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What a Crying Shame

The Mavericks
Track 2 on What a Crying Shame 

Producer

Don Cook
“What a Crying Shame” is track #1 on the album of the same name. It peaked at #25 on the country charts. NOTE: I transcribed these lyrics from a live recording (Live in… Read More 
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What a Crying Shame Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Wasn't I good to you
Didn't I show it
And if I ever hurt you
I didn't know it

[Verse 2]
If you think I don't care
Then you're mistaken
My love was always there
But now my heart's breakin'

[Chorus]
Oh baby, oh what a crying shame
To let it all slip away
And call it yesterday
Oh baby my life would be so blue
My heart would break in two
Oh what a crying shame

[Verse 3]
'Cause I believed in you
From the beginning
I thought our love was true
But now it's all ending
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[Chorus]
Oh baby, oh what a crying shame
To let it all slip away
And call it yesterday
Oh baby my life would be so blue
My heart would break in two
Oh what a crying shame

[Chorus]
Oh baby, oh what a crying shame
To let it all slip away
And call it yesterday
Oh baby my life would be so blue
My heart would break in two
Oh what a crying shame

[Outro]
Oh what a crying shame
Oh what a crying shame
Oh what a crying shame
Oh what a crying shame

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“What a Crying Shame” is track #1 on the album of the same name. It peaked at #25 on the country charts.

NOTE: I transcribed these lyrics from a live recording (Live in Austin), so the words may not be the same on the album.

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What a Crying Shame (1994)
The Mavericks
  1. 1.
    There Goes My Heart
  2. 2.
    What a Crying Shame
  3. 3.
    Pretend
  4. 4.
    I Should Have Been True
  5. 5.
    The Things You Said To Me
  6. 6.
    Just A Memory
  7. 7.
    All That Heaven Will Allow
  8. 8.
    Neon Blue
  9. 9.
    O What A Thrill
  10. 10.
    Ain’t Found Nobody
  11. 11.
    The Losing Side of Me
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Release Date
November 1, 1993
Tags
Country
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