Frank Black - Don’t Cry That Way: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Don’t Cry That Way" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Don’t Cry That Way Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Frank Black

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Don’t Cry That Way" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C            Em
Years flew away
   F                 C
I saw her standing there
                  Em
Our last parking lot
           F      G       C
'cause we didn’t have a prayer
        Em   G             C
Liquid roses trying to confess

Chorus:
C
Don’t cry that way,
        F       C
Don’t cry that way
        G       C
Don't cry that way
        F      C       G   C
Little girl I feel so helpless

C               Em
The city far below
   F           G
I let a river pour
        C              Em
In our corner room of glass
    F            Fm
We had a sad contest
C             Em       G                F
Beneath your skin you found two rivers more

Chorus

Am                    C                   F
Do they know as they fight their way upstream
Am                           G
Have they a reason to know why?
Am                    C          F
Here we go into the analyzer’s dream
Am                           G
And when we get there do we die?

Hey, brother, count the ways that I am blessed
But I am cursed with your image as a child
Silently like Chiclets in the wild

Chorus - x2


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Don’t Cry That Way" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Don’t Cry That Way" by Frank Black.

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