The Cranberries - When You're Gone: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "When You're Gone" 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 When You're Gone Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Cranberries

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 "When You're Gone" smoothly on your guitar.

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

D#          Cm              Gm
Hold on to love that is what I do,
         A#
Now that I've found you
D#        Cm                  Gm
And from above everything's stinking,
              A#
They're not around you

    D#                      Cm
And in the night I could be helpless
            Gm                 A#
I could be lonely, sleeping without you
    D#                       Cm
And in the day everything's complex
                Gm                   A#
There's nothing simple when I'm not around you

Chorus:
       D#                   Cm
But I miss you when you're gone
            Gm  G#
That is what I do, babe, babe, babe
          D#            Cm
And it's going to carry on
            Gm   G#
That is what I knew, babe, babe, baby

Hold on to my hands I feel
I'm sinking, sinking without you
And to my mind everything's
Stinking, stinking without you

And in the night I could be helpless
I could be lonely, sleeping without you
And in the day everything's complex
There's nothing simple when I'm not around you

Chorus:
And I miss you when you're gone
That is what I do, babe, babe, babe
And it's going to carry on
That is what I knew, babe, babe, babe


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "When You're Gone" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "When You're Gone" by The Cranberries.