Chords for Ella Fitzgerald - Cry Me A River (Verve Records 1961)

Tempo:
125.45 bpm
Chords used:

Abm

E

B

Bb

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ella Fitzgerald - Cry Me A River (Verve Records 1961) chords
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[Eb] [Abm] [E]
[Abm] [E]
[Abm] [E]
[Abm] Now [E]
[Abm] [Bb] [E]
[Abm] you [E]
[Abm] say you're lonely [Ebm] [Dm] [Dbm] You [Gb] cried the [B] long night [Bbm] through
[Eb] Well [Ab] you can [Gb] cry me [Bb] a [Fm] river [Db] [Abm] Cry [Gb] me a [Dbm] river
I [Gb] cried a river [B] over you
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Abm] Now [E]
you [Abm] say you're [B] sorry [Dbm] For [Gb] being [B] so untrue
[Bbm]
[G] Well you [Ab] can [Bbm] cry me [Abm] a river [C] [Db] Cry me a river
[Dbm] Cause I cried, I [Gb] cried, I cried [B] a river [Db] over you
[Ebm]
[Bb] [Ebm] You [Cm] drove me, [F] nearly drove me out of [Bb] my [Ebm] head
Why you [C] never [F] shed a [D] tear
[Ebm] Remember, [C] [Eb] I remember [F] all that [Bb] you said
[Eb] [Fm] Told me [Gbm] love was [Gm] too [Bbm] plebeian
Told me [Eb] you were through with [Abm]
me
And now [E] you [Abm] say, you say [B] you love [Ebm] me
[Dm] [Dbm] Well, [Gb] just to [B] prove you do
[Bbm] [Eb] Come on [Ab] and [Bb] cry me [F] a [Bb] river
[Db] Cry me a river [Dbm] cause I cried [Gb] a river [B]
over [Gb] [Ab] you
[Ebm]
You [Cm] drove me, [F] nearly drove me out of [Ab] [Bb] my [Ebm] head
Why [C] you [Cm] never [F] shed a [B] [D] tear
[Ebm]
Remember, I [F] remember [Abm] all that you [Bb] said
[Eb] Told me [Fm]
love was [Gbm] [Gm] too [Bbm] plebeian
Told me you [Ebm] were through with [Abm] me
And now
[E] you say [Abm] you love [Ebm] me
[F] [Dbm]
Well, [Gb] just to [B] prove you do
[Bb] Come on [Ab] and cry, [Bb] cry, cry, [Db] cry
[F] me a [E] river
Cause I [Gb] cried [Ab] a [B] river [Ebm] over [Ab] you
[Dbm] If my pillow could talk, [E] imagine what it would have said
[B] Would be a river of [Gm]
tears I [A] cried in [Abm] bed
[Ab] So [Dbm] you can cry,
[E] Danny, [F] go hang on to her [B] like that [Bb]
river
[E] [F] Cause [Dbm] I cried [Eb] [E] [F] [Gb]
a river over [B]
you
[Ab] [G] [E]
[Bb] River [B] over you
Key:  
Abm
123111114
E
2311
B
12341112
Bb
12341111
Ebm
13421116
Abm
123111114
E
2311
B
12341112
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To jam and learn Ella Fitzgerald - Cry Me A River chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: E, Abm, E, B, Dbm and Gb. Kick off your practice at a gentle 62 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 125 BPM. Given the song's key of Ab Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Eb] _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Abm] Now _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ you [E] _ _
_ [Abm] say _ you're lonely _ [Ebm] _ [Dm] [Dbm] You _ _ [Gb] cried the _ [B] long night _ [Bbm] through
_ [Eb] Well [Ab] you can [Gb] cry me [Bb] a [Fm] river _ [Db] _ [Abm] Cry [Gb] me a [Dbm] river
_ I [Gb] cried a river _ [B] over you
[Bbm] _ _
[Eb] _ [Abm] Now _ _ _ [E] _ _
you [Abm] say _ you're [B] sorry _ _ [Dbm] _ _ For [Gb] being _ [B] _ so _ untrue
[Bbm] _
_ [G] Well you [Ab] can [Bbm] cry me [Abm] a river [C] _ _ [Db] _ Cry me a river
[Dbm] Cause I cried, I [Gb] cried, I cried [B] a river _ [Db] over you
[Ebm] _
_ [Bb] _ [Ebm] You [Cm] drove me, [F] nearly drove me out of [Bb] my _ _ [Ebm] head
Why you [C] _ never _ [F] shed a [D] tear _ _
_ [Ebm] Remember, _ _ [C] _ [Eb] I remember [F] all that [Bb] you _ said
[Eb] _ [Fm] Told me [Gbm] love was [Gm] too [Bbm] plebeian
Told me [Eb] you were through with [Abm]
me
And now _ [E] _ you [Abm] say, you say [B] you love [Ebm] me
[Dm] _ [Dbm] _ _ Well, [Gb] just to [B] prove you do
_ [Bbm] _ [Eb] Come on [Ab] and [Bb] cry me [F] a [Bb] river _
[Db] _ Cry me a river [Dbm] cause I _ cried [Gb] a river [B]
over [Gb] [Ab] you
_ _ _ _ [Ebm]
You _ [Cm] drove me, [F] nearly drove me out of [Ab] [Bb] my _ _ [Ebm] head
Why [C] you [Cm] never [F] shed a _ [B] _ [D] tear
_ [Ebm] _ _
Remember, _ _ I [F] remember [Abm] all that you [Bb] said
_ [Eb] _ Told me [Fm]
love was [Gbm] [Gm] too [Bbm] plebeian
Told me you [Ebm] were through with [Abm] me
And now _
_ [E] _ you say [Abm] _ you love [Ebm] me
[F] _ [Dbm] _ _
Well, [Gb] _ just to [B] prove you do
_ [Bb] _ Come on [Ab] and cry, [Bb] cry, cry, _ _ [Db] _ cry _
[F] _ me a [E] river
Cause I [Gb] cried [Ab] a [B] river _ [Ebm] _ over [Ab] you
_ _ [Dbm] _ If my pillow could talk, [E] imagine what it would have said
_ [B] Would be a river of [Gm]
tears I [A] _ cried in [Abm] bed
[Ab] So [Dbm] you can cry, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ Danny, [F] go hang on to her [B] like that [Bb]
river
_ _ [E] _ [F] Cause [Dbm] I cried [Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gb] _
_ a river over [B] _ _
you
[Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
[Bb] River [B] over you _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Arthur Hamilton.

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