Baby Don't You Cry chords by Ray Charles

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
G+G E minorEm A minorAm D MajorD
G+G E minorEm A minorAm D MajorD
G+G E minorEm Am7Am7 D7D7
Gmaj7Gmaj7 E7E7 A minorAm D MajorD

Verse 1:
Gmaj7Gmaj7    E minor 7Em7
I say, baby, don't you cry
Am7Am7        D7D7
You know I'll soon discover
G+G    E minor 7Em7
One day by and by
Am7Am7      D7D7
That you loved another
G+G         G7G7
No matter what you say
C majorC              Cm7Cm7
I'm going to leave you right away
E minor 7Em7      A7A7         D MajorD D7D7 D MajorD
So now, baby, baby, don't you cry

Verse 2:
Gmaj7Gmaj7       E minor 7Em7
You know you can't deny
Am7Am7       D7D7
I did my best to please you
G+G        E minor 7Em7
But you were so unkind
Am7Am7        D7D7
But still I try to need you
G+G         G7G7
True love that was sincere
C majorC         Cm7Cm7
You didn't really care
D7D7      A7A7  D7D7    G+G D7D7 D MajorD G+G
So now, baby, baby, don't you cry

Verse 3:
D MajorD        D7D7           G+G      G7G7
And I remember, sweetheart, that it was you, and not I
C majorC    Cm7Cm7     G+G  G7G7
Who said that we must part
E MajorE        E7E7  A minorAm   Am7Am7
And the time has come to say goodbye
D7D7      Am7Am7      D7D7 D MajorD
So why do you cry, sweetheart

Verse 4:
Gmaj       E minor 7Em7
Hey, hey, baby, don't you cry
Am7Am7        D7D7
Because the end is nearing
G+G        E minor 7Em7
You ought to be satisfied
Am7Am7          D7D7
You know I'm going to keep on caring
G+G       G7G7
Why should you feel blue
C majorC                 Cm7Cm7
I'll tell you, I'm going to be the one to lose
D7D7  A7A7  D7D7    G+G D7D7 D MajorD G+G
Baby, baby, don't you cry

Solo:
G+G E minorEm A minorAm D MajorD
G+G E minorEm A minorAm D MajorD
G+G E minorEm Am7Am7 D7D7
Gmaj7Gmaj7 E7E7 A minorAm D MajorD

Verse 5:
Gmaj   E minor 7Em7
Oh, baby, don't you cry
Am7Am7        D7D7
Because the end is nearing
G+G        E minor 7Em7
You ought to be satisfied
Am7Am7         D7D7
Because I'm going to keep on caring
G+G       G7G7
Why should you feel blue
C majorC          Cm7Cm7
You know I'll be the one to lose
D7D7      A7A7  D7D7    G+G D7D7 D MajorD G+G
So now, baby, baby, don't you cry