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Dont Cry

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[Intro]
Dm C/E F Gm Bbm
Dm C/E F Gm Bbm
F
Dm C/E F Gm Bbm
Dm C/E F G  Fsus4/C
[Verse 1]
   Dm      C/E  FYou've been on and on again
  GmAnd Bbmthis time I'm not listening
  D    C/EIt's been Fminutes since we've spoken last
 GAlFsus4/Cready talking to my friends
  DmYou C/Ecan't adFmit it that you Gmlied, that I Bbmlied
  DmYeah C/EI've been Fupset but I've Gtried, tried, Fsus4/Ctried
But Dmboys C/Edon't FcryGm  Bbm  
[Verse 2]
DmYou've beeC/En writing novels I'm the inbox to your problems every Gmweekday
BbmWe don't Dmtalk much in C/Ereal life
We Ffake fight and that's all we Gdo, dFsus4/Co
But Dmif it's C/Eover then it's Fover
  GmDoesn't have to be a Bbmtv drama
  DmIf it's C/Eover then it's FoverG  Fsus4/C  
[Verse 3]
   Dm      C/E  FYou've been off and on again
  GmI've Bbmalways been your therapist
   Dm     C/EAnd you can't Fsay anymore
 GYou've Fsus4/Clost the right to be my friend
  DmI C/Eknow you're Fdrinking every Gmnight, night, Bbmnight
  DmYeah C/EI've been Fupset but I've Gtried, tried, Fsus4/Ctried
[Chorus]
  DmBut if it's C/Eover then it's Fover
GmDoesn't have to be a Bbmteenage drama
  DmIf it's C/Eover then it's FoverG  Fsus4/C  
  DmIf it's C/Eover then it's Fover
  GmDoesn't have to be a Bbmtv drama
  DmIf it's C/Eover then it's FoverG  Fsus4/C  
But Dmboys C/Edon't FcryGm  Bbm  
No, Dmboys C/Edon'tF  G  Fsus4/C  
[Outro]
  DmIf it's C/Eover then it's Fover
  GmYou don't have to go and Bbmmake this harder
  DmIf it's C/Eover then it's FoverGm  Bbm  Fmaj7  

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Dont Cry

by Ruel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

Bbm

Fsus4/C

Fmaj7

[Intro]

Dm C/E F Gm Bbm

Dm C/E F G Fsus4/C

[Verse 1]

Dm C/E F

You've been on and on again

Gm Bbm

And this time I'm not listening

D C/E F

It's been minutes since we've spoken last

G Fsus4/C

Already talking to my friends

Dm C/E F Gm Bbm

You can't admit it that you lied, that I lied

Dm C/E F G Fsus4/C

Yeah I've been upset but I've tried, tried, tried

Dm C/E F Gm Bbm

But boys don't cry

[Verse 2]

Dm C/E Gm

You've been writing novels I'm the inbox to your problems every weekday

Bbm Dm C/E

We don't talk much in real life

F G Fsus4/C

We fake fight and that's all we do, do

Dm C/E F

But if it's over then it's over

Gm Bbm

Doesn't have to be a tv drama

Dm C/E F G Fsus4/C

If it's over then it's over

[Verse 3]

Dm C/E F

You've been off and on again

Gm Bbm

I've always been your therapist

Dm C/E F

And you can't say anymore

G Fsus4/C

You've lost the right to be my friend

Dm C/E F Gm Bbm

I know you're drinking every night, night, night

Dm C/E F G Fsus4/C

Yeah I've been upset but I've tried, tried, tried

[Chorus]

Dm C/E F

But if it's over then it's over

Gm Bbm

Doesn't have to be a teenage drama

Dm C/E F G Fsus4/C

If it's over then it's over

Dm C/E F

If it's over then it's over

Gm Bbm

Doesn't have to be a tv drama

Dm C/E F G Fsus4/C

If it's over then it's over

Dm C/E F Gm Bbm

But boys don't cry

Dm C/E F G Fsus4/C

No, boys don't

[Outro]

Dm C/E F

If it's over then it's over

Gm Bbm

You don't have to go and make this harder

Dm C/E F Gm Bbm Fmaj7

If it's over then it's over

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