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Added: Oct 30, 2007

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Here's another blues cover. It's an old Elmore James song called
"The Sky is Crying", it's been covered by the likes of Eric Clapton,
Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Albert King. This version is done by Eric Clapton
and is from the album THERE'S ONE IN EVERY CROWD. Enjoy. . . .


From: mklem@vax2.winona.msus.edu
Subject: TAB: The Sky is Crying -- Clapton Version

        


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-------------------2------------------------------------------2------0--2---|
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The Sky is Crying,  look at the tears rolling down the streets.

--0-----------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
--2-----------------2-------------------------------------------------------|
--0-----------------0--------------------------------------------0--------0-|
--2-----------------2--------------------------------------------2-----0--2-|
--0-----------------0--------------------------------------------2--2--0--2-|
-----------------------------------------------------------------0--------0-|
   The sky is Crying, look at the tears rolling down the streets.

---------------------------0-------------------------------------0-----------|
------------4--4---4--4----2----------------1--------------------2-----------|
----0-------2--2---2--2----0----------------0-------------0------0---0-----0-|
-2--0----4---------4--4----2----------------1---------2---2------2---2--2--2-|
---------2---------2--2----0-----------------------4------4------0---2-----2-|
---------------------------------------------------------------------0-----0-|
             I looked out my window, the rain is falling down in sheets.

--------------------------------------0---0-------------------0--------------|
--------------------------------------2---2--------------3----3------------3-|
--------0-----------------------------0---0----0---------1----1------------1-|
-----0--2--------2-----2-------2---0--2---2----0---------2----2---2--0-----2-|
--2--0--2----0-2---0---2-------2---0--0---0--------------2----2------------2-|
--0-----0--------------0----0-----------------------0-------------------0----|
                  My baby left me this morning, Lord knows I don't know the

--0-------------------0--------------0--------------------0------------------|
--3----------------3-----3-----------2--------------------2------------------|
--1----------------1--------4/2--0---0-------------0------0------------------|
--2----2---0-------2-----------------2---------2---0------2------------------|
--2----------------2-----------------0--------------------0----2--0---2------|
---------------0------------------------------------------------------0--0-0-|
reason why;                             My baby left me this morning, I don't

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----2---0--2----------4--------------------------0----------------------2---|
-----------2----------2--------------------------2----------------------2---|
-----------0-------------------------------------0----------------------0---|
know the reason why, And everytime I think about it, I hang my head and cry.

------------------------****Slide Guitar****--------------------------------|
--------------------------5/12------12---12----/15---12/10------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------/12/\/\/\/\/\--|
---------------------0------------------------------------------------------|
---------------0--2---------------------------------------------------------|
--0--0--0----0---------3----------------------------------------------------|

--------------------------12/\/\/\/\--12--10---------------------------------|
--9/\/\/\--9\------10/12---------------------12--10--8/9--9/\\/\/--------8-8-|
--9/\/\/\--9\----9----------------------------------------9/\/\/\---7--9-----|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-----------------------------12--12--10-------------------------------------|
---10--8---8-10/10--12--/17--12--12--10--12/10--8/9/\/\/\/\/\--9\--2/-------|
---------9-----------------------------------------------------9\--2/-------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------3--4-|

**Slide Guitar***
---------------------------------------------------------------8------------|
---------------------------------------------------------10----8----9--7----|
------------------------------------------------------4---------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|**Rhythm Guitar**
-0----------------------------------------------------0---------------------|
-2----------------------------------------------------2---------------------|
-0--0---------------2------2------2-------------------0---------------------|
-2--2---2----0--/4--0--/4--0--/4--0-------------------2---------2----0------|
-0--0---0-----------------------------------------0---0----0----0-----------|
--------------------------------------0--2--3--4-------------3--------------|
      The sun is shining, although it's raining in my heart.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--5/\/\/\/\--2--2---2\11/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\--------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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---------0------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------2----------------3--3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3----------------------|
---------0-------2-0------2--2--2--2--2--0--2--2--2--2----0-----------------|
---2--2--2---2-------2----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0-----------------|
---0--0--0---0---------3----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                        The sun is shining although it's raining in my heart

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------------------9/\/\----------2--2\10--8--5\3\5--5/\/\/\/\/\/\/\---------|
------5--6--7--8--9/\/\--9\7--5--2------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-----0------------------0---------------------------------------------------|
-----2------------------2---------------------------------------------------|
-----0------------------0--------0------------------------------------------|
-2---2------2---0--2----2------2---0----------------------------------------|
-0---0------0------0----0---------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------0-------------------------------------|
                                                            I love my baby,
**Slide Guitar Only**
-------------------------------0-------0------------------------------------|
----3--3--3--3--3--------------2-------2-------------*Slide starts here*----|
----2--2--2--2--2--------------0-------0-----------2------2---2-------------|
----0--0--0--0--0----/7--5-----2----2--2-------0h2----0-----0---------------|
---------------------/5--3--0--0----0--0----------------0--------3/---------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        I hate to see us part.

---12/\\/\/\/\/\/---/17-/17----------------------------------10/14----10/14-|
-----------------------------17--15-17/14--------------------10/14----10/14-|
------------------------------------17/14--14--14/\/\/\/\/\--------14-------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-----10/14----10/14----10\14----10/14----10/14----10/14---------------------|
-----10/14----10/14----10\14----10/14----10/14----10/14----10/\/\/\/--------|
--14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------19/17-|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

--17\--------------12/10-/9-------------------------------------------------|
-------------10--8-------------10/8/10--10/\/\--10--14--15--17--17--15/17---|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------10/12----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-------------------17--15--17--15-------------------------------------------|
--17/20--17/14/\/\-----------------17--15--13--10---------------------------|
---------17----------------------------------------13--9--------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------12--10/11/10------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

**Slide Guitar***
----------------------------14/\/\/\/\--------------------------------------|
------------------------14--14/\/\/\/\--------------------------------------|
--12/14\---2\14------14-----14/\/\/\/\--------------------------------------|
--12/14\---2\14---14--------14/\/\/\/\--------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|**Rhythm Guitar**
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----7--6--------------------------------------------------------------------|
----6--5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
----8--7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
----6--5--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Hope you enjoy this, and remember, Clapton IS God.  ;)



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*                                            * I got the key to the       *
* Michael Klem                               * highway, billed out and    *
* Winona State University                    * bound to go.  I'm gonna    *
* Major:  Chemistry      * leave you running; walkin' *
* Address:  Mklem@vax2.winona.msus.edu      * is much too slow.          *
*      *  --- Big Bill Broonzy      *
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