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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[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]
[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
F
G
Cm
F#
C
F
G
_ _ [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] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[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] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _