Cry Me A River Chords

by Justin Timberlake
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Difficulty: absolute beginner
Capo: 4th fret
Author natarded. [a] 51. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014
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Chords

Em
G
D
Am

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Not totally sure this is right, i suddenly began to play this and thought it sounded good.
 
Capo on 4th fret
Standard tuning
 
Intro; (pluck each individual string for each chord, except the low E)
 
Em G D Am [x2]
 
(play normally)
Em          G
You were my sun
D           Am
You were my earth
Em             G                   D          Am
But you didn't know all the ways I loved you, no
Em            G
So you took a chance
D              Am
And made other plans
Em                   G                          D              Am
But I bet you didn't think that they would come crashing down, no
 
Em                     G
You don't have to say, what you did,
D               Am
I already know, I found out from him
Em                              G                    D
Now there's just no chance, for you and me, there'll never be
    Am                    Em
And don't it make you sad about it
 
Em              G
You told me you loved me
            D             Am
Why did you leave me, all alone
Em                  G
Now you tell me you need me
         D               Am
When you call me, on the phone
Em     G                        D
Girl I refuse, you must have me confused
                Am
With some other guy
Em                G                         D
Your bridges were burned, and now it's your turn
   Am            Em    G
To cry, cry me a river
         D        Am
Cry me a river-er
         Em    G
Cry me a river
         D        Am
Cry me a river-er, yea yea
 
Em               G
I know that they say
                    D             Am
That somethings are better left unsaid
Em        G             D                     Am (pluck once)
It wasn't like you only talked to him and you know it
(Silent line)
Don't act like you don't know it
Em           G
All of these things people told me
     D               Am
Keep messing with my head
(Messing with my head)
Em                   G
You should've picked honesty
     D                Am
Then you may not have blown it
(Yea..)
 
Em                     G
You don't have to say, what you did,
D               Am
I already know, I found out from him
Em                              G                    D
Now there's just no chance, for you and me, there'll never be
    Am                    Em
And don't it make you sad about it
 
 
Em              G
You told me you loved me
            D             Am
Why did you leave me, all alone
Em                  G
Now you tell me you need me
         D               Am
When you call me, on the phone
Em     G                        D
Girl I refuse, you must have me confused
                Am
With some other guy
Em                G                         D
Your bridges were burned, and now it's your turn
   Am            Em    G
To cry, cry me a river
         D        Am
Cry me a river-er
         Em    G
Cry me a river
         D        Am
Cry me a river-er, yea yea
 
Em      G
Oh
              D
The damage is done
                Am
So I guess I be leaving
Em      G
Oh
              D
The damage is done
                Am
So I guess I be leaving
Em      G
Oh
              D
The damage is done
                Am
So I guess I be leaving
Em      G
Oh
              D
The damage is done
                   Am
So I guess I be... leaving
 
Em                     G
You don't have to say, what you did,
D               Am
I already know, I found out from him
Em                              G                    D
Now there's just no chance, for you and me, there'll never be
    Am                    Em
And don't it make you sad about it
 
         G
cry me a river
         D        Am
Cry me a river-er
         Em    G
Cry me a river
         D        Am
Cry me a river-er, yea yea
 
         G
cry me a river
         D        Am
Cry me a river-er
         Em    G
Cry me a river
         D        Am
Cry me a river-er, yea yea
 
         Em
Cry me a river
         Em     G
Cry me a river, oh
         D      Am
Cry me a river, oh
         Em     G
Cry me a river, oh
         D      Am
Cry me a river, oh
         Em     G
Cry me a river, oh
(Cry me, cry me)
         D      Am
Cry me a river, oh
(Cry me, cry me)
         Em     G
Cry me a river, oh
(Cry me, cry me)
         D      Am
Cry me a river, oh
(Cry me, cry me)
 
         Em     G
Cry me a river, oh
         D      Am
Cry me a river, oh
         Em (one strum)
Cry me a river
 
[End]
 
The same all the way through really. hope you enjoy it,
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2 comments
bestemoral3280
C is more appropriate than D
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maguri
Lack of accuracy. doesn't sound like the song; many chords wrong,; not helpful at all for learning the song; more words needed - and some more
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