Now you say you're lonely, you cry the whole night through,
Well you can cry me a river, cry me a river,
I cried a river over you.
Now you say you're sorry for being so untrue,
Well you can cry me a river, cry me a river,
I cried a ɾiver over you.
You drove me, nearly drove me out of my [A]head,
While you [A7never shed a tear
Remember? I ɾemember all [Em]that you [A7said
Told me love was [Am7]too plebeian,
Told me you [A7were through with me, and,
Now you [A7say you [A7love me, well, just to [C7]prove it's tɾue,
You can cry me a ɾiver, cry me a ɾiver,
I cried a ɾiver over you.
Cry me a ɾiver, cry me a ɾiver
I cried a ɾiver over you.