Sam Cooke – The Riddle Song (Guitar)

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As recorded by Sam Cooke [Intro] G [Verse 1]
G                C                  G
I gave my love a cherry that had no stone

D                G                   D
I gave my love a chicken that had no bone

                 G                D
I gave my love a ring that had no end

  C              G        C     G
I gave my love a baby with no cryin'
[Verse 2]
G             C                      G
How can there be a cherry that has no stone

D7               G         C/D G        D    D7
How can there be a chicken that  has no bone

              G        C/D G           D7  C Bb
How can there be a ring    that has no end

Em          Em7    C         Am7 D7  G C6  G/B D7/A G
How can there be a baby with no    cryiin'
[Verse 3]
     C                                   G      D7
A cherry when it's bloomin', ain't got no stone

                   G       C      G      D7
A chicken when it's  pippin' ain't got no bone

                 G     C G         D7  C
A ring when it's woven,  it has no end

B7    Em   Em7  C                 Am7     D7     G      C
And oh,  a baby when it's sleepin',   there's no cryin'

            G
A baby when it's sleepin'

     Am7   D9     G  C  G
There's no cryin'