Cryin' Shame

       G
It's a cryin' shame
         B7
that the waves of the ocean
     C
will chisel the cheeks
       Cm
of the islands and the continents
G                           A
   'Til they're all washed away
              D     D7
It's a cryin' shame

       G
It's a cryin' shame
         B7
that the wind and the weather
     C
will warp and wear every
Cm
wish for consistency
G                 D7
   and reap the remains
              G     G7
It's a cryin' shame

       Cm                G
It's a cryin' shame (boo hoo)
       Cm                G
It's a cryin' shame (boo hoo)
    Db
But no amount of pouting can
Ab         A    D7
pacify the pain

       G
It's a cryin' shame
        B7
when we know we lack the stones
        C
We just putter and fuss
    Cm
and linger lacrimonious
    G                 A
All grim and gray and sayin',
               D     D7
"It's a cryin' shame"

       G
It's a cryin' shame
         B7
When our courage and conviction
    C
get cut like coke and
Cm
mixed with piss and vinegar
G
   Load your lungs
    D7
and fan the flames
       G            G7
It's a cryin' shame

       Cm                G
It's a cryin' shame (boo hoo)
       Cm                G
It's a cryin' shame (boo hoo)
    Db
And whimpering is easier
     Ab                A      D7
than working to make a change

       G
It's a cryin' shame
         B7
that the rich and the authorities
    C
got big, bad beef with
    Cm
the poor and the minorities
    G               A
The TV bleeds every day
              D     D7
It's a cryin' shame

       G
It's a cryin' shame
         B7
but I'll take your worried tears
     C
over gavels and guns
        Cm
and the grinding gears of government
        G                     D7
Let the salt wash the bitter away
                      Em   E
'cause there ain't no shame
   C               D7                  B7       E7
in letting out the shout that you've restrained
      Am              Cm
Don't lock your love away
                G7
That's a cryin' shame