A SHOULDER TO CRY ON

MERLE HAGGARD


(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