The Magnetic Fields - Why I Cry Tab

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Standard guitar tuning: E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo


Song: Why I Cry
Artist: The Magnetic Fields
Album: Get Lost
Tabbed by: cmmlaw

Pretty simple. Not positive of chord names.

CHORDS:

A: (002220)
Aadd9: (002200)
B: (224442)
Badd9: (024400)
C#m: (446654)
E: (022100)
Eadd9: (079900)
Eadd9*: (079800)

RIFF 1:

  e           
  B           
  G           
  D 6         
  A   9 7     
  E           

INTRO:
      Aadd9    Badd9   Eadd9 Eadd9*   Aadd9    Badd9    Eadd9 Eadd9*

  e                                                                
  B                                                                
  G                                                                
  D 6                    6  7  9    6                     6 7 6    
  A   9 7    7   9   7 9              9 7    7   9   —7 9        9 
  E                                                                

      Aadd9    Badd9   Eadd9 Eadd9*   Aadd9    Badd9    Eadd9 Eadd9*

  e                                                                
  B                                                                
  G                                                                
  D 6                    6  7  9    6              6               
  A   9 7    7   9   7 9              9 7    7   9   9    7        
  E                                                                

VERSE:
C#m            A
All the summer days

E                B
Where we used to play

C#m             A
Walking hand in hand

E              B
Castles in the sand

CHORUS:
      Aadd9    Badd9   Eadd9 Eadd9*   Aadd9    Badd9    Eadd9 Eadd9*

  e                                                                
  B                                                                
  G                                                                
  D 6                    6  7  9    6                     6 7 6    
  A   9 7    7   9   7 9              9 7    7   9   —7 9        9 
  E                                                                

So you said    good    night     But you meant good     bye

      Aadd9    Badd9   Eadd9 Eadd9*   Aadd9    Badd9    Eadd9 Eadd9*

  e                                                                
  B                                                                
  G                                                                
  D 6                    6  7  9    6              6               
  A   9 7    7   9   7 9              9 7    7   9   9             
  E                                                                

Now our love   has     died      This is why   I             cry

      Aadd9    Badd9   Eadd9 Eadd9*   Aadd9    Badd9    Eadd9 Eadd9*

  e                                                       0        
  B                                                       0        
  G                                                       9        
  D 6                    6  7  9    6              6      9        
  A   9 7    7   9   7 9              9 7    7   9   9    7        
  E                                                       0        
                          ...cry

VERSE: C#m A E B (x1)
C#m              A
From the madding crowd

E              B          (riff 1)Pointing up at clouds

C#m              A
Summer turned to fall

E               B
Pictures on the wall

CHORUS:
      Aadd9    Badd9   Eadd9 Eadd9*   Aadd9    Badd9    Eadd9 Eadd9*

  e                                                                
  B                                                                
  G                                                                
  D 6                    6  7  9    6                     6 7 6    
  A   9 7    7   9   7 9              9 7    7   9   —7 9        9 
  E                                                                

So you said    good    night     But you meant good     bye

      Aadd9    Badd9   Eadd9 Eadd9*   Aadd9    Badd9    Eadd9 Eadd9*

  e                                                                
  B                                                                
  G                                                                
  D 6                    6  7  9    6              6               
  A   9 7    7   9   7 9              9 7    7   9   9             
  E                                                                

Now our love   has     died      This is why   I             cry

      Aadd9    Badd9   Eadd9 Eadd9*   Aadd9    Badd9    Eadd9 Eadd9*

  e                                                       0        
  B                                                       0        
  G                                                       9        
  D 6                    6  7  9    6              6      9        
  A   9 7    7   9   7 9              9 7    7   9   9    7        
  E                                                       0        
                          ...cry

VERSE: C#m A E B (x2)
CHORUS:
      Aadd9    Badd9   Eadd9 Eadd9*   Aadd9    Badd9    Eadd9 Eadd9*

  e                                                                
  B                                                                
  G                                                                
  D 6                    6  7  9    6                     6 7 6    
  A   9 7    7   9   7 9              9 7    7   9   —7 9        9 
  E                                                                

So you said    good    night     But you meant good     bye

      Aadd9    Badd9   Eadd9 Eadd9*   Aadd9    Badd9    Eadd9 Eadd9*

  e                                                                
  B                                                                
  G                                                                
  D 6                    6  7  9    6              6               
  A   9 7    7   9   7 9              9 7    7   9   9             
  E                                                                

Now our love   has     died      This is why   I             cry

      Aadd9    Badd9   Eadd9 Eadd9*   Aadd9    Badd9    Eadd9 Eadd9*

  e                                                                
  B                                                                
  G                                                                
  D                      6  7  9    6                     6 7 6    
  A     7    7   9   7 9              9 7    7   9    7 9        9 
  E                                                                
                          ...cry                        ...cry

      Aadd9    Badd9   Eadd9 Eadd9*   Aadd9    Badd9    Eadd9 Eadd9*

  e                                                       0        
  B                                                       0        
  G                                                       9        
  D 6                    6  7  9    6              6      9        
  A   9 7    7   9   7 9              9 7    7   9   9    7        
  E                                                       0        
                          ...cry

OUTRO: (repeat until fade)
      Aadd9    Badd9   Eadd9 Eadd9*   Aadd9    Badd9    Eadd9 Eadd9*

  e                                                                
  B                                                                
  G                                                                
  D 6                    6  7  9    6                     6 7 6    
  A   9 7    7   9   7 9              9 7    7   9   —7 9        9 
  E                                                                

      Aadd9    Badd9   Eadd9 Eadd9*   Aadd9    Badd9    Eadd9 Eadd9*

  e                                                       0        
  B                                                       0        
  G                                                       9        
  D 6                    6  7  9    6              6      9        
  A   9 7    7   9   7 9              9 7    7   9   9    7        
  E                                                       0
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