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You Don't Have to Cry (F Major)
Artist: Crosby, Stills & Nash    Genre: Folk-Rock    Tempo: Brisk    Strum Pattern: Island Strum: | D – D U – U D U |    Roman Numerals: I, II, V, V5, VI, VI7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Crosby, Stills & Nash, 1969.
Recording @ YouTube

Yes, the second half is the same as the first half. It's a pretty song, though. Fun harmonizing, if you know it.
Entered by: Cheryl Leon Levy   
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F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
C5
(C,G)
- C G C - -
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
D7
(D,F♯,A,C)
- - D A C F♯


Intro:
"/– – –" means strum once and let it ring (over 4 beats)
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] /– – –

Verse 1:
"(%)" means repeat the previous chord
In the [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] morning (%) ... when you		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] rise (%)
Do you [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] think of me and (%) how you left me		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] cryin’? (%)
Are you [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] thinking (%) ... of		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] telephones, (%)
And [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] managers, and (%) where you got to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] be at noon? (%)
You are [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] living (%) ... a re–		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] –ality (%)
I left [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] years ago; it (%) quite nearly		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] killed me (%)
In the [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] long run (%) ... it will		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] make you cry (%)
Make you [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] crazy and (%) old before your		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] time (%)
And the [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] difference (%) ... between		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] me and you (%)
I won’t argue [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] right or wrong, but (%) I have time to

Chorus 1:
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Cry, my		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth] baby,		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] you don’t have to		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth] cry
I said [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] cry, my		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth] baby,		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] you don’t have to		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth] cry
I said [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] cry, my		 [C5Fifth (Power Chord) Chord (U,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] baby,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] you don’t have to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] cry		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] /– – –

Verse 2:
In the [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] morning (%) ... when you		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] rise (%)
Do you [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] think of me and (%) how you left me		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] cryin’? (%)
Are you [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] thinking (%) ... of		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] telephones, (%)
And [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] managers, and (%) where you got to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] be at noon? (%)
You are [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] living (%) ... a re–		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] –ality (%)
I left [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] years ago; it (%) quite nearly		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] killed me (%)
In the [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] long run (%) ... it will		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] make you cry (%)
Make you [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] crazy and (%) old before your		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] time (%)
And the [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] difference (%) ... between		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] me and you (%)
I won’t argue [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] right or wrong, but (%) I have time to

Chorus 2:
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Cry, my		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth] baby,		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] you don’t have to		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth] cry
I said [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] cry, my		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth] baby,		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] you don’t have to		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth] cry
I said [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] cry, my		 [C5Fifth (Power Chord) Chord (U,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] baby,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] you don’t have to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] cry		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] /– – –
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