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Gerry And The Pacemakers - Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying Chords

Chord reference G7, C7, D, D7, Em, B7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G7]Don’t let the [C7]sun catch you [G7]cryin’ [C7] [G7]The night’s the [C7]time for all your [D]tears [D7] [Em]Your heart may be [B7]broken tonight [Em]But tomorrow in the [B7]morning light [Am]Don’t let the [D7]sun catch you [G7]cryin’ [C7] [G7] [C7]

[G7]The night time [C7]shadows disa[G7]ppear [C7] [G7]And with them [C7]go all your [D]tears [D7] For the [Em]morning will bring [B7]joy For [Em]every girl and [B7]boy So [Am]don’t let the [D7]sun catch you [G7]cryin’ [C7] [G7] [C7]

[D]We know that cryin’s not a [Em]bad thing [Am]But stop your cryin’ when the [D7]birds sing

[G7]It may be [C7]hard to di[G7]scover [C7] [G7]That you’ve been [C7]left for an[D]other [D7] But don’t for[Em]get that love’s a [B7]game And it can [Em]always come a[B7]gain Oh [Am]don’t let the [D7]sun catch you [G7]cryin’ [C7]

Don’t let the [G7]sun catch you cryin’, oh [C7]no Oh, oh, [G7]oh

Artist Gerry Marsden
Album Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying
Genres Pop
Year 1964
Key G7

How to Play Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying on Guitar?

Gerry Marsden - Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying can be played in the key of G7 using the G7, C7, D, D7, Em, B7 chords.

  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • 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 D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For B7, To play B7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, B ring open.

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

You can play Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.