Jun242020

State Champs – Crying Out Loud Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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[Intro]
C Em F  x2

[Verse 1]
C
  You hate to say it
           Em
but you’re not okay
F
  You love this game but
                      C
you know that I won’t play
       Em               F
She’s 23 with a teenage dream
C
  Another pull of this
    Em
and it’s all done
F
  And for the record in
her eyes she’s second to
Am            G
none From the pills cheap

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            F
thrills and nicotine
Dm
  It’s like I’m digging
up a picket fence
F
  There’s nothing worse
than losing confidence
Dm             Am
  I still lie awake
             G
with the memories

[Chorus 1]
               C
For crying out loud
            Em
Tell me something
         F
You were all that
I want But now you
made me believe
       Am
That I can’t depend
   G            F
on anyone after all
               C
For crying out loud
             Em
What did you think
    F
You say we’re changing
and I would agree
    Am
But how can you fight
    G            F
the feeling When you don’t
feel anything at all

[Post Chorus]
C Em F  x2

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[Verse 2]
C
  Where can I put you in
     Em
this one track mind?
F
  I was growing comfortable
                   C
with leaving you behind
        Em           F
In this never ending race?
         C
But if I gave you what you
                 Em
want would you remember my name?
         F
You were indestructible
how’d you end up in flames?
Dm                 Am
  And still try to lie straight
      G
to my face My face so

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[Chorus 2]
               C
For crying out loud
            Em
Tell me something
         F
You were all that
I want But now you
made me believe
       Am
That I can’t depend
   G            F
on anyone after all
               C
For crying out loud
             Em
What did you think
    F
You say we’re changing
and I would agree
    Am
But how can you fight
    G            F
the feeling When you don’t
feel anything at all
F Am G  x2

F
  It’s like I’m digging
     Am
up a picket fence
G
  There’s nothing worse
than losing confidence
F                Am
  So stay close erase
          G
those memories

[Chorus 3]
               C
For crying out loud
            Em
Tell me something
         F
You were all that
I want But now you
made me believe
       Am
That I can’t depend
   G            F
on anyone after all
               C
For crying out loud
             Em
What did you think
    F
You say we’re changing
and I would agree
    Am
But how can you fight
    G            F
the feeling When you don’t
feel anything at all
Am
how can you fight
    G            F
the feeling When you don’t
feel anything at all

[Outro]
C Em F Am Em F

How to play Crying Out Loud: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Crying Out Loud by State Champs on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Crying Out Loud by State Champs is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 6 chords in all: C, Em, F, Am, G and Dm.

Most of the song cycles through F – C – Em – F (IV – I – iii – IV in C major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – mi – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.