Baby Don't You Cry chords by Ray Charles

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
G Em Am D
G Em Am D
G Em Am7 D7
Gmaj7 E7 Am D

Verse 1:
Gmaj7        Em7
I say, baby, don't you cry
Am7                D7
You know I'll soon discover
G       Em7
One day by and by
Am7            D7
That you loved another
G                  G7
No matter what you say
C                            Cm7
I'm going to leave you right away
Em7           A7                 D D7 D
So now, baby, baby, don't you cry

Verse 2:
Gmaj7              Em7
You know you can't deny
Am7              D7
I did my best to please you
G               Em7
But you were so unkind
Am7                D7
But still I try to need you
G                  G7
True love that was sincere
C                 Cm7
You didn't really care
D7            A7    D7        G  D7 D G
So now, baby, baby, don't you cry

Verse 3:
D               D7                      G            G7
And I remember, sweetheart, that it was you, and not I
C        Cm7          G   G7
Who said that we must part
E                E7   Am     Am7
And the time has come to say goodbye
D7            Am7            D7 D
So why do you cry, sweetheart

Verse 4:
Gmaj              Em7
Hey, hey, baby, don't you cry
Am7                D7
Because the end is nearing
G               Em7
You ought to be satisfied
Am7                   D7
You know I'm going to keep on caring
G              G7
Why should you feel blue
C                                  Cm7
I'll tell you, I'm going to be the one to lose
D7    A7    D7        G  D7 D G
Baby, baby, don't you cry

Solo:
G Em Am D
G Em Am D
G Em Am7 D7
Gmaj7 E7 Am D

Verse 5:
Gmaj      Em7
Oh, baby, don't you cry
Am7                D7
Because the end is nearing
G               Em7
You ought to be satisfied
Am7                  D7
Because I'm going to keep on caring
G              G7
Why should you feel blue
C                    Cm7
You know I'll be the one to lose
D7            A7    D7        G  D7 D G
So now, baby, baby, don't you cry