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Dont Cry No Tears

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Define:
  Aadd9x02420
| * =  A   Aadd9   A   Aadd9  A  
[Intro]
 A   Aadd9   A   Aadd9    Ax2
[Verse 1]
            A              D    A*  
Don’t cry no tears around me. 
                         D    A*
Don’t cry no tears around me.
Cuz when F#mall the water’s Ggone, the Afeeling lingers F#mon.
Old Dtrue love ain’t Etoo hard to AseeAadd9.A  F#m  
            D              E    A*  *
Don’t cry no tears around me.
[Verse 2]
                   A            D      A*
Well I wonder who’s with her tonight.
                               D      A*
Well I wonder who’s holding her tight.
But there’s F#mnothing I can Gsay to Amake him go aF#mway.
Old Dtrue love ain’t Etoo hard to AseeAadd9.A  F#m  
            D              E    A* 
Don’t cry no tears around me.
[Solo]
A  D  A    D    A
[Outro]
But there’s F#mnothing I can Gsay to Amake him go aF#mway.
Old Dtrue love ain’t Etoo hard to AseeAadd9.A  F#m  
Don’t Dcry no Etears around Ame.Aadd9  A  F#m  
            D              E    A*
Don’t cry no tears around me.

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Dont Cry No Tears

by Neil Young

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Aadd9

F#m

Define:

Aadd9

x02420

A Aadd9 A Aadd9 A

| * =

[Intro]

A Aadd9 A Aadd9 A

[Verse 1]

A D A

Don’t cry no tears around me.

D A

Don’t cry no tears around me.

F#m G A F#m

Cuz when all the water’s gone, the feeling lingers on.

D E A Aadd9 A F#m

Old true love ain’t too hard to see.

D E A

* *

Don’t cry no tears around me.

[Verse 2]

A D A

Well I wonder who’s with her tonight.

D A

Well I wonder who’s holding her tight.

F#m G A F#m

But there’s nothing I can say to make him go away.

D E A Aadd9 A F#m

Old true love ain’t too hard to see.

D E A

Don’t cry no tears around me.

[Solo]

A D A D A

[Outro]

F#m G A F#m

But there’s nothing I can say to make him go away.

D E A Aadd9 A F#m

Old true love ain’t too hard to see.

D E A Aadd9 A F#m

Don’t cry no tears around me.

D E A

Don’t cry no tears around me.

About Dont Cry No Tears Chords by Neil Young

Learn how to play Dont Cry No Tears by Neil Young with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Dont Cry No Tears chords”, “Dont Cry No Tears guitar chords”, or “Neil Young Dont Cry No Tears chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Dont Cry No Tears chords and for experienced players who want accurate Dont Cry No Tears lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Aadd9, A, D, F#m, G, E.

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The chords for "Dont Cry No Tears" show the original chord names (including Aadd9, A, D, F#m, G, E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.