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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cry Me a River – Justin Timberlake --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Justin Timberlake Cry Me a River (2002) (Justin Timberlake/Timothy Mosley/Scott Storch) From: "Justified" This is a song that does not lend itself naturally to an acoustic (to put it mildly ...). There's so much going on and the different patterns create a layer of sound that is difficult to reproduce. One has to make decisions which highlight certain notes and phase out others. These decisions are highly idiosyncratic of course. Anyway, here's my reading. Comments and suggestions are welcome! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- capo: 4th fret play: Em key: G#m --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO (part 1: Rhodes pattern)
Em1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + B71 + 2 + 3 + 4 + C1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Adim71 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|------0-3-------|--------2-------|------0-3-------|--------2-------| B|----------------|------4---------|----1-----------|------4---------| G|----0-----------|--2-4-----------|--0-------------|--2-5-----------| D|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|2---------------|3---------------|0---------------| E|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
INTRO (part 2: Rhodes pattern + string phrase = VERSE)
Em1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + B71 + 2 + 3 + 4 + C1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Am1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-------| B|--------0-------|1-0-------------|1-0-------------|1-0-------------| G|----0-2---------|----2-----------|----2-----------|----2---2-------| D|2-4-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B7-e Em 0-2-2-0-0-0 B7 x-2-4-2-4-2 or x-2-1-2-0-2 C x-3-2-0-1-3 Adim7 x-0-1-2-1-2 Am x-0-2-2-1-0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO (part 1) | Em | B7 | C | Adim7 | | Em | B7 | C | Adim7 | INTRO (part 2) | Em | B7 | C | Am | | Em | B7 | C | Am | VERSE
Em You were my B7sun C You were my Amearth Em But you didn't B7know all the ways I Cloved you, Amno Em So you took a B7chance C And made other Amplans Em But I bet you didn't B7think your thing would come Ccrashing down, Amno
BRIDGE
EmYou don't have to say, B7what you did I Calready know, I Amfound out from him EmNow there's just no chance, for B7you and me There'll Cnever be, and Amdon't it make you sad aEmbout it (You told me ...)
PRE-CHORUS
Em You told me you Amloved me Why did you Cleave me, all aAmlone Em Now you tell me you Amneed me When you Ccall me, on the Amphone Em Girl I reAmfuse You must have me conCfused with some other Amguy Em Your bridges were Amburned And now it's your Cturn to Amcry
CHORUS
Cry me a Emriver Am Cry me a Criver Am Cry me a Emriver Am Cry me a Criver, B7yeah yeah
VERSE
Em I know that they B7say That some things are Cbetter left unAmsaid Em It wasn't B7like you only Ctalked to him and you Amknow it (Am) (Don't act like you don't know it) All of these Amthings people told me Keep Cmessing with my Amhead (Messing with my head) Em You should've picked B7honesty Then Cyou may not have Amblown it (Yea ...)
BRIDGE
EmYou don't have to say, B7what you did (Don't have to say, what you did) I Calready know, I Amfound out from him (I already know, uh) EmNow there's just no chance, for B7you and me (No chance, you and me) There'll Cnever be, and Amdon't it make you sad aEmbout it (You told me ...)
PRE-CHORUS
Em You told me you Amloved me Why did you Cleave me, all aAmlone (All alone) Em Now you tell me you Amneed me When you Ccall me, on the Amphone (When you call me on the phone) Em Girl I reAmfuse You must have me conCfused with some other Amguy (I'm not like them baby) Em Your bridges were Amburned And now it's your Cturn to Amcry (It's your turn)
CHORUS
Cry me a Emriver (Go Amon and just) Cry me a Criver (Go Amon and just) Cry me a Emriver (Go Amon and just) Cry me a Criver, B7yeah yeah, Emyeah
INTERLUDE
Em Am The damage is Cdone - So I guess I be B7leaving Em Am The damage is Cdone - So I guess I be B7leaving Em Am The damage is Cdone - So I guess I be B7leaving Em Am The damage is Cdone - So I guess I be B7... leaving
BRIDGE
EmYou don't have to say, B7what you did (Don't have to say, what you did) I Calready know, I Amfound out from him (I already know, uh) EmNow there's just no chance, for B7you and me (No chance, you and me) There'll Cnever be, and Amdon't it make you B7sad aEmbout it
CHORUS
Em (Go Amon and just) Cry me a Criver (Go Amon and just) Cry me a Emriver (Go Amon and just) Cry me a Criver, B7yeah yeah, Emyeah
CHORUS
Cry me a Emriver (Go Amon and just) Cry me a Criver (Go Amon and just) Cry me a Emriver (Cause I've already Amcried) Cry me a Criver, B7yeah yeah, Emyeah (Ain't gonna cry no more, yeah-yeah)
CODA
Cry me a Emriver Am Cry me a Criver, B7oh Cry me a Emriver AmOh, cry me a Criver, B7oh Cry me a Emriver AmOh, cry me a Criver, B7oh Cry me a Emriver AmOh, cry me a Criver, B7oh Cry me a Emriver AmOh, cry me a Criver, B7oh Cry me a Emriver