Burton Cummings - Permissible To Cry

      [Intro]
G Bm C G Em C G Bm C G

[Verse 1]
G       Bm     C     G
Runnin' out of steam now
  Em                      C
I don't have the energy I once could have bragged of
G       Bm     C     G
Runnin' out of friendships
   Em                           C
It seems that the years bring a house so divided
G       Bm     C  G
Runnin' out of contacts
   Em                            C
Is this what they mean when they talk about lonely
G       Bm     C   G
Runnin' out of answers
     Em                    C
I've made my own bed but I don't understand it

[Chorus]
Em7                C
All I know is that things are movin' mighty fast
Em7                         C
Don't mind the change but I can't go it alone
Em7                      C                 D           G
All I wanna know is that some days it's permissible to cry

[Instrumental]
G Bm C G Em C G Bm C G

[Verse 2]
G      Bm      C     G
Wanted to be a tough guy
Em                                 C
Never talked much 'bout what I was feelin' inside me
G       Bm     C     G
I never let my guard down
Em                            C
Couldn't tell a friend from a casual acquaintance
G             Bm       C     G
I played them all like chess men
    Em                       C
The better the game the more moves I was using
G          Bm     C  G
I talked a lot of nonsense
    Em                          C
You get the most noise from the emptiest barrels

[Chorus]
Em7                C
All I know is that things are movin' mighty fast
Em7                         C
Don't mind the change but I can't go it alone
Em7                      C                 D           G
All I wanna know is that some days it's permissible to cry

[Bridge]
G                              Em7
Sometimes I'm feelin' like I'm all wrong
Em7                          G
The simple things are takin' too long
G                              Em7
Sometimes I'm feelin' like I'm all wrong
Em7                    G
About to waste another day
G                               Em7
Sometimes I'm thinkin' like I'm all wrong
Em7                       G
And I've been comin' over too strong
G                         C
And the things that I was sayin'
C                G  Bm C G Em C G Bm C G
Didn't matter anyway

[Verse 1]
G       Bm     C     G
Runnin' out of steam now
  Em                      C
I don't have the energy I once could have bragged of
G       Bm     C     G
Runnin' out of friendships
   Em                           C
It seems that the years bring a house so divided
G       Bm     C  G
Runnin' out of contacts
   Em                            C
Is this what they mean when they talk about lonely
G       Bm     C   G
Runnin' out of answers
     Em                    C
I've made my own bed but I don't understand it

[Chorus]
Em7                C
All I know is that things are movin' mighty fast
Em7                         C
Don't mind the change but I can't go it alone
Em7                      C                 D           G
All I wanna know is that some days it's permissible to cry
Em7                C
All I know is that things are movin' mighty fast
Em7                         C
Don't mind the change but I can't go it alone
Em7                      C                 D           G
All I wanna know is that some days it's permissible to cry

[Fade]
G       Bm     C     G
Runnin' out of steam now
G       Bm     C     G
Runnin' out of friendships
G       Bm     C  G
Runnin' out of contacts
G       Bm     C   G
Runnin' out of answers