George Harrison - This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying): Guitar Chords

Learn to play "This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying)" 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 This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying) Guitar Chords and Lyrics by George Harrison

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 "This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying)" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Am               Fmaj7
Found myself out on a limb
        D7                 Am
But I'm happier than I've ever been
    C                 E7         Am    G  E7
But this guitar can't keep from crying

Am                Fmaj7
Learned to get up when I fall
D7             Am
Can even climb Rolling Stone walls
    C                 E7          Am
But this guitar can't keep from crying

Chorus:
C                    G
This here guitar can feel quite sad
    Dm                  Am
Can be high strung, sometimes get mad
Dm                   F
Can't understand or deal with hate
E7                      Am
Responds much better to love

Am                  Fmaj7
I though by now you knew the score
D7                             Am
But you missed the point just like before
    C                 E7          Am   G  E7
And this guitar can't keep from crying

 C                    E7          Am
This guitar, it can't keep from crying
C                 E7          Am
This guitar can't keep from crying

Chorus:
C                     G
This here guitar can feel quite sad
    Dm                   Am
Can be high strung, sometimes get mad
   Dm                   C
It can't understand or deal with hate
   E7                    Am
Responds much better to love

Am                   Fmaj7
While you attack, create offence
D7                        Am
I'll put it down to your ignorance
      C                  E7          Am
But this guitar it can't keep from crying
C                 E7           Am
This guitar can't keep from crying
C                 E7           Am
This guitar can't keep from crying
C                 E7           Am
This guitar can't keep from crying


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D7

Guitar chord D7

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E7

Guitar chord E7

F

Guitar chord F

Fmaj7

Guitar chord Fmaj7

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 "This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying)" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying)" by George Harrison.

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