Crying Time Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays452

Crying Time by Ray Charles is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A7, D7 and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			D A7 D7 
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        D                              A7 
Oh, its cryin' time again your gonna leave me; 
                                     D 
I can see that far away look in your eyes. 
                  D7              G 
I can tell by the way you hold me darlin', 
        D                A7              D 
That it won't be long before it cryin' time. 
 
 
         D                                     A7 
Oh, they say that absence makes the heart grow fonder, 
                                          D 
And that tears are only rain to make love grow 
                            D7            G 
Well, my love for you could never grow no stronger, 
     D            A7            D 
If I live to be a hundred years old. 
 
 
        D                                    A7 
Oh, you say that you found someone you loved better; 
                                           D 
That the way it happened every time before. 
                   D7 
And as sure as the sun comes up tomorrow, 
D                           A7 
Cryin' time will start when you walk out the door. 
 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante