Cry Me A River Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays457

Cry Me A River by Pride And Glory is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro: D  G  D 

Verso 1:
D 
I keep on runnin' baby 

I keep on runnin 
                 G 
But I just can't hide 
                 D 
No, I just can't hide 

I keep on hurtin baby 
                          G 
I keep on hurtin so deep inside 
        D 
So deep inside 

        A 
Lord I need your smile 
  G 
Child like the one I once knew 
  A 
Made my grass green 
  G 
And my skies blue 
  A                 G 
Lord was a time when 2 was 1 
  A 
Tell me now girl 
                 D          G   D  G  G 
Where've all the good times gone 


D   A    G   D 
Cry me a river 
D        A        G 
Wash my blues all away 
D   A    G   D 
Cry me a river 
D      A        G 
Girl you is my riverboat 
D 
Take me away 

Verso 2: 
D 
I's reachin' out my hand 
                                        G 
Won't ya please help me to my feet once again 
          D 
Oh, once again 
D 
Tears fallin' like rain 

Lord it's a time 
                        G 
When everybody needs a friend    
                  D 
Girl where've you been 

        A 
Lord I need your smile 
  G 
Child like the one I once knew 
  A 
Made my grass green 
  G 
And my skies blue 
  A                 G 
Lord was a time when 2 was 1 
  A 
Tell me now girl 
                 D          G   D  G  G 
Where've all the good times gone 


D   A    G   D 
Cry me a river 
D        A        G 
Wash my blues all away 
D   A    G   D 
Cry me a river 
D      A        G 
Girl you is my riverboat 
D 
Take me away 

D   A    G   D 
Cry me a river 
D        A        G 
Wash my blues all away 
D   A    G   D 
Cry me a river 
D        A        G 
Lord Wash my blues all away 
D   A    G   D 
Cry me a river 
D        A        G 
Wash my blues all away 
          D   A  G  D 
I'm gonna Cry me a river 
D            A    G 
Girl you is my riverboat 
D 
Take me away 
    	

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