Chords with lyrics
I Couldn't Keep From Crying - Marty Robbins
Composer: M. Robbins
Reached #5 on the country chart in 1953.
Original key FF
Intro:
C majorC C7C7 FF
FF F7F7
I saw you walking by his side
Bb majorBb
Heard you whisper all those lies
FF C7C7
And I couldn't keep from crying
#1:
FF F7F7
You sang him love songs tenderly
Bb majorBb
Just the way you sang to me
FF C7C7 FF F7F7
And I couldn't keep from crying
Chorus:
Bb majorBb
Saw you captured all his charms
FF
As you nestled in his arms
Bb majorBb
With his pretty words and ways
FF C7C7
In your heart he took my place
#2:
FF F7F7
I stood and watched him steal a kiss
Bb majorBb
From two lips I know I'll miss
FF C7C7 FF F7F7
And I couldn't keep from crying
Instrumental:
Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb C7C7
FF F7F7 Bb majorBb FF C7C7 FF F7F7
Chorus:
Bb majorBb
Saw you captured all his charms
FF
As you nestled in his arms
Bb majorBb
With his pretty words and ways
FF C7C7
In your heart he took my place
#3:
FF F7F7
I stood and watched him steal a kiss
Bb majorBb
From two lips I know I'll miss
FF C7C7 FF
And I couldn't keep from crying
Outro: