Sam Smith – How To Cry Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Sam Smith – How To Cry Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsDEm7Bm7AG

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[Intro]
D Em7 Bm7 A
     Mhm-hm-hm

[Verse 1]
D
  I don't know when you're sad
Em7
  I can't tell when you're mad
Bm7                 A
  You've never been vulnerable
D                       Em7
  I believed you could change
Em7                    Bm7
  But you're still the same
Bm7                A
  And I'm still invisible

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[Pre-Chorus]
D
  I keep secrets
from my family
Em7
  All the ways you've
been in control of me
Bm7
  When it hurt I didn't
        A
 make a sound

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D
  All the drama that
you put us through
Em7
  How amazing that
it's never you
Bm7
  Who lit the fire,
                       A
burnt the whole house down

[Chorus]
              G
'Cause nobody taught
              D
you how to cry
              Bm7
But somebody showed
            A
you how to lie
        G
All the feelings that
           D
you don't show
               Bm7
Are all of the reasons
         A
 to let go

[Post-Chorus]
             G           D
I know I got nothing lеft
             Bm7         A
I know I got nothing left

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[Verse 2]
D                   Em7
  I get that it's deep
Em7                   Bm7
  You've nеver been free
Bm7                     A
  You've never been satisfied
D                        Em7
  And you blame that on me
Em7                   Bm7
  The pain you can't see
Bm7               A
  The anger you hold inside

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[Pre-Chorus]
D
  I keep secrets from
my friends at home
Em7
  So embarrassed
I've been so alone
Bm7                          A
  God I'm over me protecting you

[Chorus]
              G
'Cause nobody taught
             D
 you how to cry
              Bm7
But somebody showed
            A
 you how to lie
           G
All of the feelings
                D
that you don't show
               Bm7
Are all of the reasons
         A
to let go

[Post-Chorus]
             G            D
I know I got nothing left
             Bm7
I know I got nothing
           A
left, oh, oh
             G
I know I got nothing
           D
left, mhm-hm
              Bm7
I know I got nothing
           A
 left, mhm-hm

How to play How To Cry: key, chords and progression

These are How To Cry chords by Sam Smith on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

How To Cry by Sam Smith sits in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), and you need 5 chords to play it: D, Em7, Bm7, A and G.

The backbone of the song is D – Em7 – Bm7 – A (I – ii7 – vi7 – V in D major). In solfa, that is doh – reh – lah – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, Am7, Em7, D, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Em7 chord on guitar (020000)
Em7E G B D
Bm7 chord on guitar (x24232)
Bm7B D F♯ A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

How To Cry chords: questions

What key is How To Cry in?

How To Cry by Sam Smith is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in How To Cry?

How To Cry uses 5 chords: D, Em7, Bm7, A, G.

What is the chord progression of How To Cry?

The main progression is D – Em7 – Bm7 – A (I – ii7 – vi7 – V).

Is How To Cry easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, Am7, Em7, D, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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