Cheer Up Little Darling chords by Angaleena Presley

Key: C

Intro 1: (Starts at 00:09
Rubato = Free Rhythm/Tempo)
| Am           | E          | F          | E          |
| (F*) (G*) (G#*) || Am           ||



Intro 2: (Spoken)
Am E
     Yeah, it's gonna be real pretty, man
F
cheer up, little darlin', don't be so sad.
                                                   E
There's a time and place for the blues that you've had
F

just hold what you've got, babe, and never give in.
             G                                 Am
Seems like a tight spot, but it's just a loose end.

Intro 3: (In 3/4 notated pro 2 measures or you could consider 6/8)
| C            | C           | Dm           | Dm           |
| G            | G           | C            | C*           ||

Verse 1: (With mandolin)
                 C        C             Dm           Dm
Cheer up, little darlin'
don't be so sad
G         G                    C        C
there's a time and place for   the blues you have had.
                 C          C            Dm           Dm
Hold what you've got, babe
never give in
G           G                       C        C*
it feels like a tight spot
but it's just a loose end.

Verse 2:
                  C            C               Dm           Dm
You can't fix the world, girl
it's so badly bent
G    G                      C        C
but you can help it along   if you save your own skin.
                    C          C               Dm           Dm
The first thing you do, honey
is make you a list
G    G                            C        C
of the things that you've done   and the things that you've missed.

Chorus:
Dm                 Am        F        C
Da, da, da, da,
Dm         Am         F         G          G*

Verse 3:
                     C          C                   Dm           Dm
Do the best that you can, doll
there's no one to blame
G    G                   C        C
it's just the turn that it took   in this crazy old game.
                 C          C            Dm           Dm
Hold what you've got, babe
never give in
G           G                       F      F      C*
it feels like a tight spot
but it's just a loose end.


Chords on mandolin: C=0230 and Dm=2001 and G=0023 and Am=5200
🏷Legend: * means "let ring" (1 strum)