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Cry Me A River

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Tuning CFCCGD
Chord Sequences:
[Note: Experiment with minor 11 (no 5th) chords rather than simple minor or minor 7ths 
in the below sequence.
Take the minor 7 flat 6th with pinch of salt..but it would be easy to do in dadgad 
(which I tried as well as the proper tuning).
Also could try (rather than m7b6 chord in sequence 2),  an Esus9 chord..I am not too 
sure of all the subtle tonalities here
but its essentially Em for a few bars. ]
 Sequence 1:
Now you say you love me
CmBut you cry the whole night through
FmYou can cry me a riveGmr
............Cm........        Fm  Gm  
Oh yes you're going' to cry me a river
Cos I cried a river over you.Cm  Fm  Gm  
Gm                            Cm
repeat seq 1 for:
Now you say you're sorry for being so untrue
You may cry a river
You may cry me a river
I cried a river over you
Yes I did child, yes I did my child.
Sequence 2:
You drove me nearly out of my head
Em7b6
You stood by and never shed a tear
Em7b6
But I remember every word that was said
Em7......Oh yes, I remember, never fear.
Dm7
repeat seq 1 for:
You may cry me a river, c'mon now
Cry me a river
You may cry me a river
I cried a river for you oh how I cried.
repeat seq 2 for:
You nearly drove me out of my own sweet head
You stood by, you never shed a tear for me.
I remember every cruel word, everything that was said
Yes I remember, never you fear.
repeat seq1 for:
You may cry me a river
I cried a river for you
Yes I cried a river for you.
Turn back the tide of life, I cried, salty water running down
I cried I love you
I cried I love you
I cried, I cried.
and continue seq 1 (Cm to Fm to Gm sequences) where it fits for :
You may cry, oh, she may cry now, a river of tears
A river of tears for you
You may cry now, she may cry, oh, she may cry now
You may cry, oh, she may cry now a river of tears
A river of tears for you.
I cry you can cry me a river
Lord loves a cheerful giver
C'mon and cry me a river of tears
C'mon now and cry me a river of tears
C'mon now and cry me a river of tears
C'mon now, c'mon down and cry me a river.
[ian_g 12April 2010]

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Cry Me A River

by John Martyn

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Dm7

Tuning CFCCGD

Chord Sequences:

[Note: Experiment with minor 11 (no 5th) chords rather than simple minor or minor 7ths

in the below sequence.

Take the minor 7 flat 6th with pinch of salt..but it would be easy to do in dadgad

(which I tried as well as the proper tuning).

Also could try (rather than m7b6 chord in sequence 2), an Esus9 chord..I am not too

sure of all the subtle tonalities here

but its essentially Em for a few bars. ]

Sequence 1:

Now you say you love me

But you cry the whole night through

Fm Gm

You can cry me a river

Cm Fm Gm

....................

Oh yes you're going' to cry me a river

Cm Fm Gm

Cos I cried a river over you.

Gm Cm

repeat seq 1 for:

Now you say you're sorry for being so untrue

You may cry a river

You may cry me a river

I cried a river over you

Yes I did child, yes I did my child.

Sequence 2:

You drove me nearly out of my head

Em7b6

You stood by and never shed a tear

Em7b6

But I remember every word that was said

Em7

......Oh yes, I remember, never fear.

Dm7

repeat seq 1 for:

You may cry me a river, c'mon now

Cry me a river

You may cry me a river

I cried a river for you oh how I cried.

repeat seq 2 for:

You nearly drove me out of my own sweet head

You stood by, you never shed a tear for me.

I remember every cruel word, everything that was said

Yes I remember, never you fear.

repeat seq1 for:

You may cry me a river

I cried a river for you

Yes I cried a river for you.

Turn back the tide of life, I cried, salty water running down

I cried I love you

I cried, I cried.

and continue seq 1 (Cm to Fm to Gm sequences) where it fits for :

You may cry, oh, she may cry now, a river of tears

A river of tears for you

You may cry now, she may cry, oh, she may cry now

You may cry, oh, she may cry now a river of tears

A river of tears for you.

I cry you can cry me a river

Lord loves a cheerful giver

C'mon and cry me a river of tears

C'mon now and cry me a river of tears

C'mon now, c'mon down and cry me a river.

[ian_g 12April 2010]

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