{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1103925,"song":"Cry Me A River","artist":"John Martyn","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11245373-cry-me-a-river-chords-by-john-martyn/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1103925?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"Tuning CFCCGD\r\n\r\nChord Sequences:\r\n\r\n[Note: Experiment with minor 11 (no 5th) chords rather than simple minor or minor 7ths \r\nin the below sequence.\r\nTake the minor 7 flat 6th with pinch of salt..but it would be easy to do in dadgad \r\n(which I tried as well as the proper tuning).\r\nAlso could try (rather than m7b6 chord in sequence 2),  an Esus9 chord..I am not too \r\nsure of all the subtle tonalities here\r\nbut its essentially Em for a few bars. ]\r\n\r\n Sequence 1:\r\nNow you say you love me\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nBut you cry the whole night through[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]                   [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nYou can cry me a river[/tab]\r\n[tab]............[ch]Cm[/ch]........[ch]Fm[/ch]        [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nOh yes you're going' to cry me a river[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]Cm[/ch]        [ch]Fm[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nCos I cried a river over you.[/tab]\r\n[ch]Gm[/ch]                            [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n\r\nrepeat seq 1 for:\r\nNow you say you're sorry for being so untrue\r\nYou may cry a river\r\nYou may cry me a river\r\nI cried a river over you\r\nYes I did child, yes I did my child.\r\n\r\n\r\nSequence 2:\r\nYou drove me nearly out of my head\r\nEm7b6\r\nYou stood by and never shed a tear\r\nEm7b6\r\nBut I remember every word that was said\r\n[tab][ch]Em7[/ch]\r\n......Oh yes, I remember, never fear.[/tab]\r\n[ch]Dm7[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nrepeat seq 1 for:\r\n\r\nYou may cry me a river, c'mon now\r\nCry me a river\r\nYou may cry me a river\r\nI cried a river for you oh how I cried.\r\n\r\nrepeat seq 2 for:\r\nYou nearly drove me out of my own sweet head\r\nYou stood by, you never shed a tear for me.\r\nI remember every cruel word, everything that was said\r\nYes I remember, never you fear.\r\n\r\nrepeat seq1 for:\r\nYou may cry me a river\r\nI cried a river for you\r\nYes I cried a river for you.\r\nTurn back the tide of life, I cried, salty water running down\r\nI cried I love you\r\nI cried I love you\r\nI cried, I cried.\r\n\r\nand continue seq 1 (Cm to Fm to Gm sequences) where it fits for :\r\nYou may cry, oh, she may cry now, a river of tears\r\nA river of tears for you\r\nYou may cry now, she may cry, oh, she may cry now\r\nYou may cry, oh, she may cry now a river of tears\r\nA river of tears for you.\r\nI cry you can cry me a river\r\nLord loves a cheerful giver\r\nC'mon and cry me a river of tears\r\nC'mon now and cry me a river of tears\r\nC'mon now and cry me a river of tears\r\nC'mon now, c'mon down and cry me a river.\r\n\r\n[ian_g 12April 2010]","plain_text":"Tuning CFCCGD\n\nChord Sequences:\n\n[Note: Experiment with minor 11 (no 5th) chords rather than simple minor or minor 7ths \nin the below sequence.\nTake the minor 7 flat 6th with pinch of salt..but it would be easy to do in dadgad \n(which I tried as well as the proper tuning).\nAlso could try (rather than m7b6 chord in sequence 2),  an Esus9 chord..I am not too \nsure of all the subtle tonalities here\nbut its essentially Em for a few bars. ]\n\n Sequence 1:\nNow you say you love me\n\n\n\n\nGm                            Cm\n\nrepeat seq 1 for:\nNow you say you're sorry for being so untrue\nYou may cry a river\nYou may cry me a river\nI cried a river over you\nYes I did child, yes I did my child.\n\n\nSequence 2:\nYou drove me nearly out of my head\nEm7b6\nYou stood by and never shed a tear\nEm7b6\nBut I remember every word that was said\n\nDm7\n\n\nrepeat seq 1 for:\n\nYou may cry me a river, c'mon now\nCry me a river\nYou may cry me a river\nI cried a river for you oh how I cried.\n\nrepeat seq 2 for:\nYou nearly drove me out of my own sweet head\nYou stood by, you never shed a tear for me.\nI remember every cruel word, everything that was said\nYes I remember, never you fear.\n\nrepeat seq1 for:\nYou may cry me a river\nI cried a river for you\nYes I cried a river for you.\nTurn back the tide of life, I cried, salty water running down\nI cried I love you\nI cried I love you\nI cried, I cried.\n\nand continue seq 1 (Cm to Fm to Gm sequences) where it fits for :\nYou may cry, oh, she may cry now, a river of tears\nA river of tears for you\nYou may cry now, she may cry, oh, she may cry now\nYou may cry, oh, she may cry now a river of tears\nA river of tears for you.\nI cry you can cry me a river\nLord loves a cheerful giver\nC'mon and cry me a river of tears\nC'mon now and cry me a river of tears\nC'mon now and cry me a river of tears\nC'mon now, c'mon down and cry me a river.\n\n[ian_g 12April 2010]","chords":["Em","Cm","Fm","Gm","Em7","Dm7","A","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"Dm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,1]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}