Dont Cry Chords & Tabs

by Guns N' Roses

[Intro]
(clean electric)
           Am            Dm            G                                
Eb|-----|--------0-------------1---------------3-----------------------|
Bb|-----|----------1---------3---3---------------3---------------------|
Gb|-----|------2-----2-----2-------2---------0-----0-------0-----0-----|
Db|-----|----2---------0-0-----------------0-------------0-----0-------|
Ab|-----|--0-------------------------0---2-----------0-3-----2-----3-2-|
Eb|--3--|------------------------------3-------------------------------|
    Am            Dm            G                   
Eb|-------0-------------1--------------------------|
Bb|---------1---------3---3------------------------|
Gb|-----2-----2-----2-------2---------0------------|
Db|---2---------0-0-----------------0-----------2--|
Ab|-0-------------------------0---2-------------0--|
Eb|-----------------------------3---------2-3-4----|

[Verse]
(clean electric)
(Rhy. Fig. 1)
    Am            Dm            G                                
Eb|-------0-------------1---------------3-----------------------|
Bb|---------1---------3---3---------------3---------------------|
Gb|-----2-----2-----2-------2---------0-----0-------0-----0-----|
Db|---2---------0-0-----------------0-------------0-----0-------|
Ab|-0-------------------------0---2-----------0-3-----2-----3-2-|
Eb|-----------------------------3-------------------------------|
(last time before 2nd and 3rd chorus replace remainder of Rhy. Fig. 1 with Rhy. Fill 1.)
(Rhy. Fill 1)
C       G/B     Am      G
Eb                                    
Bb|-------1-------3-------1----------|
Gb|-----0-------0-------2---------0--|
Db|---2-------0-------2---------0----|
Ab|-3-------2-------0---------2------|
Eb|-------------------------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                                       
Eb|--------------------------------|------------------0--|--------------------|
Bb|--1-------1-----1----------3-3--|--------0-h-1--------|--1-----0-h-1-------|
Gb|--0-h-2---0-h-2-0-h-2------0-0--|------2-------2------|----2---------2-p-0-|
Db|--3-------3-----3--------0------|----2-----------2----|------2-------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|--0------------------|--------------------|
Eb|-----------------------3--------|---------------------|--------------------|
     F           G          Am                            F           G        
Eb|--------1-------------|------------0--0-------------|------1-----------3---|
Bb|------1---1-------3---|------0----------3--3-1------|----1---1-----3-3---3-|
Gb|----2-------2---0-----|----2-----2-------------2----|--2-------2---0-------|
Db|--3-----------0-----0-|--------2-----------------2--|--3-----------0-------|
Ab|----------------------|--0--------------------------|----------------------|
Eb|----------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|
     C       G/B     Am      G           F        G           Am       
Eb|-----------------------------------|------1--------3----|--0-------|
Bb|--------1-------1-------1----------|----1---1--3-3---3--|--1-------|
Gb|------0-------0-------2---------0--|--2--------0--------|--2----2--|
Db|----2-------0-------2---------0----|--3--------0--------|--2--2----|
Ab|--3-------2-------0---------2------|--------------------|--0-------|
Eb|--------------------------3--------|--------------------|----------|

[Repeat Chorus w/Rhy. Fill 2 at **]
(Rhy. Fill 2)
C5   G5      A5   G5      F5   G5   A5
Eb|-----------|------------|-----------------|
Bb                                            
Gb|--5--------|------------|-----------------|
Db|--5----5---|---7----5---|---3----5----7---|
Ab|--3----5---|---7----5---|---3----5----7---|
Eb|-------3---|---5----3---|---1----3----5---|

[Solo]
(Chord progression under the solo)
D5   F5 | G5    A5 G5  | F5     G5  | A5     G5|
F5   G5 | E5    F5     | F5     G5  | A5
Eb                                                                                     
Bb|-----------------------------------------8~~-------------8-8-----------------------|
Gb|------------7b--rp5-7-(7)~~~--pbr7p5-7b-------pbr7p5-7b------pbr7-5b---------------|
Db|-7~~~~~~~~~-----------------------------------------------------------7--5---------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------5br-3--|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb                                                                      
Bb|----------------------------------------13b(2 steps)--13b(1/4 step)-|
Gb|-7/9-9/10-------------------------12h14-----------------------------|
Db|---------------------10h12-12/14------------------------------------|
Ab|-5/7-7/8--8h10-10/12------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb                                                                     
Gb|-14~~~--12---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------14-13h14p13p12-13p12-10-12p10---------10b---------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------12p10------12p10-12-(12)-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----15-15-15-------------15-15------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15b----------r15p13--15b-------r15--13-12---------12/15-13-12-13--------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------13-----------------14----|
Db|---------------------------------------------14-----------------------15-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-13-----------------------------5----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----13--15b--15~~~--r15p13--8b-----8-5--------x-x--8---------------5brb(5)r--5-|
Gb|----------------------------------------r7p5--x-x--7b--(7)-----r7--------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]
Feedback---------------------------------------|   +
Eb                                                                     
Bb|---------5-b-6---------r-5-b-6---|-------r-5-----------5-----------|
Gb|-(7)-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb                                                  
and please remember              that  I never  lied

[Chorus 3: Lead Part]
    F G Am                                                  F    G 
Eb|--12~~~--12--12--12--12-------|-------------------|------------|
Bb|-------------------------13---|--15-p-13----------|------------|
Gb|------------------------------|-----------14~~~~--|------------|
Db|------------------------------|-------------------|------------|
Ab|------------------------------|-------------------|------------|
Eb|------------------------------|-------------------|------------|
     Am                                    F      G                
Eb|--15b-------r15--15----------|-------------------|-------------|
Bb|---------------------17--15--|--15--p--13~~~~~~--|--15--13--15-|
Gb|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
Db|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
C     G/B    Am     G          F
Eb                                                               
Bb|--15----15-----12-----12------|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|--14~~~~~~--------------------|
Db|------------------------------|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|------------------------------|

[Outro]
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)
E5                         F5
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Gb                                                       
Db|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
Ab|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
baby...        maybe...    someday...

[Play Riff 1]
(Over riff 1)
Eb|-12--12--------------------------12--12----------13--------------|
Bb|---------13------13------13--------------13----------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------12-/14--|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-13--------------12----------10----------8-----------------------|
Bb                                                                   
Gb|---------12--------------10----------9---------5h7-------5-------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb                                                                   
Gb|---------5-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-5-h-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------6h7-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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| h    Hammer-on
| p    Pull-off
| ~    Vibrato
| r    Release
| b    Bend
| pbr  Pre-bend release
| brb  Bend release bend
| /    Slide up
| (n)  Ghost note
| x    Dead note
| +    Harmonic
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