CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Grown Men Don't Cry, chord by chord.

Chords of: Grown Men Don't Cry by: Tim McGraw. (Bb, Cm7, F, Eb6) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “Grown Men Don't Cry”

“Grown Men Don't Cry” by Tim McGraw is in Bb Major and runs at about 102 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 168 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Cm7, F, Eb6.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Ebmaj7 → Cm7 → Eb → Bb6 → Bb → Eb6 → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A major shapes — the song stays in Bb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb1:0529%
Cm70:3817%
F0:3315%
Eb0:3013%
Eb60:105%
F60:073%
Ebmaj70:052%
Bbmaj70:052%

Chord progression, in order

Bb – Dm – Eb6 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – F – Cm7 – Bb – F – Bb/C – Eb – Bb6 – F – Cm7 – Eb – Bb – F – Cm7 – Eb – Bb – F6 – Cm7 – Eb – Bb – F – Cm7 – Eb – Bb6 – F – Cm7 – Eb – Bb – F – Cm7 – Bb – Eb – Bb – F/C – Eb6 – Bb – F6 – Bb/F – Cm7 – Eb – Bb – F – Cm7 – Eb6 – …