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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

NOTE: Where you see this symbol "(=)" it means that a new measure is starting, but don't change chords (I would write the chord in, instead of an equals sign, but then "transpose" won’t look right).

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:
[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] (–one strum)

Verse 1:
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] (–one strum)

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
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] 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
[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth] 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] (–one strum)
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