I Couldn't Keep From Crying - Marty Robbins
Composer: M. Robbins
Reached #5 on the country chart in 1953.
Original key F
Intro:
C C7 F
F F7
I saw you walking by his side
Bb
Heard you whisper all those lies
F C7
And I couldn't keep from crying
#1:
F F7
You sang him love songs tenderly
Bb
Just the way you sang to me
F C7 F F7
And I couldn't keep from crying
Chorus:
Bb
Saw you captured all his charms
F
As you nestled in his arms
Bb
With his pretty words and ways
F C7
In your heart he took my place
#2:
F F7
I stood and watched him steal a kiss
Bb
From two lips I know I'll miss
F C7 F F7
And I couldn't keep from crying
Instrumental:
Bb F Bb C7
F F7 Bb F C7 F F7
Chorus:
Bb
Saw you captured all his charms
F
As you nestled in his arms
Bb
With his pretty words and ways
F C7
In your heart he took my place
#3:
F F7
I stood and watched him steal a kiss
Bb
From two lips I know I'll miss
F C7 F
And I couldn't keep from crying
Outro:
C F