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A Little Bitty Tear (Hank Cochran)(WORD)
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A Little Bitty Tear (Burl Ives)(WORD)
A Little Bitty Tear (Burl Ives)(PDF)
You can play along with Burl Ives! If you want to play along with Hank Cochran, in GCEA tuning, put your capo on the 4th fret.
"A Little Bitty Tear" has been recorded by many musical acts, the first being American recording artist, Burl Ives. It has since been recorded by others, including Wanda Jackson, Bing Crosby, Chet Atkins, and Cochran himself.
With the release of his new studio album in 1980, Hank Cochran released his first official version of "A Little Bitty Tear". Cochran recorded the song with friend and American country artist, Willie Nelson in early 1980. Then "A Little Bitty Tear" was released as a single in October 1980.