Chords for Etta James - Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying

Tempo:
113.1 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

Am

C

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Etta James - Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying chords
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[C] [F] [Bb] [E]
[Am] [F] [Bb] [Db]
[C] [B]
[Am] [Cm] [C]
Don't [Gm] let the sun [Am] catch you [Gm] crying, [Am]
crying [Dm] at [Dbm] my [Cm] front door.
[Fm] You done mama [F] dirty, [G]
[Gb] she [Db] don't want [F] you no more.
[D] [G] [E]
[Ebm] [Bbm] [Am] Don't [F] let [Gm] the sun [Bb] [Ab] catch [C] you lying, [Ab]
[Gm] lying [Dm] [F]
[Dm] at [Dbm] my front [Eb] door.
[F] [Bb] Hey mama, [D] mama's done [G] turned salty, [Em]
[Bb] and baby [C] you done [F] made her so sore.
[Fm] [B] [Cm] [F]
[Eb] Oh baby, [G] you can cry, cry, [A] cry, [Eb] cry, [G] cry.
[A] Oh [Gbm] baby, you [A] can [Gb] wait, oh baby you [A] can wait.
[Gb] [C] [A] [Dm]
Keep your head [Em] [F] on the pavement, [Dm] till the man, till the man comes [E] and throw you, throw you [Bb] in jail.
Oh baby, [Am] oh, oh, oh, [Bb] [Am] don't, [Bb] don't let the sun [Eb] [E] catch you [C] crying,
[Bb] [A] crying at [F] my [Dbm] front [Cm] door.
[F] [Eb] Hey, [Bb] you done, you [Ab] done, mama, you done, [B] mama dirty, and [C] I tell [Bbm] you, [Eb] she don't want [F] you no more.
Oh, [D] she don't want you no more.
[F]
[Ebm] [F] [Bb] [F]
[Gm] [Bb] [Am]
[Fm] [Gm] [E] [F]
[Dbm] [Cm]
[F] [Bb]
[Ab] [C] [G]
[Cm] [E] [Fm] [Dm]
[D] [Bb] [F]
[C] [Cm] [F]
[Bb] [C]
[Bb] [Am]
[Dm] [Dbm] [Cm] You [Fm] [Bb]
[Ab] can [G]
[Bb] [Bbm] [F]
[Bb] [B] [Ab] [F]
[G]
[A] cry, [G] cry, cry, cry.
[A] Yeah baby,
[Am] hey baby you can [A] wait.
[Gb] [Am] And I'll beat your head, [B] beat your [Em] head [F] on the pavement, [Dm] till the man, till the [E] man come and throw you [F] in jail.
[Am] [C] Oh, [F] [Gbm]
don't let [Gm] the sun [Bb] catch [Am] you crying, [Bb] [Em] crying [G] [F]
at [Dbm] my [Eb] front door.
[A] Oh, [C] [G] you done, you [Fm] done, done your mama, you done, done [Em] your mama dirty, [Eb] and I tell you, [F] she don't want you no more.
[Bb] [Bm] [Fm]
You [Gm] know, you know, [E] you know [F] now, [Gm] you done, done your [Am] mama dirty,
[Bb] she don't want [F] you no more.
[Gb]
Oh, no, [F] she don't, she [Am] don't want you, she don't want [Fm] you no more.
[Abm] [Fm]
[Eb]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Am
2311
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To learn Etta James - Dont Let The Sun Catch You Crying chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - A, Eb, G, Dbm, Cm, F, E, Am, F and Bb in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 56 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 113 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: F Major.

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[C] _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [E] _
[Am] _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [C]
Don't [Gm] let the sun [Am] catch you [Gm] crying, _ _ [Am] _ _ _
crying [Dm] at [Dbm] my [Cm] front door. _
_ _ _ [Fm] You _ _ _ _ done mama [F] dirty, _ [G] _
_ [Gb] she [Db] don't want [F] you no more.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Bbm] _ [Am] _ Don't [F] let [Gm] the sun [Bb] [Ab] catch [C] you lying, [Ab] _
_ [Gm] _ _ lying [Dm] _ _ [F] _
[Dm] at [Dbm] my front [Eb] door. _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] Hey mama, _ [D] _ mama's done [G] turned salty, [Em] _
[Bb] and baby [C] you done [F] made her so sore.
[Fm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Cm] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] Oh baby, [G] you can cry, cry, [A] cry, [Eb] cry, [G] _ cry.
_ [A] _ Oh [Gbm] baby, you [A] can [Gb] wait, oh baby you [A] can wait. _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _
Keep your head [Em] _ [F] on the pavement, _ _ _ [Dm] till the man, till the man comes [E] and throw you, throw you [Bb] in jail.
Oh baby, [Am] oh, oh, oh, [Bb] _ _ [Am] don't, [Bb] don't let the sun [Eb] [E] catch you [C] crying, _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [A] _ crying at [F] my [Dbm] front [Cm] door. _
[F] _ _ [Eb] Hey, _ [Bb] you done, you [Ab] done, mama, you done, [B] mama dirty, and [C] I tell [Bbm] you, [Eb] she don't want [F] you no more.
Oh, [D] she don't want you no more.
[F] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Fm] _ [Gm] _ _ [E] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Cm] _ You _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] can _ [G] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [B] _ [Ab] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ cry, [G] cry, cry, cry.
[A] _ _ _ Yeah baby, _
_ [Am] _ hey baby you can [A] wait. _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [Am] And I'll beat your head, [B] beat your [Em] head [F] on the pavement, _ [Dm] _ _ till the man, till the [E] man come and throw you [F] in jail.
[Am] _ [C] Oh, _ _ [F] _ _ [Gbm]
don't let [Gm] the sun [Bb] catch [Am] you crying, [Bb] _ _ _ [Em] crying [G] _ [F] _ _
at [Dbm] my [Eb] front door. _
_ [A] _ _ Oh, [C] [G] you done, you [Fm] done, done your mama, you done, done [Em] your mama dirty, [Eb] and I tell you, [F] she don't want you no more.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
You [Gm] know, you know, [E] you know [F] now, _ _ [Gm] you done, done your [Am] mama dirty, _ _
[Bb] _ she don't want [F] you no more.
[Gb]
Oh, no, [F] she don't, she [Am] don't want you, she don't want [Fm] you no more. _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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