My True Story Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays476

My True Story by Jive Five is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords D#, Cm, G#, A# and D#7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			D#        Cm                    G#  A# 
Cry, cry, cry, whoa-uh-oh-oh-oh-oh 
D#        Cm                    G#  A# 
Cry, cry, cry, whoa-uh-oh-oh-oh-oh 

A#         D#     Cm    G#          A# 
There is a story, yeah..that I must tell 
D#     Cm      G#       A# 
Of two lovers..that I bewail 
A#             D#        Cm                    G# 
Now, they must cry, cry, cry, whoa-uh-oh-oh-oh-oh 
A#           D#            Cm   G#            A# 
Their blues away..(cry cry cry..their blues, away.) 

D#           Cm         G#           A# 
Her name was Sue, yeah..his name was Earl 
D#           Cm        G#                A# 
His love was Lorraine..she's a wonderful girl 
A#            D#        Cm                    G# 
But they must cry, cry, cry, whoa-uh-oh-oh-oh-oh 
A#           D#    G#           D#   D#7 
Their blues away..(their blues away.) 

G#                            D# 
Love will make you happy..and love will 

Make you cry 
G# 
Love will make the tears fall..when your 
A# 
Lover says goodbye 
                D#        Cm                    G# 
And then you'll cry, cry, cry, whoa-uh-oh-oh-oh-oh 
A#          D#              Cm   G#          A# 
Your blues away..(cry, cry, cry..your blues away.) 

D#         Cm          G#        A# 
This story ends, yeah..it was no lie 
D#              Cm             G#                 A# 
Names have been changed, dear..to protect you and I 
A#          D#        Cm                    G# 
But we must cry, cry, cry, whoa-uh-oh-oh-oh-oh 
A#         D#              Cm             G#       A# 
Our blues away..(cry, cry, cry) mmm..mmm..mmm(whoa-oh 
           D# 
Our blues away.) 

D#                      Cm        G#      A# 
We must cry..(cry, cry, cry, whoa-oh, our blues 

( D# ) 
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante