Stop Before I Cry chords by
Kevin Morby

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Key: D major•

Verse 1

Em

Em

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I know that I'm not perfect

D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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Just like I know you are wild

Em

Em

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D

D

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I know that though we're both grown up

G

G

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I still feel like a child inside

D

D

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And I wanna go out dancing

Soon as the world returns

'Cause baby,

G

G

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D

D

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when you're dressed up

G

G

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Well, it's hard to find the words

D

D

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And if you look into my soul

And you told me what you see

G

G

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D

D

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You'd say, "I see the mirror

G

G

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D

D

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That you put in front of me"

Oh, don't take me to the start

No, I want to go forward

Em

Em

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D

D

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Baby, if we part

G

G

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D

D

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Katie, if I hide

Em

Em

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D

D

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Then I can live in your songs forever

G

G

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D

D

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And you can live in mine

Verse 2

Em

Em

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D

D

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'Cause Katie when you sing to me

G

G

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D

D

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It's like a melody

G

G

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D

D

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Comin' off the mountain

G

G

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Comin' out the sea

D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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Stoppin' at the plains

G

G

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D

D

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Up into a Memphis sky

G

G

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D

D

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Katie, stop the song now

Stop before I cry

Em

Em

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Stop before I

Verse 3

G

G

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D

D

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cry

Em

Em

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D

D

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Stop before I cry

Em

Em

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D

D

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Stop before I cry

G

G

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D

D

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Stop before I cry

G

G

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D

D

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Em

Em

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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Verse 4

G

G

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D

D

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And you know they'll

G

G

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D

D

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feed us fruit

G

G

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Right before they suck our blood

D

D

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G

G

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Yeah, they'll fill us up with sug_ ar

D

D

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While they drag us through the

G

G

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D

D

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mud

Em

Em

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D

D

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And it's hard to find the freedom

Em

Em

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G

G

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That we feel when we're asleep

D

D

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Em

Em

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D

D

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'Cause right now I am wide awake

G

G

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D

D

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Always stuck inside a dream

G

G

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And I know that you got secrets

D

D

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And you know I got them

G

G

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D

D

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too

G

G

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'Cause you've seen me ride a nightmare,

D

D

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honey

G

G

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D

D

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And you taught me how to shoot

G

G

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D

D

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Oh, remember when we met

G

G

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D

D

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How we were so young

G

G

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You were still suckin' on a bottle

D

D

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Like it was suckin'

G

G

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D

D

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on God's thumb

But from stage,

G

G

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D

D

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you would take flight

Em

Em

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And whistle like a songbird

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D

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Em

Em

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G

G

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While swayin' in a blue dress

D

D

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G

G

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You'd turn the crowd into a big mess

D

D

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'Cause Katie when you

Verse 5

Em

Em

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D

D

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sing to me

G

G

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D

D

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It's like a melody

Em

Em

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G

G

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D

D

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Comin' off the mountain

G

G

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Comin' out the sea

D

D

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G

G

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Stoppin' at the plain_ s

D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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Up into a Memphis sky

G

G

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Katie, stop the song now

D

D

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Em

Em

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Stop before I cry

Verse 6

Em

Em

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D

D

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Stop before I cry

Em

Em

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D

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Stop before I cry

Em

Em

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D

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Stop before I cry

G

G

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D

D

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Stop before I cry

Interlude 1

G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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Em

Em

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G

G

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You can get lost

Verse 7

D

D

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forever

G

G

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When your heart is a desert

D

D

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G

G

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D

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And you can lose your mind

G

G

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D

D

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When it's stormin' all the time

G

G

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D

D

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But I wanna go out dancing

G

G

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D

D

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Soon as the world re_ turns

'Cause, Katie,

G

G

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D

D

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when you're dressed up, honey

G

G

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Oh, it's hard to find the words

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Em
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G

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Frequently asked questions

What is the original key of Stop Before I Cry?

The original key of Stop Before I Cry by Kevin Morby is D major.

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The primary chords used in Stop Before I Cry are Em, D, G.

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Is Stop Before I Cry beginner-friendly on guitar?

Yes, this version uses open chords like Em, D, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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The tempo of Stop Before I Cry is approximately 76 beats per minute.

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