Chords for B.B King - Crying Won't Help You

Tempo:
98.9 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Gm

Cm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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B.B King - Crying Won't Help You chords
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[Gm] [C] [Cm] [Am]
[C] [Cm]
[F]
[Gm] [C]
[Gm] [C] [F]
[C]
No matter what you say, babe, no matter what you do,
the way you've been treating me, woman,
is coming back home to you.
And your [F] crying won't help you, woman.
Ah, crying won't help you, [C] babe.
Crying
[G] won't help [F] you, woman, cause you've been [C] so mean.
You
[D] [C] must remember, babe, no matter where you go,
watch those seeds that scatter, woman,
cause you're gonna reap just what you sow.
And your [F] crying [Cm] won't help you, woman.
[F] Ah, [C] crying won't help you now.
[D] [A] Crying [G] won't help [F] you, babe, [A]
cause [F] you've [C] been so mean to me.
[Gm] The [C] way that you treat me, woman, [Gm]
[C] just ain't understand.
[G] Ah, [C] I'm gonna leave you, woman, [Gm] let you do the [C] best you can.
And your [F] crying won't help you, babe.
Crying won't [C] help you now.
[Cm]
Ah, [G] won't help you, [Cm] woman, cause [F] you've been [C] so mean to me.
You got it.
[Cm] [F]
[C] [Gm] [D] [C]
[Dm] [Am] [Cm]
[C] [E] [C]
Ah, just before I leave you, [Gm] woman,
just [Cm] wanna [C] shake your hand.
I'm gonna get me a woman, [Gm] baby, not [C] to get you a man.
And your [F] crying won't help you, woman.
Crying won't help you [C] now.
[Dm] Ah, [G] won't help you, [Cm] baby, [F] cause you've been [C] so mean to me.
[G] [Eb] [Dm] [Ab] [C]
Woo!
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
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To learn B.B. King - (Take 2, False Start + Take 3) Crying Wont Help You chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - F, C, Cm, C, Gm and C of chords. Start with a comfortable 49 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 99. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: F Major.

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[Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ No matter what you say, babe, no matter what you do,
the way you've been treating me, woman,
is coming back home to you.
And your [F] crying won't help you, woman. _
Ah, crying won't help you, [C] babe.
Crying _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ won't help [F] you, woman, cause you've been [C] so mean.
_ You _
_ _ [D] _ [C] must remember, babe, no matter where you go,
watch those seeds that scatter, woman,
cause you're gonna reap just what you sow.
And your [F] crying [Cm] won't help you, woman. _
[F] Ah, [C] crying won't help you now. _ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] Crying [G] won't help [F] you, babe, [A]
cause [F] you've [C] been so mean to me. _ _ _
_ [Gm] The [C] way that you treat me, woman, [Gm]
[C] just ain't understand.
[G] Ah, [C] I'm gonna leave you, woman, [Gm] let you do the [C] best you can.
And your [F] crying won't help you, babe.
Crying won't [C] help you now.
_ _ [Cm] _ _
_ Ah, [G] won't help you, [Cm] woman, cause [F] you've been [C] so mean to me.
You got it. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [D] _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ [Am] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [C] _
Ah, just before I leave you, [Gm] woman,
just [Cm] wanna [C] shake your hand.
I'm gonna get me a woman, [Gm] baby, not [C] to get you a man.
And your [F] crying won't help you, woman.
_ Crying won't help you [C] now.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Ah, [G] won't help you, [Cm] baby, [F] cause you've been [C] so mean to me.
[G] _ [Eb] _ [Dm] _ [Ab] _ [C] _ _ _
_ Woo! _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was featured on the Speak Easy - The Rpm Records Story Vol. 2 1954-57 album.

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