Cry Me A River Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays846

Cry Me A River by Etta James is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords A7, Am7/F#, F, E, Am, Am9, Dm7, G7, C, E7, Dm, Am7+, Am7, Am6, Bb9 and A9. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Am
Text
16
Speed
  			
Introdução:  A7 Am7/F# F E Am 

Am9           Am     Dm7         G7       C      E7 
Now you say you're lonely, you cry the whole night through 
       A7        Am7/F#                      F         E7         Am   E7 
Well you can cry me a river, cry me a river, I cried a river over you 
Am9              Am  Dm7      G7   C      E7 
Now you say you're sorry for being so untrue 
       A7        Am7/F#                      F         E7         Am   E7 
Well you can cry me a river, cry me a river, I cried a river over you 
Bridge  
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         Am7+             Am7          Am6          Bb9      E7 
Told me love was too plebian, told me you were through with me, and, 
A9        Am7       Dm7         G7        C     E7 
Now you say you love me well, just to prove it's true, 
    A7           Am7/F#                 F           E7        Am7 
You can cry me a river, cry me a river, I cried a river over you. 

Solo: Am9 Am Dm7 G7 C E7 A7 Am7/F# F E7 Am7 

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         Am7+             Am7          Am6          Bb9      E7 
Told me love was too plebian, told me you were through with me, and, 
A9        Am7       Dm7         G7        C     E7 
Now you say you love me well, just to prove it's true, 
    A7           Am7/F#                 F           E7        Am7 
You can cry me a river, cry me a river, I cried a river over you. 
F         E7          Am7 F           E7       Am7 
I cried a river over you. I cried a river over you. 
    	

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