Capo 4  

Intro C/G F G C/G 

Verse 

C/G                     F 
Sometimes happily ever ain’t always ever after 
G                         C/G 
You promised me forever then you ran off with a dancer 
C/G 
Now it’s good to see you back here 
F 
But I’m on to greener pastures 
G                     C/G 
And if you gotta cry, cry softly 



[Refrão]
F           C/G 
Cry softly, real quietly 
G               C/G    
Your tears are unsightly 
F                       C/G 
There’s the front door, Bang softly 
G                 C/G 
If you gotta cry, cry softly 


Verse 

C/G                                                
This ain’t the first time that you left me 
F                                                        
Remember Reno, Taos  and Tempe 
G                           C/G 
Remember Carlsbad, El Paso and that second time in Tempe 
C/G                                                         
Yeah you’ve pulled a lot of fast ones 
F                                                               
But this last one is your last one 
G                       C/G 
And if you’ve gotta cry, cry softly 



[Refrão]
F             C/G 
Cry softly, real quietly 
G              C/G    
Your tears are unsightly 
F                       C/G 
There’s the front door, Bang softly 
G                 C/G 
If you gotta cry, cry softly 


Break 

F   C/G  G  C/G  F  C/G  G  C/G 


Verse 

C/G 
I admit since you’ve been gone 
F 
I’ve done my share of moving on 
G 
There’s been a lot of warm embracing 
C/G 
Vodka chasing vodka blondes 
C/G 
Oh I gotta work all week 
F 
And I need to get some sleep 
G                     C/G 
And if you gotta cry, cry softly 



[Refrão]
F                    C/G 
Cry softly, real quietly 
G              C/G    
Your tears are unsightly 
F                       C/G 
There’s the front door, Bang softly 
G 
And if you gotta cry, cry  
G 
If you gotta cry, cry 
G                  C/G 
If you gotta cry, cry softly 


Outro 

F  C/G  G  C/G