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The Cranberries - Disappointment Chords

Chord reference G, D, C, Em, Am
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G] [D]Disappointment you [C]shouldn’t have done, you couldn’t have done You [Em]wouldn’t have done, the [D]things you did [G]then And we could’ve been [D]happy, what a [C]piteous thing, a hideous thing Was [Em]tainted by the [D]rest, but it [G]won’t get any [D]harder

And I [C]hope you’ll find your [Em]way [D]again And it [G]won’t get any [D]higher And it all [C]boils down to [Em]what you [D]did then [G] [D] [C] [Em] [D] [Am]In the [Em]night, we fight, I fled, you’re right

It was [C]exactly then I [Em]decided, [Am]and drew you art In the [Em]night we fight, I fled, you’re right It was [C]exactly then I [Em]decided [G] [D] [C] [Em] [D]

But it [G]won’t get any [D]harder and I h[C]ope you’ll find your [Em]way again [D] And it [G]won’t get any [D]higher, And it all [C]boils down to [Em]what you [D]did then [G] [D] [C] [Em] [D]

Artist The Cranberries
Album No Need to Argue
Genres Alternative, Rock
Year 1994
Key G

How to Play Disappointment on Guitar?

The Cranberries - Disappointment can be played in the key of G using the G, D, C, Em, Am chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Disappointment with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.