Key: C
Introduction: A7 Am7/F# F E Am
A9 Am Dm7 G7 C E7
Now you say you're lonely, you cry the whole night through
A7 Am7/F#
Well you can cry me a river, cry me a river,
F E7 Am E7
I cried a river over you.
A9 Am Dm7 G7 C E7
Now you say you're sorry for being so untrue
A7 Am7/F#
Well you can cry me a river, cry me a river,
F E7 Am
I cried a river over you.
Am E7 Dm E7
You drove me, nearly drove me out of my head
Am Dm7 E7
While you never shed a tear
Am E7 Dm E7
Remember? I remember all that you said --
Am Am7M
Told me love was too plebian,
Am7 Am6 Bb9 E7
Told me you were through with me, and,
A9 Am Dm7 G7 C E7
Now you say you love me well, just to prove it's true,
A7 Am7/F#
You can cry me a river, cry me a river,
F E7 Am
I cried a river over you.
A7 Am7/F#
Cry me a river, cry me a river
F E7 Am
I cried a river over you.
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