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The Cranberries - When You’re Gone Chords

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

[C]Hold on to [Am]love that is [Em]what I do, now that I’ve [G]found you [C]And from [Am]above everything’s [Em]stinking, they’re not [G]around you And [C]in the night I could be [Am]helpless, I could be [Em]lonely, sleeping [G]without you And [C]in the day everything’s [Am]complex, there’s [Em]nothing simple when I’m not [G]around you

But I [C]miss you when you’re [Am]gone, that is [Em]what I [F]do, babe, babe, babe And it’s [C]going to carry [Am]on, that is [Em]what I [F]knew, babe, babe, babe

[C] [Am] [Em] [G] [C]Hold on to [Am]my hands I feel I’m [Em]sinking, sinking [G]without you [C]And to my [Am]mind everything’s [Em]stinking, stinking [G]without you And [C]in the night I could be [Am]helpless, I could be [Em]lonely, sleeping [G]without you And [C]in the day everything’s [Am]complex, there’s [Em]nothing simple when I’m not [G]around you

And I [C]miss you when you’re [Am]gone, that is [Em]what I [F]do, babe, babe, babe And it’s [C]going to carry [Am]on, that is [Em]what I [F]knew, babe, babe, babe

[C] [Am] [Em] [G] [C] [Am] [Em] [G] [C] [Am] [Em] [F]Babe, babe, babe [C] [Am] [Em] [F]

Artist The Cranberries
Album To the Faithful Departed
Genres Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year 1996
Key C

How to Play When You're Gone on Guitar?

The Cranberries - When You're Gone can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, Em, G, F chords.

  • 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 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.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • 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 F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A 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 When You're Gone with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.