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Cry Me A River Arthur Hamilton
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Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat
E-mail: mike@docsworkshop.co.uk
Tuning:EADGBE
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GUITAR INTRO CHORD SHAPES
[D] [C] [Bb] [Ddim] [Edim] [Bm7] [F#]
e| x - - - |x - - -|0 - - - |x - x - x - x--|
B|10 - - - |8 - - -|6 - - - |3 - 5 - 1 - 2--|
G|11 13 12 11|9 11 10 9|7 9 8 7 |2 - 4 - 2 - 3--|
D|12 - - - |10 - - -|8 - - - |3 - 5 - 4 - 4--|
A| 0 - - - |0 - - -|0 - - - |2 - 4 - 2 - 4--|
E| x - - - |x - - -|x - - - |x - x - 2 - 2--|
VERSE CHORD SHAPES
[Bm] [Gmaj7] [Amaj7] [E7sus4] [B6] [Bm] [A] [C#sus4] [Dmaj7] [Am] [Cdim] [B] [E9] [Em9] A7add6 [Ddim] [Edim] [Bm7] [F#] [C#7]
e|-7--7-----x-----x------x--7--5-7------x-----8--8----7--0-2---2------x----x----2---x--x--|
B|-7--7-----2-----3------4--7--5-7------7-----10-7----7--7-3---2------3----5----3---2--2--|
G|-7--7-----1-----2------2--7--6-6------6-----9--8----8--7-0---0------2----4----2---3--4--|
D|-9--9-----2-----0------3--9--7-6------7-----10-7----9--6-0---2------3----5----4---4--3--|
A|-9--10----0-----2------0--9--7-x------5-----0--x----9--7-2---0------2----4----4---4--4--|
E|-7--x-----x-----x------x--7--5-x------x-----x--x----7--0-0---x------x----x----2---2--x--|
CHORUS CHORD SHAPES LAST LINE CHORDS
[F#m7] [C#7] [E7] [Adim] [Abdim] [Bbdim] [Cdim] [C#] [Em9] A7add6 A#/c [Csus2] [D]
e|-2----4---7--5----4-----6-----7----9--|-2---2------x----x-----x-|
B|-2----6---9--4----3-----5-----6----6--|-3---2------3----3-----3-|
G|-2----4---7--5----4-----6-----7----6--|-0---0------3----5-----2-|
D|-2----6---9--4----3-----5-----6----6--|-0---2------3----5-----4-|
A|-4----4---7--x----x-----x-----x----x--|-2---0------3----3-----0-|
E|-2----4---7--x----x-----x-----x----x--|-0---x------x----x-----x-|
VERSE 1
[Bm] [Gmaj7] [Amaj7] [E7sus4] [B6]
Now you say you're lonely
[Bm] [A] [Dmaj7]
You cry the long night through Well, you can
[Am] [Cdim] [B] [E9]
cry me a ri - ver Cry me a river
[Em9] A7add6 [Ddim] [Edim] [Bm7] [F#]
I cried a river over you
VERSE 2
[Bm] [Gmaj7] E6
Now you say you're sorry
[Bm] [A] [Dmaj7]
For being so untrue Well, you can
[Am] [Cdim] [B] [E9]
cry me a ri - ver Cry me a river
[Em9] A7add6 [Ddim] [Edim] [G] [C#7]
I cried a river over you
CHORUS
[F#m7] [C#7] [E7] [C#7]
You drove me, nearly drove me, out of my head
[F#m7] [Adim] [Abdim] [Bbdim] [Cdim] [C#]
While you never shed a tear
[F#m7] [C#7] [E7] [C#7]
Remember, I remember, all that you said
[F#m7] [Adim] [F#m7] [Bbdim]
You told me love was too plebeian Told me you were through with me and
VERSE 3
[Bm] [Gmaj7] E6
Now you say you love me
[Bm] [A] [Dmaj7]
Well, just to prove that you do Come on and
[Am] [Cdim] [B] [E9]
cry me a ri - ver Cry me a river
[Em9] A7add6 [D] [C#7] [B7]
I cried a river over you
Em9 A7add6 A#/c Csus2 D
I cried a river over you
