HAIM - Kept Me Crying: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Kept Me Crying" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

G                         D           A
When you sleep, are you dreaming of me?
G                     D        A
Hurts to say, but I'm always awake
G                    D           A
If you want me, I'm waiting for you
G
If you call me, I'll pick up
D                     A
Know I shouldn't  but I can't give up 'cause you

Chorus:
G                      D        A
Kept me crying for so long, my tears have dried
G                                    D
Still when I hear your voice, those tears
           A
they come back to mind
 G                          D
So don't call me up just to tell me
           A          G
You don't love me anymore
          Bm         A
Still it wrecks me 'cause

G
I was your lover
   D         A
I was your friend
        G
Now I'm only just someone you call
           D                 A
When it's late enough to forget
   G
I was your lover
   D         A
I was your friend
        G
Now I'm only just someone you call
           D                 A
When it's late enough to forget

G                        F#m           Em
When you leave, I can't stop my heart hurting
Hurts to say I keep thinking you'll stay
If you want me, I'll be waiting for you
G
If you call me, I'll pick up
F#m                   A
Know I shouldn't, but I can't give up
'Cause you

Chorus

I was your lover
I was your friend
Now I'm only just someone you call
When it's late enough to forget
I was your lover
I was your friend
Now I'm only just someone you call
When it's late enough to forget
I've got no cover
I can't pretend
That I'm anything more to you now
Than someone who's hard to forget
And after all these tears
After all my years of trying
I don't wanna hear
That none of it meant anything

I was your lover
I was your friend
I was your lover
I was your friend
I was your lover
I was, I was your friend
I was your lover
I was your friend
I was, I was your lover, baby
I was, I was your lover, baby
I was (I was your lover)
I was (I was your friend)
I was (I was your lover)
I was (I was your friend)
I was (I was your lover)
I was (I was your friend)
I was, I was (I was your lover)
I was, baby (I was your friend)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Kept Me Crying" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Kept Me Crying" by HAIM.