A Shoulder To Cry On Chords

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A Shoulder To Cry On by Merle Haggard is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, C7, Bb, C, B, G7 and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			(F) I CAME HERE BECAUSE I (C7) KNEW ID BE (F) WELCOMED 
 
AND BECAUSE SOMEHOW YOU (Bb) ALWAYS UNDER(C7)STAND (C)(B) 
 
(Bb) YOU SEEM TO HAVE A WAY WITH LONELY (F) PEOPLE 
 
AND YOU (G7) ALWAYS WERE MY GREATEST HELPING (C7) HAND 
 
 
 
NOW (F) ONCE AGAIN IM (C7) HERE TO TAKE (F) ADVANTAGE 
 
AND I DONT DESERVE THE (Bb)ARMS I LEFT (C) ALONE (B) 
 
I (Bb) NEED TO KNOW THERE'S SOMEONE WHO STILL (F) LOVES ME 
 
AND I NEED A (C7)SHOULDER (Bb) TO CRY (F) ON (Bb) (F) 
 
 
 
(F) I OVERLOOKED THE (C7) LOVE YOU TRIED SO (F) HARD TO GIVE 
 
THE LOVE I NEVER (Bb) SEEMED TO UNDER(C7) STAND (C)(B) 
 
(Bb) I ALWAYS STAYED LONG ENOUGH TO (F) HURT YOU 
 
AND WHAT (G7) LITTLE LOVE I GAVE WAS SECOND (C7) HAND 
 
 
 
(F) NOW ONCE AGAIN IM (C7) HERE TO TAKE YOU (F) BACK 
 
CAUSE ONCE AGAIN THE (Bb) ONE I LOVE IS (C) GONE (B) 
 
I (Bb) NEED TO KNOW THERES SOMEONE WHO STILL (F) LOVES ME 
 
AND I NEED A (C7) SHOULDER TO (Bb) CRY (F) ON  
    	

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