No Time To Cry — Iris DeMent
Chords and lyrics for No Time To Cry by Iris DeMent (key of G).
Chords
EADGBe
G 320033
G/D xx0003
Gsus4 xx0013
A* x00000
[C]D xx0232
Em 022003
[A7]
Intro
G A* x4
Verse 1
[G]My father died[D] a year ago today.[Dsus4]
[Em] The rooster started crowing when [G/D]they [C]carried Dad away.
[G]There beside my mother, in the [Em]living room, I stood,
With my [A7]brothers and my sister, knowing [D]Dad was gone for good.[Dsus4]
Well, I [G]stayed at home just long enough,
[D] To lay him in the ground and [Dsus4]then I,
[Em]Caught a plane to do a show [G/D]up [C]north in Detroit town.
Because [G]I'm older now [D] and I've got no time to [G][C]cry.[G][Gsus4/D]
Chorus
[G/A]I've [G/B]got [C] no time to look back, I've [D]got no time to see,[Dsus4]
The [G]pieces of my heart that have [G/B]been [C]ripped away from me.
And if the [Em]feelings starts to coming, I've [G]learned to stop 'em fast.
`Cause [A7]I don't know, if I let 'em [A7/B]go, they [D]might not wanna pass.[Dsus4]
And there's just [G]so many people trying to [D]get me on the phone.[Dsus4]
And there's [Em]bills to pay, and [G/D]songs to play,
And a [C]house to make a home.
I guess [G]I'm older now [D] and I've got no [D/C]time to [G/B][C][Gsus4/D]cry.[D7][G]
Verse 2
[G] I can still remember[D] when I was a [Dsus4]girl
So [Em]many things have changed so [G/D]much here [C]in my world.
I remember [G]sitting on the front yard when an [Em]ambulance went by,
And just [A7]listening to those sirens I would [D] break down and [Dsus4]cry.
But now I'm [G]walking now I'm talking,
Doing just [D]what I'm supposed to do.[Dsus4]
[Em] Working overtime to make [G/D]sure that [C]I don't come unglued.
I guess I'm [G] older now[D] and I 've got no time to [G][C]cry.[G][Gsus4/D]
Chorus
[G/A]I've [G/B]got [C]no time to look back, I've [D]got no time to see,[Dsus4]
The [G]pieces of my heart that have [G/B]been [C]ripped away from me.
And if the [Em]feelings starts to coming, I've [G]learned to stop 'em fast.
`Cause [A7]I don't know, if I let 'em [A7/B]go, they [D]might not wanna pass.[Dsus4]
And there's just [G]so many people trying to [D]get me on the phone.[Dsus4]
And there's [Em]bills to pay, and [G/D]songs to play,
And a [C]house to make a home.
I guess [G]I'm older now [D] and I've got no [D/C]time to [G/B][C]cry.[D7][G][Gsus4/D]
Verse 3
I [G]sit down on the sofa an' I [D]watch the evening [Dsus4]news:
There's a [Em]half a dozen tragedies [G/D]from [C]which to pick and choose.
The [G]baby that was missin' was[G/F#] [Em]found in a ditch today.
And there's [A7]bombs a'flying and people [A7/B]dying [D]not so far away.[Dsus4]
Now I'll take a [G]beer from the 'fridgerator,
And go [D]sit out in the yard and with a[Dsus4]
[Em]cold one in my hand I'm [G/D]gonna bite [C]down and swallow hard.
Because [G]I'm older now[D] and I've got no time to [G][C]cry.[G][Gsus4/D]
Chorus
[G/A]I've [G/B]got [C]no time to look back, an' I've [D]got no time to see,[Dsus4]
The [G]pieces of my heart that have [G/B]been [C]ripped away from me.
And if the [Em]feelings starts to coming, I've [G]learned to stop 'em fast.
`Cause [A7]I don't know, if I let 'em [A7/B]go, they [D]might not wanna pass.[Dsus4]
And there's just [G]so many people trying to [D]get me on the phone.[Dsus4]
And there's [Em]bills to pay, and [G/D]songs to play,
And a [C]house to make a home.
I guess [G]I'm older now [D] and I've got no [D/C]time to [G/B][C]cry.[Gsus4/D]
Outro
I guess [G]I'm older now[D] and I just ain't got no [D/C]time to [G/B]cry.[C]
No time to [G]cry,[C] no time to [G]cry,[C] no time to [G]cry
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