WHEN A BLIND MAN CRIES

As recorded by Deep Purple

(from the 1972 Single "B-side to the single "Never Before"")
Transcribed by layla Words by Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice
Music by Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice

A Intro
Slow Rock P = 65
Bm Em Bm Em
V V V V
g 4 k Vc V V V V
1
Ig 4 W u u
Gtr I M
Full M
Full FullM
T 10 10 7 10 10
9 6 7
A 7 9
B
H

B Verse
Bm Em Bm Bm
gg V V V V V c
W W k V
4
I V V V V V V V u
Gtr I
MM
FullFull
||||||||||
T
O
10 10 10 7
7
A 7 9 7 7 9 9
B 7 9 7 9
H H

g V V
Ig V V V V V V V V V V V
V V
Gtr II
let ring let ring
T 3 3
4 4 2 4 4 4
A 4 2 4 4 4
B 2 2
H

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A Bm
g V V c k Vc k Vc k V
8
Ig V u
V W W W
u
Gtr I

T
6 7 9
A 7 9 7 9 7 9 9
B

g V c V W V W V W
Ig V V V V V V V V V
V V V V
Gtr II
let ring
7 7 7
T 5 7 7 7
A 7 7 9 9 9
B 7 9 9 9
5 7 7 7

A Bm D G
g V V V V j V V V V V
12
Ig V u
W
V V V
U
Gtr I M
Full M
Full M
Full

T
6 7 9 7 6 9
10
9 9
O7
A 9 7 9
B 7 9
H

g k V V W V W
I g WW V V V V V V V V V
u V V V V V
Gtr II Gtr II
let ring
7 3
T 7 3
6 7 7 4
A 7 9 7 7 7 5 5
B 4 9 5 5 5
7

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Em Bm D G
g j V V W
16
Ig V V V V
Gtr I M
Full M
Full

T 10
9 9
A
B 10 9 7
10

g V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Ig V V V V V
V V V V V V V V
V
Gtr II
let ring
0 2
T 0 0 3 3 3 3
0 4 4 2 2 2
A 2 0 4 4 0 0 5 4 2
B 2 2 5
0

C Guitar Solo
Bm A
g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W
20
Ig
3 3 3
Gtr I let ring
let ring ||||
M M
Full Full M M M
Full Full Full M M
Full Full M M
Full Full M M M
Full Full Full
M
Full FullM
T
7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
10 O
9 7 9 9 9 9 9
7
9 7
O 6 7 7
A 9
B

g V W V W V W V V V c
Ig V V V V V V V
V V V
Gtr II
let ring
7 7 7
T 7 7 7 5
6 7
A 9 9 9 7
B 9 9 9
7 7 7

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Bm

V V V V V V
gg V V W k V
V V V V V
lV V f V gV V V V
24
I u u V V V V V V
3
3
3
Gtr I
||||||||| M M
Full Full M M M
Full Full Full M
Full
O
7 10 10 9 7 7
T 7 10 10 10 10 10 7 10 7 6 7 7
7 6 7 9 7 9 7
A 9 9 9
B
H H H P

gg V W V W V W
I V V V V V V
V V V
Gtr II
let ring
7 7 7
T 7 7 7
A 9 9 9
B 9 9 9
7 7 7

A Bm D G

g VVVVV VVVVW VVV VVV

V W V VV VV
27
Ig V V V
Gtr I let ring
M
Full M M M MM
Full Full Full FullFull M M M MM
Full Full Full FullFull M
Full M
Full M
Full M
Full

10 10
T
6 7 7 7
O6 7 9 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 9
10 10 10 10
A 9 9 9
B

gg V V V c VW VW
V VV VVV VVV VVV VVV V
I
V V V V V VV
Gtr II
let ring
7 3
T 5 7 3
6 7 4 4 7 7 4
A 7 9 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5
B 9 2 2 5 5 5
7

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Em Bm D G
V V V V V V V V V V V
32
gg V V k u u V V V V V V V V V W V V V
I u 3 3
u
Gtr I
let ring
M M
Full Full M
Full
OM
Full
OM
Full
OM O
Full M M
Full Full M
Full
M M
Full Full M
Full

10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7
T 10 10 10
9 9 9
10
9 7
O 7 7
O 7 9 7
O
A 9 9
B

gg V V
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V
V
Gtr II
let ring
0 2
T 0 0 3 3 3 3
0 4 4 2 2 2
A 2 0 4 4 0 0 5 4 2
B 2 2 5
0

D Verse
Bm Bm A Bm

gg V V VVVV U c
36 kV V VV V U
I u u
u
Gtr ||||||
I ||||||||||||||||||
M Full M MO
FullFull M Full

10 10 7
T 10 10 10
7 6 7 9
A 9 7 9
B

gg VW VVVVV VVVVV VV c VW
I VV VV V VV V V V VV
V u V
Gtr II
let ring let ring
7 5 7 5 7 7
T 7 7 7 7 7 5 7
7 7 7 7 6 7
A 9 9 7 9 7 7 9
B 9 9
7 7

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Bm A Bm
V V V
gg W V
k u
W V
k u u
V W
V V V V V V V V
41
I u
Gtr I
7 7 7 9 10 12 7
T 10 10
A 7 7
B 7 9 7 9 7 9
H H H

g V W V V V c V W
Ig V V V V V V V V u
V V V
V V V V
Gtr II
let ring let ring
7 7
T 7 5 7
4 4 6 7
A 4 4 4 4 9 7 9
B 2 2 9 9
7 7

D G Em Bm

g VV VW VV VW VVW
W j V V
45
Ig VVV
Gtr I M
Full M M M
Full Full Full

T 12 12 12 15 15 15 15
7 12 12 12 12
A 7 12 14
B 7 9
H

g VW VW VW
Ig VV VVV VVV V VVVV VV
V V V VV VV V V
V
Gtr II
let ring
7 3 0 7
T 7 3 0 0 7
7 7 4 0
A 9 7 7 7 5 5 2 0 9
B 9 5 5 5 2 9
7 0 7

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E Outro
D G Bm
V V V V V
g V V V V V V V
50
Ig V V V V W 3

Gtr I M M
Full Full M M
Full Full M
Full
O M Full

12 12 12 10 12
T 7 10 10 10 10 10 10
A
B 10 9 7
10 7

g V V V W V V
Ig V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V
V V V
V V
Gtr II
let ring let ring
3
T 3 3 3
7 7 4 4 2 4 2
A 7 7 7 5 5 4 2 4 4 2 4
B 5 5 5 2 2
H H

W V V V V V
54
gg k V V V V V V V W U
I
3 3
Gtr I ||||||||||||||
M
Full M
Full M
Full

12 7 10 10 9 7 7
T 7 7 10 7 7
9 9 9
A
B
H P

g V c
Ig V V V U U
V
Gtr II
let ring
T 3
4 2 4 4
A 4
B 2

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