First You Cry - Percy Sledge Chords

Tempo:
114.5 bpm
Chords used:

G

F

C

Am

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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First You Cry - Percy Sledge chords
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[Bm] [C]
[G] It
[Am]
[G]
[F] don't come cheap
[G] when they look like that [F] So hard to keep [G] when they move so fast
[C] Soon you'll [F] find it's all for the best [Am] Put the [Bb] past behind [F] and hurt [G] the rest
But [C] first you cry, [G] then you sigh Somebody [Am] lied and you can't [F] run and hide
Don't be [C] so sad, it ain't [G] so bad Or you'll get [Am] [F] by, but [C] first you cry
[G] Candy [Bm]
[F] mountains, [G] streets of gold [F] Oh, the promises,
[G] how they've just turned cold
[C] Till the sun will [F] shine, there'll be warmer days
[Am] You'll be feeling [Bb]
fine, [F] you'll just [G] walk away But [C] first you cry, [G] then you sigh
Somebody [Am] lied and you can't [F] run and hide Don't be [C] so sad, it ain't [G] so bad
Or you'll [Am] get by, [F] but first [C] you cry Don't [F] look back,
[Am] there's nothing to gain
[F] There's no happiness
[G] without a little rain But [C] first you cry, then [Em] you [G] sigh
[Am] Somebody lied and you can't [F]
run and hide Don't be [C] so sad, it ain't [G] so bad
Or you'll [Am] get by, [F] but first you [C]
cry [G] First [C] you cry, then [G] you sigh
[Am] Somebody lied and you [F] can't run and hide [Dm] Don't be [C] so sad, it [G] ain't so bad
Or you'll [Am] get by, [F]
but [C] first you cry [G]
[C] First you cry, then [G] you sigh
[Am] Somebody lied and you can't [F] run and hide [C] Don't be so sad, it [G] ain't so bad
Or you'll [Am] get by, [F] but first you [C] cry
[Gb] [N]
Key:  
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
Am
2311
Bm
13421112
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
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To jam and learn Percy Sledge, The Aces Band - First You Cry chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Am, F, C, G, Am, F and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 57 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 114. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C Major.

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[Bm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ It _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ don't come cheap _
_ [G] _ _ when they look like that [F] _ _ So hard to keep [G] when they move so fast
_ [C] _ _ Soon you'll _ _ [F] find it's all for the best [Am] Put the [Bb] past _ behind [F] _ and hurt [G] the rest
But [C] first you cry, _ _ [G] then you sigh _ Somebody [Am] _ lied _ _ and you can't [F] run and hide _ _ _
Don't be [C] so sad, _ it ain't [G] so _ bad Or you'll get [Am] _ _ [F] by, but [C] first you _ cry
[G] _ Candy [Bm] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ mountains, _ [G] _ _ streets of gold _ [F] _ _ Oh, the promises, _
_ [G] how they've just turned cold
_ [C] Till the sun will _ _ [F] shine, there'll be _ warmer days
[Am] _ You'll be feeling [Bb] _
fine, _ [F] you'll just [G] walk away But [C] first you cry, _ _ [G] then you sigh _ _
Somebody [Am] _ _ lied _ and you can't [F] run and hide _ _ Don't be [C] so sad, _ it ain't [G] so _ bad
Or you'll [Am] get _ by, [F] _ but first [C] you cry _ _ _ Don't _ [F] _ _ _ look back, _
[Am] _ _ there's nothing to _ gain
[F] _ There's no happiness _
[G] _ without a little rain But [C] first you _ cry, _ then [Em] you [G] sigh
_ _ [Am] Somebody _ lied _ and you can't [F]
run and hide _ _ Don't be [C] so _ sad, it ain't [G] so bad
_ Or you'll [Am] get _ by, [F] but first you [C]
cry _ [G] _ First [C] you cry, _ then _ [G] you sigh
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ Somebody lied and you [F] can't run and hide _ [Dm] Don't be [C] so _ sad, it [G] ain't so bad
Or you'll [Am] get _ by, [F]
but [C] first you _ cry [G] _ _
[C] First you cry, _ then [G] you sigh _ _ _ _
[Am] _ Somebody lied and you can't [F] run and hide _ [C] Don't be so _ sad, it [G] ain't so bad
Or you'll [Am] get _ by, [F] _ but first you [C] cry _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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The Live! From Louisiana album includes this song.

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