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From: mklem@vax2.winona.msus.edu
Subject: TAB: The Sky is Crying -- Clapton Version
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. . . .
-------------------0--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------2--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------0------------------------------------------0---------0---|-------------------2------------------------------------------2------0--2---|-------------------0------------------------------------------2---2--0--2---|--------------------------------------------------------------0---------0---|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
------------------------------------------------------------------------0---|------------------------------------------------------------------------3---|-----------0------------------------------------------------------------1---|----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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-----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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