Don't Cry Out Loud — Melissa Manchester
Chords and lyrics for Don't Cry Out Loud by Melissa Manchester (key of A#).
Verse 1
After key change:
Intro
[C/G] [G]
Verse 1
[G]Baby cried the day the circus came to [Bm]town
'Cause she [C]didn't want [D]parades just passing [D/F#] by [G]her[D/F#]
So she [G]painted on a smile and took up with some [Bm]clown
While she [C]danced without a [D]net upon the [D/F#][G]wire[D/F#]
I [Em]know alot about her, 'cause you [D/F#]see
[Am]Baby, is an awful lot like [D]me
Chorus
[G]Don't [D/F#]cry out [Em]loud
Just keep it [Am]inside[Am/G#]
And learn how to [C/G]hide your [D]feelings
[G]Fly [D/F#]high and [Em]proud
And if you should [Am]fall[Am/G#]
Remember you [C/G]almost [D]had it [Em]all[D]
Verse 2
[G]Baby saw that when they pulled that big top [Bm]down
They [C]left behind her [D]dreams among the [D/F#][G]litter[D/F#]
And the [G]different kind of love she thought she'd [Bm]found
There was [C]nothing left but [D]sawdust and some [D/F#]glit - [G]ter[D/F#]
But [Em]Baby can't be broken, 'cause you [D/F#]see
She [A7sus4] had the finest [A7]teacher, that was [Am7]me[D]
I told her
Chorus
[G]Don't [D/F#]cry out [Em]loud
Just keep it [Am]inside[Am/G#]
And learn how to [C/G]hide your [D]feelings
[G]Fly [D/F#]high and [Em]proud
And if you should [Am]fall[Am/G#]
Remember you [C/G]almost [D]had it [Em]all[D]
Instrumental
[Em][Ebaug][Eb]Ooh..oohh..oohh
Chorus 2
[Ab]Don't [Eb/G] cry out [Fm]loud
Just keep it [Bbm]inside [Bbm/A]
And learn how to [Db/Ab] hide your [Eb]feelings
[Ab]Fly [Ab/G]high and [Fm]proud
And if you should [Bbm]fall [Abm/A]
Remember you [Db/G]almost [Eb]made it
[Ab]Don't [Eb/G]cry out [Fm]loud
Just keep it [Bbm]inside[Bbm/A]
And learn how to [Db/Ab] hide your [Eb]feelings
[Ab]Fly [Eb/G]high and [Fm]proud
And if you should [Bbm]fall[Bbm/A]
Remember you [Db/G]almost [Eb]had it [Ab]all
Outro
[Ab] [Eb/G] [Fm]
[Bbm] [Bbm/A]
[Db/Ab] [Eb]
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