Cry Me a River with chords
The three verses of the song are played in the same way.
We will therefore look only at verse 1 and chorus.
Verse 1 | Cry Me a River chords
The three verses of Cry Me a River, sung by Julie London, are played in the same way. So you only have to know how to play the first one.
In order to play the verse 1 of this music, you need to know some first chords :
Once these positions are ready and mastered, you can follow and play the following tab of this jazz standard with your guitar :
Remember that the chords are written above the lyrics so that you can play them at the right time. Therefore, it’s better to play while singing. Chords that are to the right of a phrase (not above a word) are played between the two phrases.
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Chorus | Jazz Standard with chords
After verses 1 and 2 of the song, also interpreted by Michael Bublé, you have to play the chorus. To do this, you need to know one additional chords :
When you have mastered this new positions and the previous ones, you only have to look at and play the last tab of this jazz music sung by Ella Fitzgerald :
To play verse 3, you just have to reproduce the same chords and rhythm of verse 1 and follow the lyrics.
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Cry Me a River lyrics
The song Cry Me a River chords sung by Michael Bublé and Ella Fitzgerald is composed of three verses and a chorus.
The structure of the lyrics is simple:
Verse 1 – Verse 2 – Chorus – Verse 3
Verse 1
Now you say you’re lonely
You cried the long night through
Well, you can cry me a river
Cry me a river
I cried a river over you
Verse 2
Now you say you’re sorry
For being so untrue
Well, you can cry me a river
Cry me a river
I cried a river over you
Chorus
You drove me
Nearly drove me
Out of my head
While you never
shed a tear
Remember
I remember
All that you said
You told me love was too plebeian
Told me you were through with me and
Verse 3
Now you say, you say you love me
Well, just to prove you do
Come on and cry me a river, cry me a river
Cause I cried a river over you
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Easy PDF score of Jazz to play the standard Cry Me a River
The following score is a “home-made” easy PDF score for beginners that we created according to the above frameworks and explanations of this jazz standard.
This score summarizes everything we just covered. You can download it for free to play the song Cry Me a River chords sung by Julie London on guitar.