Biography:
Manchester was born in the Bronx area of New York city to a musical family of Jewish descent. Her father was a bassoonist for the New York Metropolitan Opera. Manchester started a singing career at an early age, learning the piano and harpsichord at the Manhattan School of Music and Arts, singing commercial jingles at age 15, and becoming a staff writer for Chappell Music while attending New York City's High School of the Performing Arts.
She studied songwriting at New York University with Paul Simon.
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Don’t Cry Out Loud
Written by Peter Allen & Carole Bayer Sager
Performed by Melissa Manchester
Am x02210
A7 x02020
Am7 x02010
Am/G 302210
Am/G# 402210
A7sus4 x02030
Bm x24432
C x32010
C/G 332010
D xx0232
D/F# 200232
Em 022000
G 320003
After key change:
A#m x13321
A#m/A x0332x
C#/G 3x666x
C#/G# 4x666x
D# x68886
D#/G 300343
D#aug x01343
Fm 133111
G#m/A x0x444
G#m/G xx5444
G# 466544
G#/G xx5544
Capo 2
Intro:
C/G G x 4
Verse 1:
G Bm
Baby cried the day the circus came to town
C D D/F# - G - D/F#
'Cause she didn't want parades just passing by her
G Bm
So she painted on a smile and took up with some clown
C D D/F# - G – D/F#
While she danced without a net upon the wire
Em D/F#
I know alot about her, 'cause you see
Am D
Baby, is an awful lot like me
Chorus:
G D/F# Em
Don't cry out loud
Am Am/G#
Just keep it inside
C/G D
And learn how to hide your feelings
G D/F# Em
Fly high and proud
Am Am/G#
And if you should fall
C/G D Em D
Remember you almost had it all
Verse 2:
G Bm
Baby saw that when they pulled that big top down
C D D/F# - G - D/F#
They left behind her dreams among the litter
G Bm
And the different kind of love she thought she'd found
C D D/F# G D/F#
There was nothing left but sawdust and some glit - ter
Em D/F#
But Baby can't be broken, 'cause you see
A7sus4 A7 Am7 D
She had the finest teacher, that was me
I told her
Repeat Chorus
Instrumental:
Em - D#aug - D#
Ooh..oohh..oohh
Chorus 2: (Up one fret)
G# D#/G Fm
Don't cry out loud
A#m A#m/A
Just keep it inside
C#/Ab D#
And learn how to hide your feelings
G# G#/G Fm
Fly high and proud
A#m G#m/A
And if you should fall
C#/G D#
Remember you almost made it
G# D#/G Fm
Don't cry out loud
A#m A#m/A
Just keep it inside
C#/Ab D#
And learn how to hide your feelings
G# D#/G Fm
Fly high and proud
A#m A#m/A
And if you should fall
C#/G D# G#
Remember you almost had it all
Instrumental Ending:
G# D#/G Fm
A#m A#m/A
C#/G# D#
Fading…
Written by Peter Allen & Carole Bayer Sager
Performed by Melissa Manchester
Am x02210
A7 x02020
Am7 x02010
Am/G 302210
Am/G# 402210
A7sus4 x02030
Bm x24432
C x32010
C/G 332010
D xx0232
D/F# 200232
Em 022000
G 320003
After key change:
A#m x13321
A#m/A x0332x
C#/G 3x666x
C#/G# 4x666x
D# x68886
D#/G 300343
D#aug x01343
Fm 133111
G#m/A x0x444
G#m/G xx5444
G# 466544
G#/G xx5544
Capo 2
Intro:
C/G G x 4
Verse 1:
G Bm
Baby cried the day the circus came to town
C D D/F# - G - D/F#
'Cause she didn't want parades just passing by her
G Bm
So she painted on a smile and took up with some clown
C D D/F# - G – D/F#
While she danced without a net upon the wire
Em D/F#
I know alot about her, 'cause you see
Am D
Baby, is an awful lot like me
Chorus:
G D/F# Em
Don't cry out loud
Am Am/G#
Just keep it inside
C/G D
And learn how to hide your feelings
G D/F# Em
Fly high and proud
Am Am/G#
And if you should fall
C/G D Em D
Remember you almost had it all
Verse 2:
G Bm
Baby saw that when they pulled that big top down
C D D/F# - G - D/F#
They left behind her dreams among the litter
G Bm
And the different kind of love she thought she'd found
C D D/F# G D/F#
There was nothing left but sawdust and some glit - ter
Em D/F#
But Baby can't be broken, 'cause you see
A7sus4 A7 Am7 D
She had the finest teacher, that was me
I told her
Repeat Chorus
Instrumental:
Em - D#aug - D#
Ooh..oohh..oohh
Chorus 2: (Up one fret)
G# D#/G Fm
Don't cry out loud
A#m A#m/A
Just keep it inside
C#/Ab D#
And learn how to hide your feelings
G# G#/G Fm
Fly high and proud
A#m G#m/A
And if you should fall
C#/G D#
Remember you almost made it
G# D#/G Fm
Don't cry out loud
A#m A#m/A
Just keep it inside
C#/Ab D#
And learn how to hide your feelings
G# D#/G Fm
Fly high and proud
A#m A#m/A
And if you should fall
C#/G D# G#
Remember you almost had it all
Instrumental Ending:
G# D#/G Fm
A#m A#m/A
C#/G# D#
Fading…
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