1"DON'T CRY" Guns N' Roses As heard on Use Your Illu sion I (GEFF EN)

Words and Music by Izzy Stradlin' and W. Axl Rose Transcrib ed by Jeff Perrin

All guitars are tuned down one half step (low to high: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb). Bass tuning (low to high): Eb Ab Db Gb. All notes and chords sound one half step lower than written (key of Ab minor).

Am Om G Csus2 GIB A5 XO 0 x x o 00 )( oo xx )( ooo x X O XXX m ii fflffl m ffl II 231 231 21 34 2 2 I

F G5 Dsus2 Asus4 C5 85 F5 x

xxo 0 X O x

x xx

flffl m iffl m T)4 2 I 2 34 I 3 234 144 144 1 34 ~ Intro (0:00)

Slowly q = 62 Ooh

Am Om G Csus2 GIB Am Gtr. 2 (elec. w/dist. and rcvcrb)

full 1 --- ------ ---- ----- ........

- - - -

let ring throughout

O!] 1st Verse (0:18) Talk to me softly There's

G A5 Am Om G Gtr. 3 (clea n elec. w/chorus)

c C/B x 0 0

ffl 32 I 2 14 05 E5

)( )()()( ms(, m I 4 I

Om w/fdbk. ~

something in your eyes C G/B

(fade out ne.tt meas.) Rhy. Fi g. 1 .. .... . .. . .... . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .... . . . ..... .. .. . . , le t ring 11,rougho ut ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~o,~~~~~~ 3~~~~~~~~~--,

Bass Fig. 1 . . ... . ... . .. .. . . . . . ... ...... . .. . .. _____ . _______ ,

Copyright 1991 Guns N' Roses Music (ASCAP). International Copytight Secured. All Rights Reserved.

Reprinted by Permission of Cherry Lane Music Company.

2"DON'T CRY" Don't hang your head in sorrow and please don't cry

Am Om G c GIB Ctr. 2 plays F"ill 1 (see below) Ctr. 3 plays Rhy. Fig. 1 twice simile (see meas. 6)

8 Ctr. I 0- (0)

~ o

1 3

3-2 ~ I 1

~ ' I 3

I 2 2 0

I 0 0 0

I 0 - 0

I 0 0

I I 2

I 0

I I I I 2 I 0 -3 I 2 I - 1 Ed~ 3 I I I I I I I Bass plays Bass Fig. I twice (see meas. 6)

know how you feel inside I've I've been there before Am Om G c GIB

10 Gtr. I

~ o

3 - 0 1 3

3- 2~ I 1

'~'

I

3

I 2 2 0

I 0 0 0

I 0- 0

I 0 0

I I 2

I 0

I I I I 2

I 0-3

I 2 I -1 ]~ 3 I I I I I I I

[g 1st Choru s (0:49) Something is changin' inside you and don't you know Don't you (Ooh) cry

tonight

Am Om G c C/B F G 12 Ctr. 3

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0 2 B ~~ 0 0 3 3 I Ctr . I .

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*rep ear previous chord

Bass Bass Fig. 2 3

5 (5) 0- 2 3 2-- 0 3- -- o 5 j5f ./ I 3 1 0- 3 I LJd I I L___..d I still love you baby Don't you (Ooh)

cry tonight

Am F G Am 15 ., ... , 0 - (0) 0

1-- 0 - 1 5'

3"DON'T CRY"

18 F

Don't you cry G

tonight There's a heaven above you baby C C/B Am G

And don't you cry tonight F G Am

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[Q)2nd Verse (1:20) Give me a whisper

Am Ctr. 2 plays Fill 2 (see below)

Ctr. 3

Om and give me a sign

G5 c (Ah)

G/B

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I I L J I I I Ctr. I

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I bd l Bass plays Bass Fig. I three times simile (see meas. 6)

Give me a kiss before Am Om Ctr. 3 plays Rhy . Fig. 2 twice simil e (see meas. 22)

24 G1r. 1

Am

Fi/12 (1:19) Gtr. 2

l!f'

Don't you

If

take it so hard Om Osus2

you

now

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1 I 8:::i 3 I 1-0 0 0 0 2 0 3-2 -1 x 3 2

bJ 3 I I I I I I I I

tell me goodbye G5 c GIB

ui 3- 2~ E]' E]' 0 0 F 2 I 0 I 3 I 2 I I I I I I and please don't take it so bad

Om G5 C GIB

11. oT-UT~lf - .11

4I'll still be thinking Om

of you Dsus2 Om GS

andthetimes we had c C/8

"DON'T CRY"

Am baby GS Am

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Bass

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ffi) 2 nd Choru s (1:52) And don't you cry

(Ooh) G5

b::::I

tonight

Am

I

Don't you cry (Ooh)

tonight

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Bass pla ys Bass Fig. 2 simile (see meas. /4 )

Am Asus4 Am G5 34

2 0

And don't you cry F5 GS

37 Gtr 2 (w/d ist )

C1r. 3 3 3 0

- J: 0 3- x - 1 v 3 I

Bass

3 - 1 1- 0-- 3

I I L_J I

Don't you cry (Ooh)

tonight

F GS

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5"DON'T CRY"

II] Guitar Solo (2:23) 05

AS 1/4 42 .-...,. +

FS 3/4

GS full * .. '

1/4 +

l/4

GS

AS

FS full

GS 112

FS GS

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P.M . 3 3 3 3

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6"DON'T CRY" [Q] 3rd Verse (2:54)

And please remember that I never lied Om G5 Csus2 GIB Am

fdbk.

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--==-+----

7"DON'T CRY" !!!] 2rd Chorus (3:25)

F 55 G1r.2

G1r. 3

And don't you cry (Ooh)

GS

tonight

FS

P.M . J>.M. P.M.,

And don't you cry (Ooh)

P.M.,

tonight

GS

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crrfi trr Uif b EH I Bass plays Bass Fig. 2 simile (see meas. 14)

And don't you cry GS

tonight There's a heaven above you baby GS

1/2 Am

full~

P.M. __ ~

GS full 1/2

3 L__ 3 __J

P.M ... , P.M ... ,

FS C G/B Am full 112

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(Ooh) FS GS

G1r. 2 full fdbk .

Don't you ever cry (Ooh ooh)

FS GS

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Bass

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8"DON'T CRY"

F

And don't you cry (Ooh)

GS F

Don't you ever (ooh)

cry Don't you cry

GS F GS Ctr. 3 plays Rhy. Fill I three times (see meas. 59) full rit.

tonight

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Gtr. 4 (elec. w/dist .)

Bass

[I) Outro (4:16) Freely

c Gtr. 2

68

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