Intro Riff
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The intro riff is played for the first chorus.
Chorus
Nettie, no need to cry
Let me wipe those tear drops from your eyes
Verse
E G A
In the dark bathed in Cathode ray blue
E G A
Miss Red Hook of 1922
E G A E G A
Weeping silently for the pain of others
E G A
Every night a tearful rosary
E G A
A victim of the curse of empathy
E G A E G A
Her reward for compassion is to suffer
Chorus
Bsus A
Nettie, no need to cry
Bsus A
Let me wipe those tear drops from your eyes
Verse
E G A
My shortcomings I know caused her grief
E G A
Still she loves me. This I can't believe!
E G A
Responding not with anger but a prayer
E G A
Heaven's just Southwest of Cobble Hill
E G A
True, I am the son of an Angel
E G A
Maternally, not one woman compares
Chorus
Bsus A
Nettie, no need to cry
Bsus A
Let me wipe those tear drops from your eyes
Verse
F E
Invocus virium
G D
Solo crux matris sin
F E
Novo vis for tuit
G D
Rum repus omni dei
E G
If you fall, I will catch you
E G
When you're lost, I'll be there soon
E G
Far away, but of course near
E G
When you're sad, I'm always here
E G A
Thank you for saving me from myself
E G A
Your compassion became its own hell
E G A
Unequivocably beautiful inside and out
E G A
Without a doubt
Chorus
Bsus A
Nettie, no need to cry
Bsus A
Let me wipe those tear drops from your eyes
Intro Riff
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E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
The intro riff is played for the first chorus.
Chorus
Nettie, no need to cry
Let me wipe those tear drops from your eyes
Verse
E G A
In the dark bathed in Cathode ray blue
E G A
Miss Red Hook of 1922
E G A E G A
Weeping silently for the pain of others
E G A
Every night a tearful rosary
E G A
A victim of the curse of empathy
E G A E G A
Her reward for compassion is to suffer
Chorus
Bsus A
Nettie, no need to cry
Bsus A
Let me wipe those tear drops from your eyes
Verse
E G A
My shortcomings I know caused her grief
E G A
Still she loves me. This I can't believe!
E G A
Responding not with anger but a prayer
E G A
Heaven's just Southwest of Cobble Hill
E G A
True, I am the son of an Angel
E G A
Maternally, not one woman compares
Chorus
Bsus A
Nettie, no need to cry
Bsus A
Let me wipe those tear drops from your eyes
Verse
F E
Invocus virium
G D
Solo crux matris sin
F E
Novo vis for tuit
G D
Rum repus omni dei
E G
If you fall, I will catch you
E G
When you're lost, I'll be there soon
E G
Far away, but of course near
E G
When you're sad, I'm always here
E G A
Thank you for saving me from myself
E G A
Your compassion became its own hell
E G A
Unequivocably beautiful inside and out
E G A
Without a doubt
Chorus
Bsus A
Nettie, no need to cry
Bsus A
Let me wipe those tear drops from your eyes
Intro Riff
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A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
The intro riff is played for the first chorus.
Chorus
Nettie, no need to cry
Let me wipe those tear drops from your eyes
Verse
E G A
In the dark bathed in Cathode ray blue
E G A
Miss Red Hook of 1922
E G A E G A
Weeping silently for the pain of others
E G A
Every night a tearful rosary
E G A
A victim of the curse of empathy
E G A E G A
Her reward for compassion is to suffer
Chorus
Bsus A
Nettie, no need to cry
Bsus A
Let me wipe those tear drops from your eyes
Verse
E G A
My shortcomings I know caused her grief
E G A
Still she loves me. This I can't believe!
E G A
Responding not with anger but a prayer
E G A
Heaven's just Southwest of Cobble Hill
E G A
True, I am the son of an Angel
E G A
Maternally, not one woman compares
Chorus
Bsus A
Nettie, no need to cry
Bsus A
Let me wipe those tear drops from your eyes
Verse
F E
Invocus virium
G D
Solo crux matris sin
F E
Novo vis for tuit
G D
Rum repus omni dei
E G
If you fall, I will catch you
E G
When you're lost, I'll be there soon
E G
Far away, but of course near
E G
When you're sad, I'm always here
E G A
Thank you for saving me from myself
E G A
Your compassion became its own hell
E G A
Unequivocably beautiful inside and out
E G A
Without a doubt
Chorus
Bsus A
Nettie, no need to cry
Bsus A
Let me wipe those tear drops from your eyes
