Don't Cry Out Loud

Baby cried the day the circus came to (Dm7)town

'cause she (Cm7)didn't like parades just passing (Bb)by her.

So she painted on a smile and took up with some (Dm7)clown,

and she (Cm7)danced without a net up on the (Bb)wire.

ter. (F)I (Gm)know a lot about her 'cause you (Dm)see,

she (Gm)baby is an awful (C7)lot like (F7)me.

I taught her:

(Bb)Don't cry out loud.

Just keep it (Cm)inside,

(G)learn how to (Cm)hide your (Eb)(F)feelings.

(Bb)Fly high and proud, and if you should (Cm)fall,

(G)remember you (Cm)almost (Eb)had (F)it (Gmaj7)all.

(Bb)Baby saw that when they pulled the big top (Dm7)down,

'cause they (Cm7)left behind her dreams among the (Bb)litter.

So she And the diff'rent kind of love she thought she'd (Dm7)found,

there was (Cm7)nothing more than sawdust and some (Bb)(F)glitter.

But (Gm)baby can't be broken 'cause you (Dm)see,

she (Gm)had the finest teacher, (C7)that was (F7)me.

I taught her:

(Bb)Don't cry out loud.

Just keep it (Cm)inside,

(G)learn how to (Cm)hide your (Eb)(F)feelings.

(Bb)Fly high and proud, and if you should (Cm)fall,

(G)remember you (Cm)almost (Eb)had (F)it (Gmaj7)all.

(Cm)almost had (F)it all.

(B)Don't cry out loud.

Just keep it (G#)inside, re learn how to (C#m)hide your (E)(F#)feelings.

(B)Fly high and proud, and if you should (G#)fall,

re member you (C#m)hide your (E)(F#)feelings.

(C#m)almost (E)had (F#)it (B)all.