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"All I Could Do Was Cry" Etta James At Last (1960) The chord progression here is relatively simple, although effective. What really makes this song stand out is the wrenching delivery that James throws behind it, and the power with which she spits even just that second "rice" makes it clear that she is not a woman to be trifled with. Although this song can be played with a capo on the first fret (and probably should be if you plan on using the delicate arpeggiation of the original) it sounds great with a single guitar belting out simple barre chords and a singer with a voice big enough to do it justice. G# C# D# G#
G#I C#heard D#church bells G#ring I C#heard a D#choir G#singing C#I saw my D#love walk G#down the Fmaisle on her C#finger D# he placed G#a ring
(N.C.) Whoahhhh whoah..
C#I saw them D# holding G#hands She was C#standing there D# with my Gman C#I heard them D#promise, "G#'Til death dFmo us part" Each C#word Was a D#pain in my G#heart
Chorus :
C#All I could D#do was cG#ry All I could do was cry C#I was D#losing the G#man that I Fmlove and C#all I could D#do was G#cry
And C#now the D#wedding is G#over C#Rice, rice D#has been thrown over their G#heads C#For them D#life has G#just Fmbegun but C#mine is D#at an G#end
Ohh oh... (chorus)