Cry Me A River Chords
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| Difficulty: | intermediate |
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| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Key: | G#m |
| Capo: | 4th fret |
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Cry Me a River – Justin Timberlake
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Written by: Justin Timberlake/Timothy Mosley/Scott Storch
From: "Justified" (2002)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
This is a song that does not lend itself naturally to an
acoustic (to put it mildly ...). There's so much going on and the
different patterns create a layer of sound that is difficult to
reproduce. One has to make decisions which highlight certain notes
and phase out others. These decisions are highly idiosyncratic of
course. Anyway, here's my reading. Comments and suggestions are
welcome!
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capo: 4th fret
play: Em
key: G#m
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INTRO (part 1: Rhodes pattern)
Em B7 C Adim7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------0-3-------|--------2-------|------0-3-------|--------2-------|
B|----------------|------4---------|----1-----------|------4---------|
G|----0-----------|--2-4-----------|--0-------------|--2-5-----------|
D|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|2---------------|3---------------|0---------------|
E|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
INTRO (part 2: Rhodes pattern + string phrase = VERSE)
Em B7 C Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-------|
B|--------0-------|1-0-------------|1-0-------------|1-0-------------|
G|----0-2---------|----2-----------|----2-----------|----2---2-------|
D|2-4-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Em 0-2-2-0-0-0
B7 x-2-4-2-4-2 or x-2-1-2-0-2
C x-3-2-0-1-3
Adim7 x-0-1-2-1-2
Am x-0-2-2-1-0
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[Intro]
(part 1)
| Em | B7 | C | Adim7 |
| Em | B7 | C | Adim7 |
[Intro]
(part 2)
| Em | B7 | C | Am |
| Em | B7 | C | Am |
[Verse]
Em B7
You were my sun
C Am
You were my earth
Em B7 C Am
But you didn't know all the ways I loved you, no
Em B7
So you took a chance
C Am
And made other plans
Em B7 C Am
But I bet you didn't think your thing would come crashing down, no
[Bridge]
Em B7
You don't have to say, what you did
C Am
I already know, I found out from him
Em B7
Now there's just no chance, for you and me
C Am Em
There'll never be, and don't it make you sad about it
(You told me ...)
[Pre-Chorus]
Em Am
You told me you loved me
C Am
Why did you leave me, all alone
Em Am
Now you tell me you need me
C Am
When you call me, on the phone
Em Am
Girl I refuse
C Am
You must have me confused with some other guy
Em Am
Your bridges were burned
C Am
And now it's your turn to cry
[Chorus]
Em
Cry me a river
Am C
Cry me a river
Am Em
Cry me a river
Am C B7
Cry me a river, yeah yeah
[Verse]
Em B7
I know that they say
C Am
That some things are better left unsaid
Em B7 C Am
It wasn't like you only talked to him and you know it
(Am)
(Don't act like you don't know it)
Am
All of these things people told me
C Am
Keep messing with my head (Messing with my head)
Em B7
You should've picked honesty
C Am
Then you may not have blown it (Yea ...)
[Bridge]
Em B7
You don't have to say, what you did
(Don't have to say, what you did)
C Am
I already know, I found out from him
(I already know, uh)
Em B7
Now there's just no chance, for you and me
(No chance, you and me)
C Am Em
There'll never be, and don't it make you sad about it
(You told me ...)
[Pre-Chorus]
Em Am
You told me you loved me
C Am
Why did you leave me, all alone (All alone)
Em Am
Now you tell me you need me
C Am
When you call me, on the phone
(When you call me on the phone)
Em Am
Girl I refuse
C Am
You must have me confused with some other guy
(I'm not like them baby)
Em Am
Your bridges were burned
C Am
And now it's your turn to cry
(It's your turn)
[Chorus]
Em
Cry me a river
Am C
(Go on and just) Cry me a river
Am Em
(Go on and just) Cry me a river
Am C B7 Em
(Go on and just) Cry me a river, yeah yeah, yeah
[Interlude]
Em Am C B7
The damage is done - So I guess I be leaving
Em Am C B7
The damage is done - So I guess I be leaving
Em Am C B7
The damage is done - So I guess I be leaving
Em Am C B7
The damage is done - So I guess I be ... leaving
[Bridge]
Em B7
You don't have to say, what you did
(Don't have to say, what you did)
C Am
I already know, I found out from him
(I already know, uh)
Em B7
Now there's just no chance, for you and me
(No chance, you and me)
C Am B7 Em
There'll never be, and don't it make you sad about it
[Chorus]
Em Am C
(Go on and just) Cry me a river
Am Em
(Go on and just) Cry me a river
Am C B7 Em
(Go on and just) Cry me a river, yeah yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
Em
Cry me a river
Am C
(Go on and just) Cry me a river
Am Em
(Go on and just) Cry me a river
Am C B7 Em
(Cause I've already cried) Cry me a river, yeah yeah, yeah
(Ain't gonna cry no more, yeah-yeah)
[Outro]
Em
Cry me a river
Am C B7
Cry me a river, oh
Em
Cry me a river
Am C B7
Oh, cry me a river, oh
Em
Cry me a river
Am C B7
Oh, cry me a river, oh
Em
Cry me a river
Am C B7
Oh, cry me a river, oh
Em
Cry me a river
Am C B7
Oh, cry me a river, oh
Em
Cry me a river
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4 comments
By the way, check the intro tab part; one line's string is called B7 for whatever reason ^_^; Great job though!
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