Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying chords by Gerry & The Pacemakers (Official Version)

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Dbmaj7
Gbmaj7
Ab
Bbm
F
Ebm

Intro 1

Verse 1
Dbmaj7 
Gbmaj7 
 (D flat minoraj7) Don't let the  (G flat minoraj7) sun
Dbmaj7 
Gbmaj7 
catch you  (D flat minoraj7) cryin'     (G flat minoraj7) 
Dbmaj7 
Gbmaj7 
 (D flat minoraj7) The night's the  (G flat minoraj7) time
Ab 
for all  (A flat major) your tears
Bbm 
F 
 (B flat minor) Your heart may be broken  (F major) tonight
Bbm 
F 
 (B flat minor) But tomorrow in the  (F major) morning light
Ebm 
Ab 
 (E flat minor) Don't let the  (A flat major) sun
Dbmaj7 
Gbmaj7 
Dbmaj7 
Gbmaj7 
catch you  (D flat minoraj7) cryin'  (G flat minoraj7)  (D flat minoraj7)  (G flat minoraj7) 

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Verse 2

The night-time shadows

disappear

And with them go all your tears

For the morning will bring joy

For every girl and boy

So don't let the sun

catch you cryin'

Bridge 1

We know that cryin's not a bad thing

But stop your cryin' when the birds sing

Verse 3
Dbmaj7 
Gbmaj7 
 (D flat minoraj7) It may be  (G flat minoraj7) hard
Dbmaj7 
Gbmaj7 
to discover  (D flat minoraj7)  (G flat minoraj7) 
Dbmaj7 
Gbmaj7 
 (D flat minoraj7) That you've been  (G flat minoraj7) left
Ab 
for  (A flat major) another
Bbm 
F 
But don't for (B flat minor) get   that love's a game  (F major) 
Bbm 
F 
And it can  (B flat minor) always come again  (F major) 
Ebm 
Ab 
Oh  (E flat minor) don't let the  (A flat major) sun
Dbmaj7 
Gbmaj7 
catch you  (D flat minoraj7) cryin'     (G flat minoraj7) 
Dbmaj7 
Don't let the  (D flat minoraj7) sun
Gbmaj7 
catch you cryin', oh  (G flat minoraj7) no
Dbmaj7 
Oh, oh,  (D flat minoraj7) oh

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Dbmaj7
Gbmaj7
Ab
Bbm
F
Ebm

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: Db majorBPM: 102

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Dbmaj7: x-4-6-5-6-x
Gbmaj7: 2-x-3-3-2-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Ebm: x-6-8-8-7-x

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This is the definitive original version of Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying by Gerry & the Pacemakers, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Db major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Gerry & the Pacemakers's performance.