Cry Like a Rainy Day Chords by Etta James
Tempo:
65.55 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Am
Em
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [E] [C] [Am]
[G] [C] [Am]
[G] How many [E] tears now [C] darling must a [G] girl let fall?
[C] [Am]
[G] How many [D] years will [E] it [C] take [Am] to forgive me [G] for it all?
[C] You [G] see when I took you for granted [C] I knew [G] not just what I'd done
[C] I [Gm] [C]
[G] was a fool not to see [C] that you were [G] the perfect one
[C] [D]
[Em] I made some wrong moves [Bm] I won't deny
[Em] Went looking for love [F] when it was right before my eyes
[Am] Now go and tell [Bm] me that you found somebody new
[C] I tell you it's gonna hurt me more than I could ever [D] hurt you
I'm [G] gonna cry, [C] cry like a [G] rainy day
[C] [Am] [C] It's [G] just that I don't wanna see [C] a good thing [G] slip away
[C] [G]
[Em] Late at night [Am] that's when I, I hope and pray
[Em] These lonely tears will [F] wash the pain
I'm [C] gonna cry, cry, [D] cry like a [G] rainy day
[E] [C] Cry like a [G] rainy day
[C] [Am] [E]
[G] I'm gonna get it together
[C] [Am] [Gm] Gonna try [G] to make you [Dm] understand
[C]
[G] Put it all down in a [D] letter
[C] From [Gm] one [Am] woman [G] to a man
[C]
[Em] Remember these arms [Bm] how they held you then
[Em] Mark my words it's [F] gonna be that way again
[Am] Give me one more chance
[Bm] I swear to God I'll be true
[C] Don't walk away
Now I never will make [D] it without you
I'm gonna [G] cry [C] like a [G] rainy day
[C] It's [G] just that I don't wanna see [C] a good thing [G] slip away
Late [C]
[Em] at night that's [Am] when I, I hope [C] and pray
[Em] These lonely tears will wash [F] the pain away
I'm [C] gonna cry, cry like [D] [E] [G] a rainy day
[A] [C] I'm gonna [G] cry, [C] cry like [G] a rainy day
I'm [C]
[G] gonna cry, [C]
[G] cry
[N]
[G] [C] [Am]
[G] How many [E] tears now [C] darling must a [G] girl let fall?
[C] [Am]
[G] How many [D] years will [E] it [C] take [Am] to forgive me [G] for it all?
[C] You [G] see when I took you for granted [C] I knew [G] not just what I'd done
[C] I [Gm] [C]
[G] was a fool not to see [C] that you were [G] the perfect one
[C] [D]
[Em] I made some wrong moves [Bm] I won't deny
[Em] Went looking for love [F] when it was right before my eyes
[Am] Now go and tell [Bm] me that you found somebody new
[C] I tell you it's gonna hurt me more than I could ever [D] hurt you
I'm [G] gonna cry, [C] cry like a [G] rainy day
[C] [Am] [C] It's [G] just that I don't wanna see [C] a good thing [G] slip away
[C] [G]
[Em] Late at night [Am] that's when I, I hope and pray
[Em] These lonely tears will [F] wash the pain
I'm [C] gonna cry, cry, [D] cry like a [G] rainy day
[E] [C] Cry like a [G] rainy day
[C] [Am] [E]
[G] I'm gonna get it together
[C] [Am] [Gm] Gonna try [G] to make you [Dm] understand
[C]
[G] Put it all down in a [D] letter
[C] From [Gm] one [Am] woman [G] to a man
[C]
[Em] Remember these arms [Bm] how they held you then
[Em] Mark my words it's [F] gonna be that way again
[Am] Give me one more chance
[Bm] I swear to God I'll be true
[C] Don't walk away
Now I never will make [D] it without you
I'm gonna [G] cry [C] like a [G] rainy day
[C] It's [G] just that I don't wanna see [C] a good thing [G] slip away
Late [C]
[Em] at night that's [Am] when I, I hope [C] and pray
[Em] These lonely tears will wash [F] the pain away
I'm [C] gonna cry, cry like [D] [E] [G] a rainy day
[A] [C] I'm gonna [G] cry, [C] cry like [G] a rainy day
I'm [C]
[G] gonna cry, [C]
[G] cry
[N]
Key:
C
G
Am
Em
D
C
G
Am
[G] _ _ _ [E] _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _
[G] How many [E] tears now [C] darling must a [G] girl let fall?
_ [C] _ [Am] _ _
[G] How many [D] years will [E] it [C] take [Am] to forgive me [G] for it all?
_ _ [C] _ _ You [G] see when I took you for granted [C] I knew [G] not just what I'd done
_ [C] I _ [Gm] _ [C]
[G] was a fool not to see [C] that you were [G] the perfect one
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] I made some wrong moves [Bm] I won't deny _
[Em] Went looking for love [F] when it was right before my eyes _
[Am] Now go and tell [Bm] me that you found somebody new
[C] I tell you it's gonna hurt me more than I could ever [D] hurt you
I'm [G] gonna cry, _ _ [C] _ cry like a [G] rainy day
_ _ [C] _ [Am] _ [C] It's [G] just that I don't wanna see [C] a good thing [G] slip away
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G]
[Em] Late at night [Am] that's when I, I hope and pray _
[Em] These lonely tears will [F] wash the pain
I'm [C] gonna cry, cry, [D] cry _ like a [G] rainy day
_ [E] _ [C] _ Cry like a [G] rainy day
_ _ [C] _ [Am] _ [E] _ _
[G] _ I'm gonna get it together
[C] _ [Am] [Gm] Gonna try [G] to make you [Dm] understand
[C] _ _ _ _
[G] Put it all down in a [D] letter
[C] From [Gm] one [Am] woman [G] to a man
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Em] Remember these arms [Bm] how they held you then _
[Em] Mark my words it's [F] gonna be that way again _
[Am] Give me one more chance
[Bm] I swear to God I'll be true
[C] Don't walk away
Now I never will make [D] it without you
I'm gonna [G] cry _ _ _ [C] _ _ like a [G] rainy day
_ _ [C] _ It's [G] just that I don't wanna see [C] a good thing [G] slip away
_ Late [C] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ at night that's [Am] when I, I hope [C] and pray _
[Em] These lonely tears will wash [F] the pain away
I'm [C] gonna cry, cry like [D] _ _ [E] [G] a rainy day
_ _ [A] _ [C] _ _ I'm gonna [G] cry, _ _ [C] _ cry like [G] a rainy day
I'm [C] _ _ _
[G] gonna cry, _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] cry _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _
[G] How many [E] tears now [C] darling must a [G] girl let fall?
_ [C] _ [Am] _ _
[G] How many [D] years will [E] it [C] take [Am] to forgive me [G] for it all?
_ _ [C] _ _ You [G] see when I took you for granted [C] I knew [G] not just what I'd done
_ [C] I _ [Gm] _ [C]
[G] was a fool not to see [C] that you were [G] the perfect one
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] I made some wrong moves [Bm] I won't deny _
[Em] Went looking for love [F] when it was right before my eyes _
[Am] Now go and tell [Bm] me that you found somebody new
[C] I tell you it's gonna hurt me more than I could ever [D] hurt you
I'm [G] gonna cry, _ _ [C] _ cry like a [G] rainy day
_ _ [C] _ [Am] _ [C] It's [G] just that I don't wanna see [C] a good thing [G] slip away
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G]
[Em] Late at night [Am] that's when I, I hope and pray _
[Em] These lonely tears will [F] wash the pain
I'm [C] gonna cry, cry, [D] cry _ like a [G] rainy day
_ [E] _ [C] _ Cry like a [G] rainy day
_ _ [C] _ [Am] _ [E] _ _
[G] _ I'm gonna get it together
[C] _ [Am] [Gm] Gonna try [G] to make you [Dm] understand
[C] _ _ _ _
[G] Put it all down in a [D] letter
[C] From [Gm] one [Am] woman [G] to a man
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Em] Remember these arms [Bm] how they held you then _
[Em] Mark my words it's [F] gonna be that way again _
[Am] Give me one more chance
[Bm] I swear to God I'll be true
[C] Don't walk away
Now I never will make [D] it without you
I'm gonna [G] cry _ _ _ [C] _ _ like a [G] rainy day
_ _ [C] _ It's [G] just that I don't wanna see [C] a good thing [G] slip away
_ Late [C] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ at night that's [Am] when I, I hope [C] and pray _
[Em] These lonely tears will wash [F] the pain away
I'm [C] gonna cry, cry like [D] _ _ [E] [G] a rainy day
_ _ [A] _ [C] _ _ I'm gonna [G] cry, _ _ [C] _ cry like [G] a rainy day
I'm [C] _ _ _
[G] gonna cry, _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] cry _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _