All I Could Do Was Cry Chords by Etta James

Tempo:
57.775 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

Eb

Fm

Bbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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All i could do was cry  - ETTA JAMES chords
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[Ab] [Fm] [Bbm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Bbm] I heard [Eb] church [Ab] bells [Gb] ringing.
[Ab]
[Db] I [Eb] heard [Ab] singing.
[Gb] [Ab]
[Db] I [Eb] saw my love [Ab] walk down [Fm] the aisle.
[Bb] On her finger he [G] placed [Db] three.
I
[Ab] saw [Bbm] her [Eb] [Ab] holding hands.
[Gb] [Ab]
[Db] She was standing there [Eb] with [Fm] my man.
[Gb] [Ab]
[Db] I heard [Eb] them promise [Ab] till death do [Db] us [Dbm] part.
[Ab] Each [Fm] word was [Db] a pain in [Ab] my heart.
[Db] [C]
[Db] [Eb] All I could do was [Ab] cry.
[Fm]
[Db] Was [Eb] [Ab] cry.
[Db] [Eb] Losing [G] [Ab] the man that [Db] I [Dbm]
[Ab] had loved.
[Fm] All [Bbm] I could [Eb] do [Ab] was cry.
And now [Bbm] the [Eb] wedding [Ab] is over.
[Gb] [Ab]
[Db] Right [Eb] [Ab] hand for [Ebm] [Ab]
[Db] the only [Eb] life [Ab] we're chosen.
[Db] He [Dbm] got his [Ab] foot in my [Fm] eye.
[Db] His [Eb] hand [Ab] in his hand.
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] [Eb] [Ab] Was cry.
[Fm]
[Db] Was [Eb] [Ab] cry.
[Fm]
[Db] [Eb] [Ab] Losing the [Fm] man that I loved.
[Db] All I could [Eb] do [Ab] was cry.
[F]
Key:  
Ab
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Db
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Eb
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Fm
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Bbm
13421111
Ab
134211114
Db
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Eb
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To learn Etta James - All I Could Do Was Cry chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Db, Eb, Ab, Db, Fm, Db, Ab, Gb and Ab of chords. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 28 BPM before aiming for the song's 58 BPM. With Ab Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _
_ [Bbm] I heard [Eb] church [Ab] bells [Gb] ringing.
[Ab]
[Db] I [Eb] heard _ [Ab] singing.
[Gb] _ [Ab] _
[Db] I [Eb] saw my love [Ab] walk down [Fm] the aisle.
[Bb] On her finger he [G] placed [Db] three.
I _
[Ab] saw [Bbm] her [Eb] [Ab] holding hands.
[Gb] _ [Ab]
[Db] She was standing there [Eb] with [Fm] my man.
[Gb] _ [Ab] _
[Db] I heard [Eb] them promise [Ab] till death do [Db] us [Dbm] part.
[Ab] Each [Fm] word was [Db] a pain in [Ab] my heart.
[Db] _ [C] _
[Db] _ [Eb] All I could do was [Ab] cry.
_ [Fm] _
[Db] Was _ [Eb] _ [Ab] cry. _ _ _
[Db] _ [Eb] Losing [G] [Ab] the man that [Db] I [Dbm]
[Ab] had loved.
[Fm] All [Bbm] I could [Eb] do [Ab] was cry.
And now [Bbm] the [Eb] wedding [Ab] is over.
[Gb] _ [Ab]
[Db] Right _ [Eb] _ [Ab] hand for [Ebm] _ [Ab] _
[Db] the only [Eb] life [Ab] we're chosen.
[Db] He [Dbm] got his [Ab] foot in my [Fm] eye.
[Db] His [Eb] hand [Ab] in his hand.
[Db] _ [Ab] _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] Was cry.
_ [Fm] _ _
[Db] Was [Eb] _ _ [Ab] cry.
[Fm] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Eb] [Ab] Losing the [Fm] man that I loved.
[Db] All I could [Eb] do [Ab] was cry.
_ [F] _

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