Roy Orbison - Crying: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "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.

D
I was all right for a while,
I could smile for a while
But I saw you last night,
             D+
you held my hand so tight,
         G                 Gm
as you stopped to say hello
         D                   A
Oh, you wished me well, you couldn't tell,
     A7   A
that I'd been

Chorus:
  D     F#m
Crying  over you
  D     F#m
Crying  over you
      G           A
Then you said so long,
          G            A
left me standing all alone
            D       D+      G       Gm
Alone and crying, crying, crying, crying
             D
It's hard to understand,
         A             A7
but the touch of your hand,
               D
can start me crying

I thought that I was over you
But it's true, so true
I love you even more
Than I did before
But, darling, what can I do?

Chorus:
For you don't love me
And I'll always be
Crying over you
Crying over you
Yes, now you're gone
And from this moment on
I'll be crying, crying
Crying, crying

Yeah, I'm crying, crying
Over you


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A7

Guitar chord A7

D

Guitar chord D

D+

Guitar chord D+

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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 "Crying" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Crying" by Roy Orbison.