This is the main guitar line. It, or minor variations of it, repeats
throughout the song.
Am Dm G
E |-------0-------------1---------------3-----------------------|
B |---------1---------3---3---------------3---------------------|
G |-----2-----2-----2-------2---------0-----0-------0-----0-----|
D |---2---------0-0-----------------0-------------0-----0-------|
A |-0-------------------------0---2-----------0-3-----2-----3-2-|
E |-----------------------------3-------------------------------|
The chorus is basically:
F G Am
And, according to Guitar for the Practicing Musician, the loud
distorted chords in the middle of the song are:
C5 G/B A5 G5 F5 G5 A5
Here's the music:
DON'T CRY - GNR
Intro:
N.C. Am Dm G G/B (C)
----------0------------1-----------------3------------------------
-----------1----------3-3-----------------3-----------------
--------2----2------2-----2-----------00----0------------0-------0-----
------2---------0-0-----------------0------------------0-------0-----
----0-------------------------0---2--------------0---3-------2-----3-2-0-
-3------------------------------3----------------------------------------
|____________________________________________________________________|
Main Riff
|__|
Only in intro
End of intro (after riff is played twice (through Dm only)
D---------------------------------2-------
""""""'Scratch that above'""""""""""""""
End of intro (after riff is played twice (through Dm only)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
---------0------------
-------0------------2
-----2--------------0-
---3-------2--3--4-----
Song:
Intro
riff played four times
chorus:
F F G G Am
Don't you cry tonight
Am----------------------.
I still love you baby
F F G G Am
Don't you cry tonight
F F G G C
Don't you cry tonight
C C
There's a heaven above you baby
F F G G Am
And Don't you cry tonight
riff at end of verse 1
-----------------------------------------
--------0--0/1------------
-----2----------2-------
--2------------2-----
--------------------------
---------------------------
Loud part in middle of song:
C G A G F G A AAAAA
solo (not posted)
verse 3
( verse 2 follows riff at end of verse one)
song ends on :
------0----------
------1--------------
------0----------
------0/2------
------3-------
------0----
Intro: Clean Electric
Am Dm G
E|-----|--------0-------------1---------------3-----------------------|
B|-----|----------1---------3---3---------------3---------------------|
G|-----|------2-----2-----2-------2---------0-----0-------0-----0-----|
D|-----|----2---------0-0-----------------0-------------0-----0-------|
A|-----|--0-------------------------0---2-----------0-3-----2-----3-2-|
E|--3--|------------------------------3-------------------------------|
Am Dm G
E|-------0-------------1--------------------------|
B|---------1---------3---3------------------------|
G|-----2-----2-----2-------2---------0------------|
D|---2---------0-0-----------------0-----------2--|
A|-0-------------------------0---2-------------0--|
E|-----------------------------3---------2-3-4----|
Verse 1,2: Clean Electric
Rhy. Fig. 1 End Rhy. Fig. 1
Am Dm G *
E|-------0-------------1---------------3-----------------------|
B|---------1---------3---3---------------3---------------------|
G|-----2-----2-----2-------2---------0-----0-------0-----0-----|
D|---2---------0-0-----------------0-------------0-----0-------|
A|-0-------------------------0---2-----------0-3-----2-----3-2-|
E|-----------------------------3-------------------------------|
* Last time before 2nd and 3rd chorus replace remainder of Rhy. Fig. 1 with
Rhy. Fill 1.
Rhy. Fill 1 End Rhy. Fill 1
C G/B Am G
E|----------------------------------|
B|-------1-------3-------1----------|
G|-----0-------0-------2---------0--|
D|---2-------0-------2---------0----|
A|-3-------2-------0---------2------|
E|-------------------------3--------|
(w/Rhy. Fig. 1)
Talk to me softly
There's something in your eyes
Don't hang your head in sorrow
And please don't cry
I know how you feel inside I've
I've been there before
Somethin's changin' inside you
And Don't you know
Chorus: Clean Electric
F G Am
E|--------------------------------|------------------0--|--------------------|
B|--1-------1-----1----------3-3--|--------0-h-1--------|--1-----0-h-1-------|
G|--0-h-2---0-h-2-0-h-2------0-0--|------2-------2------|----2---------2-p-0-|
D|--3-------3-----3--------0------|----2-----------2----|------2-------------|
A|--------------------------------|--0------------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------------3--------|---------------------|--------------------|
F G Am F G
E|--------1-------------|------------0--0-------------|------1-----------3---|
B|------1---1-------3---|------0----------3--3-1------|----1---1-----3-3---3-|
G|----2-------2---0-----|----2-----2-------------2----|--2-------2---0-------|
D|--3-----------0-----0-|--------2-----------------2--|--3-----------0-------|
A|----------------------|--0--------------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|
C** G/B Am G F G Am
E|-----------------------------------|------1--------3----|--0-------|
B|--------1-------1-------1----------|----1---1--3-3---3--|--1-------|
G|------0-------0-------2---------0--|--2--------0--------|--2----2--|
D|----2-------0-------2---------0----|--3--------0--------|--2--2----|
A|--3-------2-------0---------2------|--------------------|--0-------|
E|--------------------------3--------|--------------------|----------|
Repeat Verse w/Additional Lyrics: Verse: 2
Repeat Chorus w/Rhy. Fill 2 at **
Rhy. Fill 2 End Rhy. Fill 2
C5 B/G A5 G5 F5 G5 A5
E|-----------|------------|-------3----------|
B|-----------|------------|-------3----------|
G|-5---------|--2----0----|-------0----2-----|
D|-5----5----|--2----0----|--3----0----2-----|
A|-3----2----|--0----x----|--3----x----0-----|
E|-----------|-------3----|--1----3----------|
Chord progression over the solo:
D5 F5 | G5 A5G5 | F5 G5 | A5 G5|
/ . / . / . / . | / . / . / . / . | / . / . / . / . | / . / . / . / . |
F5 G5 | E5 F5 | F5 G5 | A5
/ . / . / . / . | / . / . / . / . | / . / . / . / . | /...............|
Solo:
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------8~~-----------8-8--------------------|
G|------------7^rp5--7-(7)~~~--r7p5--7^-------r7p5--7^-----r7----5------------|
D|-7~~~~~~~~~------------------------------------------------------7~-5-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------5hb-3-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------13^(2 steps)--13^(1/4 step)-|
G|-7/9-9/10--------------------------12h14-----------------------------|
D|----------------------10h12-12/14------------------------------------|
A|-5/7--7/8--8h10-10/12------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14~~~--12---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------14-13h14p13p12-13p12-10-12p10---------10^---------------|
A|------------------------------------------12p10------12p10-12-(12)-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----15-15-15-------------15-15------------------------------------------|
B|-15^----------r15p13--15^-------r15--13-12---------12/15-13-12-13--------|
G|------------------------------------------------13-----------------14----|
D|---------------------------------------------14-----------------------15-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-13-----------------------------5----------------------------------------------|
B|----13--15^--15~~~--r15p13--8^-----8-5--------x-x--8---------------5^r^(5)r--5-|
G|----------------------------------------r7p5--x-x--7^--(7)-----r7--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 3:
trem. bar
Feedback---------------------------------------| Harm
\\\\\3.5 8va
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| \
B|---------5-b-6---------r-5-b-6---|-------r-5-----------5-----------| /
G|-(7)-----------------------------|---------------------------------| \
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| \
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
and please remem-ber that I never lied \
/
Dm G Am \
E|----------1--------------3-------------------------0---------------| /
B|------3-----3---3---------0---0------------------------0h1---------| \
G|----2---2-----2-------------0--------0-----0---------2------2---2--| /
D|--0--------------------0-----------0-----0--------------------2----| \
A|---------------------2-----------3-----2-----3-2-0-----------------| /
E|------------------3------------------------------------------------| \
Dm G Am
E|-------0h1------------3--------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-----3------------1---0-----------------------1-0h1----------|
G|---2---------0------0-----0-------0-----0---------2-------2---2----|
D|-0----------------0-------------0-----0---------2-----------2------|
A|------------------------------3-----2-----3-2-0--------------------|
E|----------------3--------------------------------------------------|
Dm G Am
E|-------1-0h1-------------3-----------------------------------------|
B|-----3-------3-------------0---0------------------------0h1--------|
G|---2-----------2-------0-----0--------0-----0---------2-------2----|
D|-0-------------------0--------------0-----0---------2-------2------|
A|-------------------2--------------3-----2-----3-2-0----------------|
E|-----------------3-------------------------------------------------|
Dm G C5 G A5 G5
E|---------0h1-------------3-------|-------------3--|
B|-----2---------------------0---0-|-------------3--|
G|---3---3---------------0-----0---|-5-------2---0--|
D|-0-----------0-0-----0-----------|-5---0---2---0--|
A|-------------------2-------------|-3---2---0---x--|
E|-----------------3---------------|-----3-------3--|
Chorus 3: Lead Part
Double regular chorus with power chords, or 5 (ie: F5, G5, A5, etc)
F G Am F G
E|--12~~~--12--12--12--12-------|-------------------|------------|
B|-------------------------13---|--15-p-13----------|------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------14~~~~--|------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------|------------|
A|------------------------------|-------------------|------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------|------------|
Am F G
E|--15b-------r15--15----------|-------------------|-------------|
B|---------------------17--15--|--15--p--13~~~~~~--|--15--13--15-|
G|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
C G/B Am G F
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--15b---15~----12hb---12s13s12|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|--14~~~~~~--------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
Outro Chorus: Distorted Guitar
F5 G5
And don't you cry...
F5 G5
Don't you ever cry...
F5 G5 *** (E5) (F5)
Don't you cry tonight... baby maybe someday...
F5 G5
Don't you cry... ****
F5 G5
Don't you ever cry...
F5 G5 C5
Don't you cry... TONIGHT... *****
*** Fill in with Rhy. Fill 3
Rhy. Fill 3 End Rhy. Fill 3
E5 F5
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
baby... maybe... someday...
**** Fill 4 End Fill 4
F5 G5 F5 G5 C5
E|--------------------------13--15b-15~~~-------------------|
B|-12h13-10~~~---15b-15~~~------------------15b-13----13~~~-|
G|-------------------------------------------------14-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
***** Play Riff 1
Riff 1
E|-12--12--------------------------12--12----------13--------------|
B|---------13------13------13--------------13----------------sl----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------12-/14--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-13--------------12----------10----------8-----------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------12--------------10----------9---------5h7-------5-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------5-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-h-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------6h7-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
End Riff 1
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