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Gryffin & John Martin – Cry Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
F C Am G x2

[Verse 1]
F              C
Time's on your side
            Am             
When you're six years young
          G
 and brave
F               C
Heart's beating wild
          Am              
Like it's strong and could 
            G
never break

[Pre-Chorus 1]
                   F
Then you meet your first love
                C
Just to learn a lesson
                 Am      
Guess it's kinda fun in a 
           G
funny way
             F
Then it gets deep
                       C
And you say I'll never leave ya
             Am                     G
'Til you get scared and you run away

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[Chorus]
                 F            C
Remember while I say you can cry
            Am              G
'Cause your tears are gonna dry
F          C
I wouldn't lie
         Am                G
Cross my heart and hope to die
F          C                Am
I hope you know that I will be here
        G
With my shoulder by your side
F    C
  So cry
        Am             G
You can leave it all behind tonight

F C Am  G
    Cry,  I
F C         Am             G
    You can leave it all behind

[Verse 2]
           F         C
Now you're up in the night
                 Am           
Thinking 'bout a call that you
           G
 never made
    F          C
You work for a life
         Am                G
That you don't want anyway

[Pre-Chorus 2]
                F
Then you meet a real one
              C
Learn another lesson
                 Am                G
Guess it's kinda fun in a funny way
               F               
Then you wanna be heard, scream 
            C
until your chest hurts
              Am              G
Are you gonna stay or runaway?

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[Chorus]
                F           C
Hear me while I say you can cry
            Am              G
'Cause your tears are gonna dry
F          C
I wouldn't lie
         Am                G
Cross my heart and hope to die
F          C                Am
I hope you know that I will be here
        G
With my shoulder by your side
F    C
  So cry
        Am             G
You can leave it all behind tonight

[Drop]
F C Am  G
    Cry,  I
F C         Am             G
    You can leave it all behind
F C Am  G
    Cry,  I
F C         Am             G
    You can leave it all behind

[Bridge]
F          G                       Am
  When the words to your chest hurt
        Em             F
You can leave it all behind
         G                          Am
When you know it can't get any worse
          Dm                F
Keep your shoulder close to mine
          G                      Am
When your eyes are about to burst
       Em              F
Let it out you'll be alright
                       G
You can leave it all behind
Leave it all behind yeah

F    C
  Cry
            Am              G
'Cause your tears are gonna dry
F          C
I wouldn't lie
         Am                G
Cross my heart and hope to die
F          C                Am
I hope you know that I will be here
        G
With my shoulder by your side
F    C
  So cry
        Am             G
You can leave it all behind tonight

How to play Cry: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Cry by Gryffin & John Martin on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Cry by Gryffin & John Martin is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 6 chords: F, C, Am, G, Em and Dm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – C – Am – G (IV – I – vi – V in C major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – lah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.