Why Do You Cry Little Darling chords by The Carter Family

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 7th

From the album 'Last Sessions - Their Complete Victor Recordings 1934-1941'

The original sounds in G.
To simplify transpose up two steps and play without a capo, with chords G, C majorC and D7.

Introduction:
FF C majorC FF

Verse 1:
FF     Bb majorBb     FF                  C majorC
Why do you cry, little darling, why are those tears in your eyes ?
FF     Bb majorBb     FF          C7C7   FF
Why do you weep little darling, just when I say goodbye ?
  Bb majorBb        FF     Bb majorBb       FF
It makes me sad and lonely, to see you feel so blue.
FF      Bb majorBb      FF           C7C7   FF
What have I done, little darling, have I been untrue to you ?

Instrumental:
FF Bb majorBb FF C majorC
FF Bb majorBb FF C majorC FF

Verse 2:
FF       Bb majorBb       FF                 C majorC
'Cause you are called, little darling, to fight for your country true,
    FF   Bb majorBb       FF          C majorC         FF
There's many a poor girl just like me, weeping for their sweethearts, too.
 Bb majorBb         FF       Bb majorBb           FF
I tried so hard to be cheerful, but thought of all the long years,
FF      Bb majorBb      FF             C majorC    FF
You might be gone, little darling, I could not keep back my tears.

Instrumental:
FF Bb majorBb FF C majorC
FF Bb majorBb FF C majorC FF

Verse 3:
FF      Bb majorBb     FF               C majorC
That's why I cry, little darling, because you're going away,
FF     Bb majorBb     FF           C majorC     FF
leaving me all broken-hearted to weep for you day after day.
   Bb majorBb           FF      Bb majorBb            FF
Every night I'll kneel by my bedside, and ask God to guide you each day
FF      Bb majorBb      FF                C majorC     FF
back to your sweetheart that's waiting, and loves you more than I can say.

Instrumental:
FF Bb majorBb FF C majorC
FF Bb majorBb FF C majorC FF

Outro:
   Bb majorBb           FF      Bb majorBb            FF
Every night I'll kneel by my bedside, and ask God to guide you each day
FF      Bb majorBb      FF                C majorC     FF