Johnny Cash - Cry, Cry, Cry: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Cry, Cry, Cry" 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.

       F
Ev'ry body knows where you go when the sun goes down.
                                  C7
I think you only live to see the lights uptown.
   F
I wasted my time when I would try, try, try.
        A#                                          C7         F
'Cause when the lights have lost their glow you'll cry, cry, cry.

Soon your sugar-daddies will all be gone
You'll wake up some cold day and find you're alone
You'll call for me but I'm gonna tell you: "Bye, bye, bye!"
When I turn around and walk away, you'll cry, cry, cry

Chorus:
               F
You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll cry alone.
     A#                               F
When ev'ryone's forgotten and you're left on your own
              C7         F
you're gonna cry, cry, cry.

I lie awake at night to wait 'til you come in
You stay a little while and then you're gone again
Every question that I ask, I get a lie, lie, lie
For every lie you tell, you're gonna cry, cry, cry

When your fickle love gets old, no one will care for you
Then you'll come back to me for a little love that's true
I'll tell you no and then you'll ask me: "Why, why, why?"
When I remind you of all of this, you'll cry, cry, cry

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C7

Guitar chord C7

F

Guitar chord F

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 "Cry, Cry, Cry" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Cry, Cry, Cry" by Johnny Cash.

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