Am D G
That’s why I I’m laughing now
Verse 3
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G
Loving
Loving never did me no good no how no how
Am D G
That’s why I can’t love you now
Am D G
That’s why I can’t love you now
Verse 4
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G
Lying
Lying never did nobody no good no how no how
Am D G
So why am I lying now
Am D G
So why am I lying now
Am D G
So why am I lying now
Submitted by manglomaniac
THE END!
Other versions of this song
- Crying Laughing Loving Lying (Tabs)
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025