Standin Around Cryin Chords

KeyF Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays552

Standin Around Cryin by Eric Clapton is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords F7, C7/G, Bb7, C7, F7/A, Bdim7, F#9 and F9. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
F
Text
16
Speed
  			
 

Intro 
F7  C7/G  Bb7 
F7  C7  F7  C7 

verse 1 
F7        Bb7                                        F7 
Oh, baby, look how you got me standin' 'round cryin'. 
Bb7                                                  F7 
Oh, baby, look how you got me standin' 'round cryin'. 
C7 
No, I don't love you little girl,  
Bb7                               F7 C7 
but you always restin' on my mind. 

verse 2 
F7        Bb7                                                 F7 
Oh, baby, I ain't gonna be ridin' you 'round in my automobile. 
Bb7                                                           F7 C7 F7 
Oh, baby, I ain't gonna be ridin' you 'round in my automobile. 
C7                   Bb7                                   F7 C7 
You got so many men, that I'm afraid you may get me killed. 

verse 3 
F7       Bb7 
Oh, baby you ain't nothin' like you used to be. 
F7 
(Spoken): No, don't get me killed, honey. 
Bb7 
Oh, baby you ain't nothin' like you used to be. 
                        F7 
(Spoken): Oh, man leave that woman alone. 
C7 
When I was deep in love with you, little girl, 
Bb7 
You were just sweet as an apple on a tree. 

Outro 
F7 F7/A Bb7 Bdim7 
C7 F#9 F9 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante