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Roy Orbison - Crying Ukulele Chords

Chord reference D, G, Gm, A7, F#m, A, Bm
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[D]I was all right for a while, I could smile for a while But I saw you last night, you held my [D]hand so tight, as you [G]stopped to say he[Gm]llo Oh, you [D]wished me well, you [A7]couldn’t tell, [A7]that I’d been

[D]Crying [F#m]over you [D]Crying [F#m]over you When [G]you said so [A]long, left me [G]standing all a[A]lone Alone and [D]crying, [D]crying, [G]crying, [Gm]crying It’s hard to [D]understand, but the [A7]touch of your hand, can start me [D]crying

[D]I thought that I, was over you, but it’s true, so true I love you even more, than I [D]did before But [G]darling, what can I [Gm]do? Cause you [D]don’t love me, and I’ll [A7]always be

[D]Crying [F#m]over you [D]Crying [F#m]over you [G]Yes, now [A]you’re gone [G]And from this moment [A]on I’ll be [D]crying, [D]crying, [G]crying, [Gm]crying

I’m [D]crying, [Bm]crying [G]Oh oh oh [A7]over [D]you [A7] [D] [G] [D]

Artist Roy Orbison
Album Crying
Genres Rock
Year 1962
Key D

How to Play Crying on Ukulele?

Roy Orbison - Crying can be played in the key of D using the D, G, Gm, A7, F#m, A, Bm chords.

  • For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
  • For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 4, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
  • For A7, To play A7, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, leave G, E, A open.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the E string with finger 3, leave A open.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, leave E, A open.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 across C–A with finger 1, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 2.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Crying with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.