Cry Me A River
(Sam's chords)
Words & Music:
Arthur Hamilton (1953)
Am Amb9
Am9 Am7 A
Now----, you say you're
lonely---,
Dm7 GM7
CM7 CM6 E7b9 E7
You cry the whole night
through.
A7(add9) D9
Well, you can cry me a river,
cry me a river
F7 E7 E+ Am [back to opening Am lick]
I cried a river over you.
Now, you say you're sorry for
being so untrue.
Well, you can cry me a river,
cry me a river, I cried a river over you.
Am
E7 Dm
E7 Am
Dm7 E7
You drove me, nearly drove me
out of my head while you never shed a tear.
Am
E7
Dm
E7
Remember? I remember all that you said:
Am
Am+7 Am7
Am6 Bb9 E7
Told me love was too plebian,
told me you were through with me, and,
Now, you say you love me. Well, just to prove it's true,
You can cry me a river, cry me
a river, I cried a river over you.
A7(add9)
D9
F7 E7 D9 C9 B9
Cry me a river, cry me a
river. I cried a river over you.
F7 E7
[final chord: Am9(5), B on high E, or the original Am lick]
I cried a river over you.
[Chordal arrangement for guitar by Sam Davis]
Verse chords are:
Am = X 0
2 5 5 X [2 beats]
Amb9 = X 0 3 5 5 X [2 beats]
Am9 = X 0 4 5 5
X [2 beats]
Am7 = X 0 5 5 5
X [1 beat] TO: A7 = X 0 5 6 5 X [1 beat]
Dm7 = X 5 3 5 3
X [2 beats]
GM7 = 3 x 3 4 5
3 [2 beats]
CM7 = x 3 5 4 5 x [1 beat] TO: CM6
= x 3 5 2 5 x [1 beat]
E7b9 = x 2 3 1 3 x [1 beat] TO: E7
= x 2 2 1 3 x [1 beat]
[on low E string, do an eighth note pick-up]
A7(add 9) = 5 x 5 6 5 7 [4 beats]
D9 = x 5 4 5 5 x [4 beats]
F7 = 1 x 1 2 4
X
E7 = 0 x 0 1 3
0
E+7 = x x x 0 1 1[eighth notes with the vocal line to Am
again]
Alternates:
x 0 x 1 sl. 2 p.o. 1 sl. 2 [2-0 on G string]
or to:
x 0 3 1 [with
Ò3 1Ó sl. To Ò4 2Ó]
E7#9 = 0 x 0 1 3 3 or 0 x 0 1 1 3