Shed Me No Tears:Jeannie C. Riley.
- Album - Harper Valley P.T.A. - #1 on BB Hot
100 on PLANTATION Records in 1968.
(Intro)
G Bm Am D..G Bm Am D
(Verse 1)
G Em C D
When I am gone sing for me no sad songs,
G Em C D
plant no flowers at my head.
G Em C
Feed the green grass that covers me or
D
a dew drop wet.
G Em Am7 D
And I hope you'll remember even if I forget,
G Em C D G
and sing me no sad songs and shed me no tears.
(Interlude)
G Em C D
(Chorus)
C Bm Am G
My eyes will be blinded, my ears will not hear.
C G C D G
So, sing me no sad songs and shed me no tears.
(Interlude)
G Bm Am7 D
(Verse 2)
G Em C D G
The stone at my head will say that I'm gone, that
Em C D
all my seeds have been sown.
G Em C
But I'll leave with you my memory in silence to
D G Em Am7 D
live on and I hope you'll remember even if I forget.
G Em C D G
And sing me no sad songs and shed me no tears.
(Interlude)
G Em C D
(Chorus)
C Bm Am G
My eyes will be blinded, my ears will not hear.
C G C D G
So, sing me no sad songs and shed me no tears.
(Interlude)
G Bm Am7 D
(Outro)
Am7 D G Em C D G
Shed me no tears......shed me no tears....(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.