The Sky Is Crying

Albert King

THE SKY IS CRYING
As recorded by Albert King
(From the 1969 Album YEARS GONE BY)


Words and Music by Elmore James & M. Robinson
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Albert King - Lead w/dist'

Intro / Verse 1
Q.=61
12/8
Gtr I
W              Q.   Q   a      +S    S S  S Q  E.  S  E    +Q.   Q.   H.
|--------------|------------------------------------12----|-------------------|
|--------------|---------------------------------------14-|-(14)--------------|
|--------------|---------11b13==(11)r-11-9----------------|-------------------|
|--------------|---------------------------11-------------|-------------------|
|--------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------|


Q.    a      +Q     E  E  Q   +Q.      +Q   E  E  E  E  +Q.   Q.
|------14b16==(14)r--12-14------------|---------12-------------------|
|--------------------------14--(14)---|-(14)----------12-(12)--------|
|-------------------------------------|------------13----------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|


Q.    a      +S    S S  S E Q   S  S  S  S  +Q
|--------------------------------------12-----------|
|--------------------------------12-14----14-(14)---|
|------11b12==(11)r-11-9----------------------------|
|------------------------11-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|


+Q.   Q.   H.        Q.   E  a      +S   S E S  S S  E. S  S S S  S S
|---------------------|-----------------------9-9----------9-------------|
|-(14)----------------|---------------------9-----12-9-12----12-9--------|
|---------------------|--------11b12==(11)r-----------------------9------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------------------11---|
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------|


E  S  S  S  S  +Q.    E Q  S  S S E.
|---------12-----------------9-------------|
|---12-14----14-(14)---12------12-9--------|
|-----------------------------------9b9.5--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|


H.      Q.   Q  E   H    Q  H.
|-------------------|-9---------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------9-|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|


Q   a      +S   S E. E S  S S  E. S  S S S  S  E   E  a  E  E  E  E  E  Q  E E Q
|-------------------9--9-9----------9--------------|---------------------------9----||
|-----------------9--------12-9-12----12-9---------|---------12----------------9----||
|----11b13==(11)r--------------------------9-------|---11s13----13-11-13-13--9------||
|--------------------------------------------11-11-|--------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------||


Verse 2
~~~~~
|-4:3--|
Q.   Q.   E  a      +Q     E E  E E   Q.   +Q.   H.
|-------------------------------------|-9----(9)-----------|
|-------------12b14==(12)r--12-9------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------11-9-|--------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------|


Q   a      +E    Q   a      +E    Q.   E  Q
|----14b16==(14)r-13--13b14==(13)r-------------|
|----------------------------------14----x----|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|


E S S  a      +E    E E E  Q.   Q.
|---9---12b14==(12)r-12-9--------------|
|-----9-------------------9-12---------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|


E  Q  Q.   Q.    a      +S    S S  E.   S S Q  Q.   H.
|-9------------------------------------|-----9-------------|
|-9------------------------------------|-------------------|
|-9--------------11b12==(11)r-11-9-----|---9---------------|
|-----------------------------------11--|-------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------|


Q.    a      +Q.    +Q    E S S  S S  S S
|-----------------------------9-9-----------|
|------12b14==(12)---(12)r------------------|
|---------------------------------11-9----9-|
|--------------------------------------11---|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|


|-------7:6-------|
+Q.    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  Q.   S S  S S E    Q.    +Q.   Q.   Q  E
|-------------------12-------------9----------|------------------------|
|-------------14-------14----12------9--------|-11----(11)-------------|
|-(9)---11-13----13-------13-----------11-9---|-11----(11)-----------9-|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------|


Q.   +Q.   H.        Q.    a      +S   S S  a      +E.  E S S  S S      S S +Q
|-9----(9)-----------|---------------------9----------------9----------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------9---12b14==(12)r-----9--------------------|
|--------------------|------11b13==(11)r------------------------11-9b9.5----9-(9)--|
|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------11--------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|


~~
E  a  E  E  E  E  E  Q   E  E  E  E
|----------------------------------12-|
|---------12-----------------12-14----|
|---11s13----13-11-13-13--13----------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|


Guitar Solo
a  E  S  E.  Q   a      +E    H.
|-12s14----------------------------------|
|-------17-14--14--17b21==(17)r---------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|


E  S S E  S  S      +S   a      +E.   a      +E    a      +Q     S S  E       E
|------9-9-12-12pb14r(12)-12b16==(12)r-12b14==(12)r-12b14==(12)r--12-9-12b12.5-12b12.5-|
|---12---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Q.    E  Q  E  a      +Q    +E    E  E
|-9----12------14b16==(14)--(14)r-12-14-|
|------12-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|


Q.    E  E  E  +Q     S S S  S      +E    a      +E
|-------12-----------------9---12b14==(12)r-12b14==(12)r-|
|-14----------12-(12)--/9---9---------------------------|
|----------13--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|


a      +E    S S  E       E      Q   E  Q  Q.
|-12b14==(12)r-12-9-12b12.5-12b12.5-9--------------|
|--------------------------------------11---------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|


Q  S  S S  S  E      E E. S E  E  S      +S    E
|---------9----12b12.5-9-9--9-9-12-14b16==(14)r-12-|
|----9-11---11-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|


+Q.        Q   a      +S   S S  a      +S   +Q    S S  S S  S S
|-(12)b12.5---------------------9--------------------9-------------|
|-----------------------------9---12b14==(12)-(12)r----9-----------|
|----------------11b13==(11)r----------------------------11-9------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------11---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|


E  a  E  S  S  E       E  E  Q   e  S  S  e  E
|---------------12b12.5--------------------------|
|---------14------------14----12--14-14-12-------|
|---11s13----13------------13--------------13-13-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|


E  S  S  a      +E    E S  E.  a      +E    E.     +S   E  a      +E   E
|-----11-13-13b14==(13)r-11-x-11--14b16==(14)r-14b15==(14)r------------------|
|-/11------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------11b12==(11)r-9-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Q  S S  E  S      +S   a      +E    a      +E    S E. Q  E
|-9--9-9-12-12pb14r(12)-12b16==(12)r-12b14==(12)r-12-9--9--9-|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|


S S +Q   Q  E  S S +Q   Q  E    S S +Q   Q  E  S E. E  E      +E       +E
|-12-9-(9)--9--9-12-9-(9)--9--9-|-12-9-(9)--9----12-9--9-12b14==(12)b16==(12)r-|
|-------------------------------|--------------x-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|


a      +E.   S E E. S  E Q.   E  E      +E
|-12b14==(12)r-12-9-9------------9-12b14==(12)r-|
|----------------------9-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|


a      +E       +E    E      Q   E      Q.   E  E      +E
|-12b14==(12)b16==(12)r-12b12.5-9--12b12.5------9-12b14==(12)r--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|


a      +Q        +E    a      +Q    E  S S Q  S  S      +E   +E
|-12b14==(12)b16===(12)r-12b14==(12)r--9-12-9----9-12b14==(12)r(12)b12.5-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E  a      +Q     a      +E.   S E E  S E.  E E  a      +E
|---12b16==(12)r--12b14==(12)r-12-9-9-12-9----9-12b14==(12)r-|
|-------------------------------------------/9----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|


|--3--|
a      +E    S E. S  S S  a      +S   +S  S  S S  a      +E   S E +Q.
|-12b14==(12)r-12-9--9-------------------------------------------9---------|
|----------------------12-9------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------11b12==(11)r(11)p9----9-11b12==(11)r---9-(9)---|
|----------------------------------------------11--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Q   S S S  S E.  a      +S   +S    a      +E    S E Q  E
|-------9-9-12-9--12b13==(12)-(12)r-12b13==(12)r-12-9-9--9---|
|----12------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|


a      +Q.    Q   a      +S   S S  a      +S   +Q    S S  S  S S  S
|-12b13==(12)r---------------------9--------------------9--------------|
|--------------------------------9---12b14==(12)-(12)r----9-12---------|
|-------------------11b13==(11)r-------------------------------11-9----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------11-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|


|--4:3---|
Q.    S  S  S  E.  Q.    E  E  E  E
|------------12-----12---------------|
|------12-14----14--------12-14----12-|
|-------------------------------13----|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|


|---4:3----|
a      +Q.   a      +E    E  E  E   a      +S    S S  S S  S      E E  a      +S   S
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14b16==(14)r-14b16==(14)r-14-12------------------------------------9----------------9-|
|---------------------------------13--11b12==(11)r-11-9----9-11b11.5-----11b12==(11)r---|
|-------------------------------------------------------11------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


S  a      +S   +Q    a      +Q    a      +E    a      +S    S S  E.  S S  S E.
|-9------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---12b14==(12)-(12)r-12b14==(12)r-12b14==(12)r-12b14==(12)r-12-9----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------11--11-9----9b9.5----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------11----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Q  E  E S S  e S S  E S S  S S  E E       E  E  E  E E  E  Q.   Q  E
|----------9---12-9------9-----------------|----------------------------||
|-------/9---9------9-12---9---------------|---/9-12--------------------||
|----------------------------11-9----9b9.5-|---------11-9-11-11-------9-||
|-11------------------------------11-------|----------------------------||
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------||
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------||


Verse 3
E  Q  Q.   Q   a      +S    S S  S E E   H.      H.
|-9-------------------------------------|-9---------------|
|-9-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------11b13==(11)r-11-9------9-|-----------------|
|---------------------------------11-----|-----------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------|


Q   a      +E   +Q    E S S  a      +S   +S  S  S S  a      +E   S E
|-------------------------9----------------------------------------9---|
|----12b14==(12)-(12)r------9------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------11b12==(11)r(11)p9----9-11b12==(11)r---9-|
|------------------------------------------------11--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|


+E  E  S  S  S  S  Q   E  Q  Q.
|----------------12-----------------|
|-------12-14-14----14--12---------|
|-(9)-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|


H.      Q.    S S S  S      E   +E   E      E Q.   H.
|-----------------9---12b12.5-9-|-(9)-12b12.5--------------|
|--------------/9---9-----------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|


|---5:3----|
Q.    a      +E   E E  E E  E S S  S S      S  S Q
|---------------------9---------9---------------------|
|-------------------9---12-9-12---9-------------------|
|------11b12==(11)r-----------------11-9b9.5----------|
|--------------------------------------------11-------|
|-----------------------------------------------11----|
|-----------------------------------------------------|


|3-|
E  S  S  E  S  Q.    E  Q  S S  S S E    H.      Q.   E E E
|------------12--------------9----------|-11------------------|
|---12-14-14----14----12------9--------|-11------------------|
|--------------------------------11-9---|-11--------------9---|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------9-|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------|


|-3--|               |--3--|
H    Q  H.        Q.    a      +S   S S  S S  S  +S  S S  a      +E   +S  S  S E      Q
|-9---------------|---------------------9--------------9-----------------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------9---12-9-12-(12)---9---------------------------------|
|-----------------|------11b12==(11)r----------------------11b12==(11)r(11)p9----9b9.5-----|
|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------11-------11--|
|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E   E  E       E  E  E  Q.   Q.
|------------------------------------||
|-------12b12.5----------------------||
|---/13---------13-11-13-13----------||
|------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------||


Verse 4
Q.    a      +Q.    S  S S  S      +E   E E  a      +E     +H.       H.
|-----------------------------------------9---------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------12b14==(12)-|-(12)r--------------|
|------11b13==(11)r---9----9-11b12==(11)r---9-------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------11--------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|


Q   a      +E    Q       a      +E    S  S  +Q    E      Q
|----14b16==(14)r-12pb13--14b16==(14)r-12----------12b12.5----|
|-----------------------------------------14-(14)-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Q.    a      +S   S S S  E      Q.   S S  S E.
|---------------------9---12b12.5-9----9---------|
|-------------------9---9----------------9-------|
|------11b12==(11)r------------------------11-9--|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|


H.      Q.   E   E E   H.      H.
|----------------------|-9-------------|
|----------------------|---------------|
|----------------/11-9-|---------------|
|----------------------|---------------|
|----------------------|---------------|
|----------------------|---------------|


Q.    a      +S   S S  S S  S  +E  S S  S S      E Q
|---------------------9--------------9------------------|
|-------------------9---12-9-12-(12)---9----------------|
|------11b12==(11)r----------------------11-9b9.5-------|
|-------------------------------------------------11----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|


Q   S  S  S  S  Q   E Q  S S  S S E    H.      Q.   Q   E
|-------------12-----------9----------|-11------------------|
|----12-14-14----14--12------9--------|-11------------------|
|------------------------------11-9---|-11---------------9-|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------|



H.      H.        E  a      +Q    +Q.     E E  a      +E    E. S  E
|-9---------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------|---12b14==(12)--(12)r---12-9-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------------11b12==(11)r-11--9----|
|-----------------|------------------------------------------------11-|
|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------|


H.=H
q   q  q  H.        +W.
|--------------------|--------*|
|--------------------|--------*|
|--------------------|--------*|
|-11-----------------|--------*|
|-----11--9--8-------|-(8)----*|
|--------------------|--------*|

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