Chords for Jim Steinman - For Crying Out Loud (1975 Demo)
Tempo:
66.55 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m] [Bm]
[A] [C#] [D] [Bm]
[A] [F#] [D] [Bm]
[F#] [A] I was lost, [F#] you were found, [D] but I never [Bm] knew how far down [A] I was falling before [F#m] I reached the bottom.
[E] [A] I was [C#] cold, you were fire, [D] but I never [Bm] knew how the fire could be burning [F#m] on the edge of the ice field.
[E] And now the chilly [A] California wind is [E] blowing down our bodies [A] again, and we're [C#] sinking deeper and [G#] deeper in [A] the chilly California [E] sand.
Oh, I know you belong [A] inside my aching heart.
[F#m]
[Bm] Don't you see my faded [E] Levi's bursting apart?
[Am] Don't you hear me crying, [C] oh babe, don't go.
[D] Don't you hear me screaming?
[E] I was out and oh, [A] I'm in the [D] middle of nowhere, [E] near the [A] end of the line.
But there's a forest or [D] somewhere waiting, [E] and it doesn't take more [A] time.
Give me just [D] another moment [E] to see the light of the [A] day.
And take me to [D] another land [E] where I don't [A] have to stay.
[F#m] I'm [E] gonna need somebody [D] to make me feel [A] like you do.
[F#m] I [E] will receive [D] somebody when [B] [E]
[F#m] the
[E] Crying out loud, you [A] know I love you.
[F#m] Crying out loud, you [A] know I love you.
[F#m] Crying out loud, you [D] know I love you.
[A] I was damned and [C#] you were saved, [D] but I never knew [Bm] how the slave guy was [A] kneeling in the [F#m] chains of my [Bm] master.
[E]
[A] I could laugh, [F#] oh, you could cry, [D] and I never [Bm] knew just how high [A] I was flying [F#m] with you.
[Bm] Right above [E] me.
And now the chilly California [A] wind is blowing down our bodies again.
And we're sinking [Bm] deeper and [F#m] deeper in the chilly [E] California sand.
[D] Oh, I know [Bm] you belong [A] inside my aching heart.
Don't you see my faded [E] Levi's bursting apart?
[Am] Don't you hear me crying?
[C] Oh, babe, don't go.
[D] Don't you hear me screaming?
[E] I was out, I'm in the middle of nowhere.
Near the [A] end of the line.
But there's a [D] forest or somewhere [E] waiting, and it doesn't take [A] more time.
Give me [D] just another moment [F#] to see the light of [A] the day.
Take me to [D] another land [F#] where I don't have [A] to stay.
[F#m] I'm gonna [E] need somebody to make me [A] feel like you do.
[F#m] And [E] I will receive [D] somebody once the [Bm] world's [E] shut.
[F#m] Crying out loud, you [A] know I love you.
[F#m] [E] Crying out loud, you know [A] I love you.
[F#m] [E] Crying out loud, you know [D] I love you.
[A] For taking in the rain when I'm feeling so dry.
[B] For giving me the answers when I'm asking you [D] why.
[E] My, oh my, for [A] that I thank you.
For taking in the sun when I'm feeling so [Bm] cold.
For giving me a child when my body is [D]
old.
[E] Don't you know, [A] for that I need you.
For coming to my room when you know I'm [Bm] alone.
For finding me a highway and for driving me [D] home.
[E] You got to know, [A] for that I serve you.
For pulling me away when I'm starting to [B] fall.
For revving me [Bm] up when I'm starting to [D] stall.
And [E] on and on, for [A] that I want you.
For taking and for giving and for playing the [Bm] game.
For praying for my future in the days that [D] remain.
Oh [E] Lord, for that [A] I hold you.
But most [F#m] of all, [E] for that [A] I love you.
But most [F#m] of all, for that I love you.
But [F#m] most of all, for [E] that [A] I love you.
[F#m] When you're crying [E] out loud, I know I [D] love you.
[Bm] But don't you know that [A] I love you.
[D] [G]
[D] [A]
[A] [C#] [D] [Bm]
[A] [F#] [D] [Bm]
[F#] [A] I was lost, [F#] you were found, [D] but I never [Bm] knew how far down [A] I was falling before [F#m] I reached the bottom.
[E] [A] I was [C#] cold, you were fire, [D] but I never [Bm] knew how the fire could be burning [F#m] on the edge of the ice field.
[E] And now the chilly [A] California wind is [E] blowing down our bodies [A] again, and we're [C#] sinking deeper and [G#] deeper in [A] the chilly California [E] sand.
Oh, I know you belong [A] inside my aching heart.
[F#m]
[Bm] Don't you see my faded [E] Levi's bursting apart?
[Am] Don't you hear me crying, [C] oh babe, don't go.
[D] Don't you hear me screaming?
[E] I was out and oh, [A] I'm in the [D] middle of nowhere, [E] near the [A] end of the line.
But there's a forest or [D] somewhere waiting, [E] and it doesn't take more [A] time.
Give me just [D] another moment [E] to see the light of the [A] day.
And take me to [D] another land [E] where I don't [A] have to stay.
[F#m] I'm [E] gonna need somebody [D] to make me feel [A] like you do.
[F#m] I [E] will receive [D] somebody when [B] [E]
[F#m] the
[E] Crying out loud, you [A] know I love you.
[F#m] Crying out loud, you [A] know I love you.
[F#m] Crying out loud, you [D] know I love you.
[A] I was damned and [C#] you were saved, [D] but I never knew [Bm] how the slave guy was [A] kneeling in the [F#m] chains of my [Bm] master.
[E]
[A] I could laugh, [F#] oh, you could cry, [D] and I never [Bm] knew just how high [A] I was flying [F#m] with you.
[Bm] Right above [E] me.
And now the chilly California [A] wind is blowing down our bodies again.
And we're sinking [Bm] deeper and [F#m] deeper in the chilly [E] California sand.
[D] Oh, I know [Bm] you belong [A] inside my aching heart.
Don't you see my faded [E] Levi's bursting apart?
[Am] Don't you hear me crying?
[C] Oh, babe, don't go.
[D] Don't you hear me screaming?
[E] I was out, I'm in the middle of nowhere.
Near the [A] end of the line.
But there's a [D] forest or somewhere [E] waiting, and it doesn't take [A] more time.
Give me [D] just another moment [F#] to see the light of [A] the day.
Take me to [D] another land [F#] where I don't have [A] to stay.
[F#m] I'm gonna [E] need somebody to make me [A] feel like you do.
[F#m] And [E] I will receive [D] somebody once the [Bm] world's [E] shut.
[F#m] Crying out loud, you [A] know I love you.
[F#m] [E] Crying out loud, you know [A] I love you.
[F#m] [E] Crying out loud, you know [D] I love you.
[A] For taking in the rain when I'm feeling so dry.
[B] For giving me the answers when I'm asking you [D] why.
[E] My, oh my, for [A] that I thank you.
For taking in the sun when I'm feeling so [Bm] cold.
For giving me a child when my body is [D]
old.
[E] Don't you know, [A] for that I need you.
For coming to my room when you know I'm [Bm] alone.
For finding me a highway and for driving me [D] home.
[E] You got to know, [A] for that I serve you.
For pulling me away when I'm starting to [B] fall.
For revving me [Bm] up when I'm starting to [D] stall.
And [E] on and on, for [A] that I want you.
For taking and for giving and for playing the [Bm] game.
For praying for my future in the days that [D] remain.
Oh [E] Lord, for that [A] I hold you.
But most [F#m] of all, [E] for that [A] I love you.
But most [F#m] of all, for that I love you.
But [F#m] most of all, for [E] that [A] I love you.
[F#m] When you're crying [E] out loud, I know I [D] love you.
[Bm] But don't you know that [A] I love you.
[D] [G]
[D] [A]
Key:
A
E
D
F#m
Bm
A
E
D
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C#] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [F#] _ [A] I was lost, [F#] you were found, [D] but I never [Bm] knew how far down [A] I was falling before [F#m] I reached the bottom.
_ [E] _ _ [A] I was [C#] cold, you were fire, [D] but I never [Bm] knew how the fire could be burning [F#m] on the edge of the ice field.
[E] And now the chilly [A] California wind is [E] blowing down our bodies [A] again, and we're [C#] sinking deeper and [G#] deeper in [A] the chilly California [E] sand.
Oh, I know you belong [A] inside my aching heart.
[F#m] _
[Bm] Don't you see my faded [E] Levi's bursting apart? _
[Am] Don't you hear me crying, [C] oh babe, don't go. _
[D] Don't you hear me screaming?
[E] I was out and oh, _ _ [A] I'm in the [D] middle of nowhere, [E] near the [A] end of the line.
_ But there's a forest or [D] somewhere waiting, [E] and it doesn't take more [A] time.
_ Give me just [D] another moment [E] to see the light of the [A] day.
And take me to [D] another land [E] where I don't [A] have to stay.
[F#m] I'm [E] gonna need somebody [D] to make me feel [A] like you do.
[F#m] I [E] will receive [D] somebody when _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F#m] the_
[E] Crying out loud, you [A] know I love you.
_ _ [F#m] _ Crying out loud, you [A] know I love you.
_ _ [F#m] _ Crying out loud, you [D] know I love you. _ _ _ _ _
[A] I was damned and [C#] you were saved, [D] but I never knew [Bm] how the slave guy was [A] kneeling in the [F#m] chains of my [Bm] master.
_ [E] _
[A] I could laugh, [F#] oh, you could cry, [D] and I never [Bm] knew just how high [A] I was flying [F#m] with you.
[Bm] Right above [E] me.
And now the chilly California [A] wind is blowing down our bodies again.
And we're sinking [Bm] deeper and [F#m] deeper in the chilly [E] California sand.
[D] Oh, I know [Bm] you belong [A] inside my aching heart.
_ Don't you see my faded [E] Levi's bursting apart?
[Am] _ Don't you hear me crying?
[C] Oh, babe, don't go.
_ [D] Don't you hear me screaming?
[E] I was out, _ _ _ _ _ I'm in the middle of nowhere.
Near the [A] end of the line.
But there's a [D] forest or somewhere [E] waiting, and it doesn't take [A] more time.
Give me [D] just another moment [F#] to see the light of [A] the day.
Take me to [D] another land [F#] where I don't have [A] to stay.
_ [F#m] I'm gonna [E] need somebody to make me [A] feel like you do.
[F#m] And [E] I will receive [D] somebody once the _ [Bm] _ _ world's [E] shut.
_ _ _ [F#m] Crying out loud, you [A] know I love you.
_ [F#m] _ [E] Crying out loud, you know [A] I love you.
_ _ [F#m] _ [E] Crying out loud, you know [D] I love you.
_ _ _ [A] For taking in the rain when I'm feeling so dry.
[B] For giving me the answers when I'm asking you [D] why.
[E] My, oh my, for [A] that I thank you.
_ For taking in the sun when I'm feeling so [Bm] cold.
For giving me a child when my body is [D]
old.
[E] Don't you know, [A] for that I need you. _
For coming to my room when you know I'm [Bm] alone.
For finding me a highway and for driving me [D] home.
[E] You got to know, [A] for that I serve you. _ _
For pulling me away when I'm starting to [B] fall.
For revving me [Bm] up when I'm starting to [D] stall.
And [E] on and on, for [A] that I want you.
For taking and for giving and for playing the [Bm] game.
For praying for my future in the days that [D] remain.
Oh [E] Lord, for that [A] I hold you.
But most [F#m] of all, _ [E] for that [A] I love you.
But most [F#m] of all, for that I love you.
But [F#m] most of all, for [E] that [A] I love you.
_ [F#m] When you're crying [E] out loud, I know I [D] love you. _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ But don't you know that [A] I love you. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C#] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [F#] _ [A] I was lost, [F#] you were found, [D] but I never [Bm] knew how far down [A] I was falling before [F#m] I reached the bottom.
_ [E] _ _ [A] I was [C#] cold, you were fire, [D] but I never [Bm] knew how the fire could be burning [F#m] on the edge of the ice field.
[E] And now the chilly [A] California wind is [E] blowing down our bodies [A] again, and we're [C#] sinking deeper and [G#] deeper in [A] the chilly California [E] sand.
Oh, I know you belong [A] inside my aching heart.
[F#m] _
[Bm] Don't you see my faded [E] Levi's bursting apart? _
[Am] Don't you hear me crying, [C] oh babe, don't go. _
[D] Don't you hear me screaming?
[E] I was out and oh, _ _ [A] I'm in the [D] middle of nowhere, [E] near the [A] end of the line.
_ But there's a forest or [D] somewhere waiting, [E] and it doesn't take more [A] time.
_ Give me just [D] another moment [E] to see the light of the [A] day.
And take me to [D] another land [E] where I don't [A] have to stay.
[F#m] I'm [E] gonna need somebody [D] to make me feel [A] like you do.
[F#m] I [E] will receive [D] somebody when _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F#m] the_
[E] Crying out loud, you [A] know I love you.
_ _ [F#m] _ Crying out loud, you [A] know I love you.
_ _ [F#m] _ Crying out loud, you [D] know I love you. _ _ _ _ _
[A] I was damned and [C#] you were saved, [D] but I never knew [Bm] how the slave guy was [A] kneeling in the [F#m] chains of my [Bm] master.
_ [E] _
[A] I could laugh, [F#] oh, you could cry, [D] and I never [Bm] knew just how high [A] I was flying [F#m] with you.
[Bm] Right above [E] me.
And now the chilly California [A] wind is blowing down our bodies again.
And we're sinking [Bm] deeper and [F#m] deeper in the chilly [E] California sand.
[D] Oh, I know [Bm] you belong [A] inside my aching heart.
_ Don't you see my faded [E] Levi's bursting apart?
[Am] _ Don't you hear me crying?
[C] Oh, babe, don't go.
_ [D] Don't you hear me screaming?
[E] I was out, _ _ _ _ _ I'm in the middle of nowhere.
Near the [A] end of the line.
But there's a [D] forest or somewhere [E] waiting, and it doesn't take [A] more time.
Give me [D] just another moment [F#] to see the light of [A] the day.
Take me to [D] another land [F#] where I don't have [A] to stay.
_ [F#m] I'm gonna [E] need somebody to make me [A] feel like you do.
[F#m] And [E] I will receive [D] somebody once the _ [Bm] _ _ world's [E] shut.
_ _ _ [F#m] Crying out loud, you [A] know I love you.
_ [F#m] _ [E] Crying out loud, you know [A] I love you.
_ _ [F#m] _ [E] Crying out loud, you know [D] I love you.
_ _ _ [A] For taking in the rain when I'm feeling so dry.
[B] For giving me the answers when I'm asking you [D] why.
[E] My, oh my, for [A] that I thank you.
_ For taking in the sun when I'm feeling so [Bm] cold.
For giving me a child when my body is [D]
old.
[E] Don't you know, [A] for that I need you. _
For coming to my room when you know I'm [Bm] alone.
For finding me a highway and for driving me [D] home.
[E] You got to know, [A] for that I serve you. _ _
For pulling me away when I'm starting to [B] fall.
For revving me [Bm] up when I'm starting to [D] stall.
And [E] on and on, for [A] that I want you.
For taking and for giving and for playing the [Bm] game.
For praying for my future in the days that [D] remain.
Oh [E] Lord, for that [A] I hold you.
But most [F#m] of all, _ [E] for that [A] I love you.
But most [F#m] of all, for that I love you.
But [F#m] most of all, for [E] that [A] I love you.
_ [F#m] When you're crying [E] out loud, I know I [D] love you. _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ But don't you know that [A] I love you. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _