Red Hot Chili Peppers - Let 'Em Cry: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Let 'Em Cry" 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 Let 'Em Cry Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Red Hot Chili Peppers

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 "Let 'Em Cry" smoothly on your guitar.

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

  Dm
Cry, cry, let 'em cry
 Am
We don't need no reason why
Gm                            F             C
I'ma touch you up with every loving rough emotion
  Dm
Cry, cry, let 'em cry
  Am
Bleeding from my restless eye
Gm
Our laws are breaking
         F            C
And no physics can define us

 Dm               Am
Tell my wife and dog
Gm
I'll be home at 3 a.m.​
    F               C
To kiss you in the mornin'
  Dm
Cry, cry, let 'em cry
  Am
Know what I have deep inside
Gm
It's time to break free
          F                     C
From the mouse trap when it's storming

Chorus:
    Dm                C
Up, up the lover, we got the mother
      Dm                    C
Touch up the neighbor, she don't mind
    Dm                C
Up, up the fauna, we got Nirvana
    Gm
All I know is I feel fine
    Dm              C
Up, up another, we got the cover
      Dm                    C
Touch up the Raiders, they don't mind
    Dm                C
Up, up the fauna, we got Madonna
    Gm
All I know is I feel fine

  Dm
Shine, shine, let' em shine
 Am
Hit me with that lion's prize
 Gm                        F                   C
Ten thousand heavens are about to shed their glory
  Dm
Shine, shine, let 'em shine
 Am
Hit me with that Guggenheim
Gm                            F               C
I'ma tell you everything and how to build a story

  Dm               Am
Trust in love, my man
 Gm                             F                C
You can feel it raining down so early when it's forming
  Dm
Slide, slide, let it slide
 Am
My street is preoccupied
Gm
I'd like to kiss her face
   F             C
If I could only find her

Chorus

  Dm
Cry, cry, let 'em cry
 Am
We don't need no reason why
Gm                            F             C
I'ma touch you up with every loving rough emotion
  Dm
Cry, cry, let 'em cry
  Am
Bleeding from my lefty eye
Gm                             F            C
Our laws are breaking and no physics can define us

Chorus:
    Dm                C
Up, up the lover, we got the mother
      Dm                    C
Touch up the neighbor, she don't mind
    Dm                C
Up, up the fauna, we got Nirvana
    Gm
All I know is I feel fine
    Dm              C
Up, up another, we got the cover
      Dm                    C
Touch up the Raiders, they don't mind
    Dm                C
Up, up the fauna, we got Madonna
    Gm              Cmaj7 G F  G
All I know is I feel fine




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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

Cmaj7

Guitar chord Cmaj7

Cmaj

Guitar chord Cmaj

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Let 'Em Cry" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Let 'Em Cry" by Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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