Joe Cocker - When a Woman Cries: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "When a Woman Cries" 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.

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        C
When a woman cries
        D          F
When a woman cries
         G#               C
She can wash your world away
            C
When stars fill her eyes
            D           F
When stars fill her eyes
               G#               C  Gm
You'll never know just what to say
                        C          F
Don't say a word Don't say anything
                      C/E     Dm  C/E F
She don't need your truth or lies
                C/E      Dm     F
Just hold her close and love her
  G       G7     C
When the woman cries

When a woman cries
When a woman cries
There is no sadder song
So you apologize
You apologize
Even if you don't know that you've done wrong
But if you really want to make her happy
To stop her sobbing and her sound
Just hold her close and love
When the woman cries

Dm          D#dim            C/E
Just don't waste your time thinking
F
Of the right thing to say
Fm7-5                G
Just put your arms around her
G#                        G
Till the clouds are all away

When a woman cries
When a woman cries
She can tear your world apart
When stars fill her eyes
When stars fill her eyes
It can break a poor man's soul
And if you find that you are crying too
Don't let it come as no surprise
Just hold her close and love her
When your woman cries

When the woman cries
When the woman cries
She can tear your world apart
When stars fill her eyes
When stars fill her eyes
It can break a poor man's heart
When that woman
When that woman cries
That girl can wash your world away....


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

D#dim

Guitar chord D#dim

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

G7

Guitar chord G7

G#

Guitar chord G#

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "When a Woman Cries" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "When a Woman Cries" by Joe Cocker.