
cry river
Amy Grant
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[Intro]
G D Dsus4 G Cadd9 G D Dsus4 G
[Verso 1]
Cadd9
Verse:
G D Dsus4 C
* Cadd9
Who knew love would come walkin' through my door
C C D G
Turn the light on somewhere down inside
G D Dsus4 C
* Cadd9
Give me a feeling I'd never had before
C
It was a long wait
C D G
it was just the wrong time
Bridge:
! Em C
But I hope you'll hold me now
Em C2
somewhere within
! Em C
And when you think about
C C D
what might have been
Chorus:
G Cadd9
Cry a river
G Cadd9
Flood the sea
G D C2 G
Cry a river over me
G Cadd9
Take the bitter
G Cadd9
With the sweet
G D C2 G
And cry a river over me
(Repeat intro)
Verse:
G D Dsus4 C
* Cadd9
And how do you argue with a feeling in your bones
C C D G
'bout what is and what isn't meant to be
G D
Some things you live with
C
* Cadd9
And you never let it show
C
Like the pain I felt
C D G
The day I watched you leave
Bridge:
! Em C
But I hope you'll think of me
Em C2
When tender winds blow
! Em C
Sit on the shores of love
C C D
And just let it go
(Repeat Chorus)
Solo (accordion, arranged for guitar):
e---------0---2---0-------|-----------0---2---3----5h7h5---3--3--|
b--3------------------0---|--0h2-3-------------------------------|
g-----------------------2-|--------------------------------------|
d-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
a-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
e-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Solo can also be played like this:
e--X------0---2---0---X-X-|------X----0---2---3----5h7h5---3--3--|
b--3------3---3---3---0-X-|------3----3---3---3----3---3---3--3--|
g--0------2---2---2---2-2-|------0----2---2---2----0---0---0--0--|
d--0------0---0---0---0-0-|------0----0---0---0----0---0---0--0--|
a--X------X---X---X---X-0-|------X----X---X---X----X---X---X--2--|
e--X------X---X---X---X-X-|------X----X---X---X----X---X---X--3--|
(Repeat Chorus)
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
G D G Cadd9 G D Cadd9
e-3--------3--|
b-3--------3--|
g-0-----0--0--|
d-2--2-----2--|
a-3-----------|
e-X-----------|
That's it!
I have also transcribed the leading bass riff. It's played with no capo.
Here it is:
g----------------------------|---------|----------------------------|
d----------------------------|---------|----------------------------|
a-0(let ring)--2h0h2h4h2h0---|-----0h2-|-0(let ring)--2h0h2h4h2h0---|
e--------------------------2-|-0h2-----|------------------------- 2-|
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Detected progression: G → D → Dsus4 → G → Cadd9 → G → D → Dsus4
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