Drown In My Own Tears Chords by Etta James

Tempo:
96.95 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

Cm

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Etta James - I'll Drown In My Own Tears chords
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[E] It [Cm] brings a tear
[C] [F]
[G]
Oh [Cm] into my [C] eyes
[C]
[F] When I began
Oh when I began to [F#m] [A] realize
Oh [D#] I know [G] and I cried [C] so much
[Cm]
[A] Oh baby
[Em] Since my baby [Am] been gone now
[G] [F]
I guess [D] I drowned in
[Em] [Fm] [G] Oh I'm gonna drown in my own tears
I
[C]
sit and cry
[G]
I sit and cry just like [C] a child
[A#] [C] Oh cause my [F#m] pouring [F] tears
Oh my tears
Oh my poor tears they are [F#m] running wild
[A]
[F#] [C#] Tell me [C] if you don't think
[E] Oh if you have any idea
You ain't coming home soon [Am] baby
I
[Gm] [F] [B]
guess I [D] drowned
Oh I'm gonna drown [F] in
I'm gonna drown in [C] my own tears
[Am]
Oh and I [C] know
I know [F] it's true
I know it's true that into each life
[F#]
[C] Oh now [D]
[C] into each life
[G] Some rain
I'm [C] just got to fall
Oh, oh [A#] baby
[F] Why can't you
[Dm] [F] Why can't you
Why don't you [G] come on home [F#] soon baby
[G#]
So I won't be
[D] Don't
[Em] [Fm] [F#] [D] leave me
Why [G]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [G] can't you
[F#] Why can't [C] you come on home soon
[A#] [Cm] Oh
[C]
[F] So I won't be
[F#] I [F] don't wanna be
Don't leave me
I can't stand to be left
[F#m] Left alone baby
[A]
[C] [A] Oh now
If [C] you don't think
[E] If you don't think you
You're coming [Am] home soon
Why don't you tell [F] me
Now, now
[B] Don't let me
[C] Drown [F] [C] [F] in
Oh I [C#] feel all by myself
[C] I can drown [Cm] in
Drown in my [F] own tears Oh
[C] Drown
[F] [C] [E]
[F] [Cm] [F]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Cm
13421113
F#
134211112
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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To jam and learn Etta James - Drown In My Own Tears chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: F, G, Cm, C, C, F, G, C, A# and C. A strategic approach would be to train at 48 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 97. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: F# Major.

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_ _ [E] _ It [Cm] brings a tear
[C] _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _
Oh [Cm] into my _ _ [C] eyes
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] When I began _
Oh _ _ _ when I began to [F#m] [A] realize _
Oh [D#] _ _ _ I know [G] and I cried [C] so much
[Cm] _
_ _ [A] Oh baby
[Em] Since my baby [Am] been gone now
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _
I guess [D] I drowned in
_ [Em] _ [Fm] _ [G] Oh I'm gonna drown in my own tears
_ _ I _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C]
sit and cry
_ _ [G] _
I sit and cry just like [C] a child _ _ _ _ _
_ [A#] [C] Oh cause my [F#m] pouring [F] tears
_ _ Oh my tears
Oh my poor tears they are [F#m] running wild
[A] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] Tell me [C] if you don't think _ _
[E] Oh if you have any idea
You ain't coming home soon [Am] baby
I _ _
[Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ [B] _ _
guess I [D] drowned _
Oh I'm gonna drown [F] in
I'm gonna drown in [C] my own tears
_ [Am] _ _
_ Oh and I [C] know
I know [F] it's true _ _ _
_ I know it's true that into each life
_ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C] _ _ Oh now _ [D] _
_ [C] _ into each life _
_ [G] Some rain
I'm [C] just got to fall _
Oh, _ _ oh _ [A#] baby
[F] Why can't you
_ [Dm] [F] Why can't you
Why don't you [G] come on home [F#] soon baby _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
So I won't be
[D] Don't _ _
[Em] _ [Fm] _ [F#] _ [D] leave me
Why [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[C] _ [G] can't you _
[F#] Why can't [C] you come on home soon _ _
[A#] _ _ [Cm] _ Oh
[C] _
[F] So I won't be
[F#] I [F] don't wanna be
Don't leave me
I can't stand to be left
[F#m] Left alone baby
[A] _ _
_ [C] _ [A] Oh now
If [C] you don't think _
_ [E] _ If you don't think you
You're coming [Am] home soon
_ Why don't you tell [F] me
Now, now
[B] Don't let me
[C] Drown _ _ [F] _ [C] [F] in
Oh I [C#] feel all by myself
[C] I can drown [Cm] in
Drown in my [F] own tears Oh _ _
_ [C] Drown
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[F] _ [Cm] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the At Last - Live & In the Studio album.

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