CRY TO HEAVEN Year: 1985 Album: ICE ON FIRE Writers: Elton John\ Bernie Taupin Use a lot of melodic embelleshments in the right hand on this one. These are merely basic chordings. Listen to the recording to get ideas, but don't be afraid to improvise. This is a song you can really express yourself with and make your own, so use this opportunity as well as possible. Am F Am F Am F G I found a black beret on the street today Am It was lying in the gutter all torn C\G F G There's a white flag flying on a tall building E9\G# E But the kids just watch the storm Am F G Their dirty faces pressed on the windows Am Shattered glass before their eyes C\G F G There's a mad dog barking in a burned out subway E9\G# E Where the sniper sleeps at night Am F No birthday songs to sing again G E7\G# Am Just bricks and stones to give them C\G F G Wrap them up in your father's flags E\G# E And let them cry to heaven Am F No birthday songs to sing again G E7\G# Am Just bricks and stones to give them C\G F G Wrap them up in your father's flags E\G# E And let them cry to heaven Am F There are many graves by a cold lake G Am As the beds were when your babies are born C\G F G And your rag doll sits with a permanent grin E9\G# E But the kids just watch the storm Am F G I saw a black cat tease a white mouse Am Until he killed it with his claws C\G F G Seems a lot of countries do the same thing E9\G# E Before they go to war (CHORUS) Am F Let them cry to heaven Am F Let them cry to heaven G Am Let them cry to heaven