Chords for Conway Twitty & Joni Lee Jenkins : Don't Cry Joni
Tempo:
94.05 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Joni, please say [A] you'll wait for me.
I'll go up [D] someday, you'll see.
Saving all my kisses [G] just for you.
[A] Signed with [A] love [D] forever true.
Joni was the girl who [A] lived next door.
I've known her, I guess, [D] ten years or more.
Joni wrote me [G] a note one day,
[A] and this is what she had to [D] say.
Joni, please say [A] you'll wait for me.
I'll go up [D] someday, you'll see.
Saving all my kisses [G] just for you.
[A] Signed with love [D] forever true.
Slowly I read [A] her note once more.
Then I went over [D] to the house next door.
Her teardrops fell [G] like rain that day, [A] when I told Joni what I had [D] to say.
Joni, Joni, [A] please don't cry.
You'll forget [D] me by and by.
You're just fifteen, [G] I'm twenty-two.
[A] Joni, I just can't wait [D] for you.
Soon I left [A] our little hometown.
Got me a job and [D] tried to settle down.
But these words kept haunting [G] my memory.
[A] The words that Joni said [D] to me.
Joni, please say [A] you'll wait for me.
I'll go up [D] someday, you'll see.
Saving all my kisses [G] just for you.
[A] Signed with love [D] forever true.
I packed my clothes [A] and I caught a plane.
I had to see [D] Joni.
I had to explain how my heart was filled [G] with her memory.
[A] And ask my Joni if she'd [D] marry me.
I ran over [A] to the house next door.
But things weren't [D] like they were before.
My teardrops fell [G] like rain that day, [A] when I heard what Joni had [D] to say.
Joni, Joni, [A] please don't cry.
You'll forget me by [D] and by.
It's been five years [G] since you've been gone.
[A] Joni, I married your best friend [D] Joni.
[A] [D]
[N]
I'll go up [D] someday, you'll see.
Saving all my kisses [G] just for you.
[A] Signed with [A] love [D] forever true.
Joni was the girl who [A] lived next door.
I've known her, I guess, [D] ten years or more.
Joni wrote me [G] a note one day,
[A] and this is what she had to [D] say.
Joni, please say [A] you'll wait for me.
I'll go up [D] someday, you'll see.
Saving all my kisses [G] just for you.
[A] Signed with love [D] forever true.
Slowly I read [A] her note once more.
Then I went over [D] to the house next door.
Her teardrops fell [G] like rain that day, [A] when I told Joni what I had [D] to say.
Joni, Joni, [A] please don't cry.
You'll forget [D] me by and by.
You're just fifteen, [G] I'm twenty-two.
[A] Joni, I just can't wait [D] for you.
Soon I left [A] our little hometown.
Got me a job and [D] tried to settle down.
But these words kept haunting [G] my memory.
[A] The words that Joni said [D] to me.
Joni, please say [A] you'll wait for me.
I'll go up [D] someday, you'll see.
Saving all my kisses [G] just for you.
[A] Signed with love [D] forever true.
I packed my clothes [A] and I caught a plane.
I had to see [D] Joni.
I had to explain how my heart was filled [G] with her memory.
[A] And ask my Joni if she'd [D] marry me.
I ran over [A] to the house next door.
But things weren't [D] like they were before.
My teardrops fell [G] like rain that day, [A] when I heard what Joni had [D] to say.
Joni, Joni, [A] please don't cry.
You'll forget me by [D] and by.
It's been five years [G] since you've been gone.
[A] Joni, I married your best friend [D] Joni.
[A] [D]
[N]
Key:
A
D
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A
D
G
A
D
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Joni, please say [A] you'll wait for me.
I'll go up [D] someday, you'll see.
Saving all my kisses [G] just for you.
[A] Signed with [A] love [D] forever true. _ _ _ _ _
Joni was the girl who [A] lived next door.
I've known her, I guess, [D] ten years or more.
Joni wrote me [G] a note one day, _
[A] and this is what she had to [D] say. _ _ _ _ _
_ Joni, please say [A] you'll wait for me.
I'll go up [D] someday, you'll see.
Saving all my kisses [G] just for you.
[A] Signed with love [D] forever true. _ _ _ _ _
_ Slowly I read [A] her note once more.
Then I went over [D] to the house next door.
Her teardrops fell [G] like rain that day, [A] when I told Joni what I had [D] to say. _ _ _ _ _
_ Joni, Joni, [A] please don't cry.
You'll forget [D] me by and by.
You're just fifteen, [G] I'm twenty-two.
[A] Joni, I just can't wait [D] for you. _ _ _ _ _
Soon I left [A] our little hometown.
Got me a job and [D] tried to settle down.
But these words kept haunting [G] my memory. _
[A] The words that Joni said [D] to me. _ _ _ _ _
_ Joni, please say [A] you'll wait for me.
I'll go up [D] someday, you'll see.
Saving all my kisses [G] just for you.
[A] _ Signed with love [D] forever true. _ _ _ _
I packed my clothes [A] and I caught a plane.
I had to see [D] Joni.
I had to explain how my heart was filled [G] with her memory. _
[A] And ask my Joni if she'd [D] marry me. _ _ _ _ _
I ran over [A] to the house next door.
But things weren't [D] like they were before.
My teardrops fell [G] like rain that day, [A] when I heard what Joni had [D] to say. _ _ _ _
_ Joni, Joni, [A] please don't cry.
You'll forget me by [D] and by.
It's been five years [G] since you've been gone.
[A] Joni, I married your best friend [D] _ Joni.
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Joni, please say [A] you'll wait for me.
I'll go up [D] someday, you'll see.
Saving all my kisses [G] just for you.
[A] Signed with [A] love [D] forever true. _ _ _ _ _
Joni was the girl who [A] lived next door.
I've known her, I guess, [D] ten years or more.
Joni wrote me [G] a note one day, _
[A] and this is what she had to [D] say. _ _ _ _ _
_ Joni, please say [A] you'll wait for me.
I'll go up [D] someday, you'll see.
Saving all my kisses [G] just for you.
[A] Signed with love [D] forever true. _ _ _ _ _
_ Slowly I read [A] her note once more.
Then I went over [D] to the house next door.
Her teardrops fell [G] like rain that day, [A] when I told Joni what I had [D] to say. _ _ _ _ _
_ Joni, Joni, [A] please don't cry.
You'll forget [D] me by and by.
You're just fifteen, [G] I'm twenty-two.
[A] Joni, I just can't wait [D] for you. _ _ _ _ _
Soon I left [A] our little hometown.
Got me a job and [D] tried to settle down.
But these words kept haunting [G] my memory. _
[A] The words that Joni said [D] to me. _ _ _ _ _
_ Joni, please say [A] you'll wait for me.
I'll go up [D] someday, you'll see.
Saving all my kisses [G] just for you.
[A] _ Signed with love [D] forever true. _ _ _ _
I packed my clothes [A] and I caught a plane.
I had to see [D] Joni.
I had to explain how my heart was filled [G] with her memory. _
[A] And ask my Joni if she'd [D] marry me. _ _ _ _ _
I ran over [A] to the house next door.
But things weren't [D] like they were before.
My teardrops fell [G] like rain that day, [A] when I heard what Joni had [D] to say. _ _ _ _
_ Joni, Joni, [A] please don't cry.
You'll forget me by [D] and by.
It's been five years [G] since you've been gone.
[A] Joni, I married your best friend [D] _ Joni.
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _