Elton John - I Cry At Night: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Cry At Night" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn I Cry At Night Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Elton John

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "I Cry At Night" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

     C#           G#/C           A#m
This house that I live in has no reason
     F#           C#              G#/C#   G#
This house that I sleep in has no purpose
         A#m                F#
It has a bed and a few old chairs
              A#m		  F#    C# G#
Three flights up, two flights of stairs
   	      A#m
But it has no reason

      C#/A#m  G#/C#            D#
Then someone shot through the tyre swing
                     C#/A#m       G#/C#       D#
The dogs barked and bayed in the winter and spring
        F#                       G#
And the ivy that hung now sadly clings
           A#m
To a dying season

Chorus:
    G/C       D/C            C            G/B
And I cry at night when the lights go out
         G/C        D/C          C         G/B
And the green eyes fuse and the full moon shouts
     Am7/F     		       G/Am7 Am7
From road maps and red lines to lipstick lies
              D#        A#       C#          G#
And when the lights go out it's tough to survive

This man holds a hand that shows a tremble
This man that I live in bears his faults
He has a heart and a well worn soul
Ten years a slave to Rock And Roll
But he has to tremble

For the yellow grass on the sun burnt lawn
Sleeps in her seeds from the sunset to dawn
And just like your love that's come and gone
It goes on breathing

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

Am7

Guitar chord Am7

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "I Cry At Night" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Cry At Night" by Elton John.

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