Crying To The Sky Chords & Tabs
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Crying To The Sky - Be Bop Deluxe
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Tabbed by: axe victim
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Who doesn't love this song? Bill Nelson channels Jimi Hendrix with
this all time favourite from the 'Sunburst Finish' album.
I've even tried to tab the guitar solos, please excuse mistakes.
Tuning: EADGBe
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| b bend
| r relax bend
| pb pre-bend
| rb re-bend
| ~ vibrato/sustain
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
|C#m/G# chord/bass note
Intro: ( use thumb for notes on bottom E string, Hendrix style,
throughout song, if you like... )
___A______________________________________________________________
( lead guitar line in brackets... )
e|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-------------(-2h4p2h4p2h4p2h4p-etc...)----------------------|
E|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
___E_______________________________________________E_______F______
e|-4-----------------------------------------------4-------5------|
B|-5-----------------------------------------------5-------6------|
G|-4-----------------------------------------------4-------5------|
D|-6-----------------------------------------------6-------7------|
A|-7--------------(-2h4p2h4p2h4p2h4p-etc...)-------7-------8------|
E|-4-----------------------------------------------4-------5------|
___G______________________________________________________________
e|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10-------------(-2h5p2h5p2h5p-etc...)--------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat intro chord sequence, then:
Verse part one: ( arpeggiate chords ad lib throughout... )
___A______________________________________________________________
" Crying to the sky... "
e|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
___E______________________________________________________________
" searching for a silver lining... "
e|-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
___F#m_____________________________A_______________b______________
" hoping that the clouds I'm climbing aren't hiding... "
e|-9-------------------------------9---------------11-------------|
B|-10------------------------------10--------------12-------------|
G|-11------------------------------9---------------11-------------|
D|-11------------------------------11--------------13-------------|
A|-9-------------------------------12--------------14-------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
___E______________________________________________________________
" rain... "
e|-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--------------------------------------------------------------|
___A______________________________________________________________
" Nowhere left to go... "
e|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
___E______________________________________________________________
" for every show now disappoints me... "
e|-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
___F#m_____________________________A_______________b______________
" still the ghost of love lost haunts me 'til my dying... "
e|-9-------------------------------9---------------11-------------|
B|-10------------------------------10--------------12-------------|
G|-11------------------------------9---------------11-------------|
D|-11------------------------------11--------------13-------------|
A|-9-------------------------------12--------------14-------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___E______________________________________________________________
" day... I could... "
e|-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--------------------------------------------------------------|
___Bm_____________________________________________________________
" fly away... " ( arpeggiate chord... )
e|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
___F_______________E_______________A_______________C#m/G#_________
" over this river of tears but I... "
e|-5---------------4---------------5---------------4--------------|
B|-6---------------5---------------5---------------5--------------|
G|-5---------------4---------------6---------------6--------------|
D|-7---------------6---------------7---------------6--------------|
A|-8---------------7---------------x---------------x--------------|
E|---------------------------------5---------------4--------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
___Bm_____________________________________________________________
" think I'll stay... ...to... "
e|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
___F_______________F#m_____________D______________________________
" face all my troubles and fight like a man, I won't... "
e|-----------------9---------------10-----------------------------|
B|-10--------------10--------------10-----------------------------|
G|-10--------------11--------------11-----------------------------|
D|-10--------------11--------------12-----------------------------|
A|-8---------------9---------------x------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------10-----------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
___G______________________________________________________________
" fear... love is... "
e|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
___b______________________________________________________________
" near... "
e|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
___A______________________________________________________________
" Crying to the sky... "
e|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
___E______________________________________________________________
" weeping like a silver fountain... "
e|-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
___F#m_____________________________A_______________b______________
" praying on the holy mountain that it won't... "
e|-9-------------------------------9---------------11-------------|
B|-10------------------------------10--------------12-------------|
G|-11------------------------------9---------------11-------------|
D|-11------------------------------11--------------13-------------|
A|-9-------------------------------12--------------14-------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___E______________________________________________________________
" rain... " ( guitar solo... )
e|-4---------------------------------------12-9h12p9--------------|
B|-5-------------------------------------------------12-9h12p9----|
G|-4-----------------------------------------------------------11-|
D|-6--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar solo...
___A______________________________________________________________
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9h11p9---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------11-9h11p9-----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------11-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___E______________________________________________________________
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12b14~~~~~~~~~~-12~~~~~~~~~~~-9h12p9p7h9-----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------12p11p9--11p9----------|
D|------------------------------------------------11----11p9------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------11p9p7|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/be_bop_deluxe/crying_to_the_sky_tab.html ]
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
___F#m_____________________________A_______________b______________
e|-----12~~~~~~~~~~~~12b14--12b14--12~~9h12p9p7-------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------9h12p9p7-----------|
G|-11p9------------------------------------------------12p11p9--9-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------11--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___E______________________________________________________________
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------9h12p9-----9h12p9-----9h12p9-----9h12p9-------------------|
G|-11b13------11b13------11b13------11b13------11b13~~~~~~~~~11p9-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___A______________________________________________________________
e|--------------------------------------------------------7--7h9/12-
B|------------------------------------------7-10p9p8-9h10---------|
G|-11~~~~~~~~~~~~----------/6---4-9p8p6-8h9-----------------------|
D|---------------------2------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------2h4--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___E______________________________________________________________
e|-12-11-9--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------12-9h10p9--9-------------------------------------------|
G|------------------11--9h11-9------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------11--9h11p9-----------------------9-|
A|---------------------------------------11\9p7h9p7-------7h9h11--|
E|-------------------------------------------------9p7-7h9--------|
___F#m_____________________________A_______________b______________
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------9h12p9---9h12p9---9h11p9----9-----------|
G|-11b13~~r11p9h11--------------11-------11-------11----11b13~~~~~|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___E______________________________________________________________
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11b13~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
" I could... "
___Bm_____________________________________________________________
" say goodbye... "
e|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
___F_______________E_______________A_______________C#m/G#_________
" follow the sun and the moon but that would... "
e|-5---------------4---------------5---------------4--------------|
B|-6---------------5---------------5---------------5--------------|
G|-5---------------4---------------6---------------6--------------|
D|-7---------------6---------------7---------------6--------------|
A|-8---------------7---------------x---------------x--------------|
E|---------------------------------5---------------4--------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
___Bm_____________________________________________________________
" be a lie... ...my... "
e|-7-------------------------------7------------------------------|
B|-7-------------------------------7------------------------------|
G|-7-------------------------------7------------------------------|
D|-9-------------------------------9------------------------------|
A|-9-------------------------------9------------------------------|
E|-7-------------------------------7------------------------------|
___F_______________F#m_____________D______________________________
" hearts in your hand and I'm leading a band full of... "
e|-----------------9---------------10-----------------------------|
B|-10--------------10--------------10-----------------------------|
G|-10--------------11--------------11-----------------------------|
D|-10--------------11--------------12-----------------------------|
A|-8---------------9---------------x------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------10-----------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
___G______________________________________________________________
" blues... just for... "
e|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
___b______________________________________________________________
" you... "
e|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
___A______________________________________________________________
" Crying to the sky... "
e|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
___E______________________________________________________________
" searching for a silver lining... "
e|-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
___F#m_____________________________A_______________b______________
" hoping that the clouds I'm climbing aren't hiding... "
e|-9-------------------------------9---------------11-------------|
B|-10------------------------------10--------------12-------------|
G|-11------------------------------9---------------11-------------|
D|-11------------------------------11--------------13-------------|
A|-9-------------------------------12--------------14-------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___E______________________________________________________________
" rain... "
e|-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--------------------------------------------------------------|
Second guitar solo: ( slide octaves up and down... )
___A______________________________________________________________
( octave... )
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
___E______________________________________________________________
( octave... )
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|/16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-14---\13---\11---\9---\8---\6---/8---/9----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|/14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-12---\11---\9----\7---\6---\4---/6---/7----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___F#m_____________________________A______________b_______________
( octave... )
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8---/10--/11----13-/16-\13------4---/6---/9----8---\6----4-/6--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6---/8---/9-----11-/14-\11------2---/4---/7----6---\4----2-/4--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___E______________________________________________________________
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|\4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------11b13~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~11-p9--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|\2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___A______________________________________________________________
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------9h12p9-----------------------------------------|
G|-11~~~~~~~~~~~---------11h13p11p9--12p11p9----------------------|
D|---------------------------------11-------11-9---------11p10p9--|
A|-----------------------------------------------11p10p9----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___E______________________________________________________________
e|---------12b14~~~12p11p9----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------12p10p9--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------11p9p8--9p8---11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___F#m_____________________________A_______________b______________
e|-------------------------------------------------------9h12p9h12-
B|-------------------9h12p9-----9--------------------9h12---------|
G|-11b13rb13rb13rb13-------11b13---11b13rb13rb13rb13--------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___E______________________________________________________________
e|-14-12h14p12-11------9------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------12------9--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------9----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------11-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics:
Crying to the sky...
Searching for a silver lining
Hoping that the clouds I'm climbing
Aren't hiding rain...
Nowhere left to go...
For every show now disappoints me...
Still the ghost of love lost haunts me
'til my dying day...
I could fly away...
Over this river of tears...
But I think I'll stay...
To face all my troubles
And fight like a man
I won't fear... love is near...
Crying to the sky...
Weeping like a silver fountain...
Praying on the holy mountain
That it won't rain...
I could say goodbye...
Follow the sun and the moon
But that would be a lie...
My heart's in your hand
And I'm leading a band
Full of blues... just for you...
Crying to the sky...
Searching for a silver lining
Hoping that the clouds I'm climbing
Aren't hiding rain...
Words & Music by Bill Nelson
