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All I Could Do Was Cry

Beyoncé

PopMedium for beginners5 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

G
Em
C×
D××
A7×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Capo on 2nd fret
               
 
 
#G #Em C D 
 
G           C-D              G 
I  heard church bells ring 
  C           D       G 
I heard a choir singing 
C           D           G                C 
I saw my love walk down the aisle 
           A7                            D 
on her finger  he placed a ring 
 
Whoahhhh whoah.. 
 
G                C-D            G    
I saw them       holding hands 
                 C                  D              G 
She was standing there    with my man 
C                      D                  G              C 
I heard them promise, "'Til death do us part" 
         G                  D             G            G-G-G-G-G-G 
Each word was a pain in my heart 
 
Chorus: 
    C           D          G 
All I could do was cry 
    C           D          G 
All I could do was cry 
C       D             G         C 
I was losing the man that I love 
       G              D          G          D-D-D-D-D-D 
and all I could do was cry 
 
        G        C-D          G 
And now the wedding is over 
C             D                                          G 
Rice, rice has been thrown over their heads 
C              D       G        C 
For them life has just begun 
    G         D    G 
but mine is ending 
 
Ohh oh... 
 
Chorus: 
    C           D          G 
All I could do was cry 
    C           D          G 
All I could do was cry 
C       D             G         C 
I was losing the man that I love 
       G              D          G          D-D-D-D-D-D 
and all I could do was cry 
 
 
C       D        G         Em 
C       D        G 
C       D        G         Em 
C       D        G 
          
 

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Chord set

G · Em · C · D · A7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.