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The Sky Is Crying chords by Elmore James (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

D7
G7
A7
D
G
Gm
D/A

Intro 1

D7

G7

D7

G7

D7

A7

Verse 1
D7 
The sky is crying,
G7 
look at the tears roll
D7 
down the street
G7 
The sky is crying,
look at the tears roll
D7 
down the street
A7 
I'm waiting in tears looking for my baby,
G7 
D7 
A7 
and I wonder where can she be?

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Verse 2

D7

I saw my baby one morning,

G7

and she was walking on

D7

down the street

G7

I saw my baby one morning,

yes she was walking on

D7

down the street

A7

Made me feel so good

G7

D7

A7

until my poor heart would skip a beat

Verse 3
D7 
I got a bad feeling,
G7 
my baby,
D7 
my baby don't love me no more
G7 
I got a bad feeling,
D7 
my baby don't love me no more
A7 
Now the sky's been crying,
G7 
the tears rolling down my door
D 
D7 
G 
Gm 
D/A 
A7 
D 

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D7
G7
A7
D
G
Gm
D/A

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: D majorBPM: 88

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
D/A: x-0-4-2-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of The Sky Is Crying by Elmore James, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It suits players who want to learn The Sky Is Crying the way Elmore James intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

The Sky Is Crying

Elmore James

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