I’ll Cry Instead

I’ll Cry Instead chords by The Beatles Share Report Print

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Suggested strumdown-up eighths

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d

2

u

3

d

4

u

Also works: driving 4/4 d – d – d u d u

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Intro (x2): G C

         G     C         G     C     G    
I've got every reason on earth to be mad,
             C        G    C      D
cause I just lost the only girl I had
C                           C7
If I could see you now, I'd try to make you say it somehow;
      G              D     G
but I can't, so I'll cry instead.


        G          C               G      C       G
I got a chip on my shoulder that's bigger than my feet,
        C       G      C      D
I can't talk to people that I meet
C                          C7
If I could get my way, I'd get myself locked up today;
      G              D     G
but I can't, so I'll cry instead.


            Bm
Don't wanna cry when there's people there,
      A 
I get shy when they start to stare;
    D                           E7              A7        D7 
I'm gonna hide myself away, but I'll come back again some day


    G             C      G    C       G
And when I do you better hide all the girls,
              C           G          C         D
cos I'm gonna break their hearts all round the world
C              
Yes I'm gonna break 'em in two, 
    C7
and show you what your loving me can do;
      G         D     G
until then I'll cry instead. This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.

How to play I’ll Cry Instead on ukulele

The strumming pattern that fits is the down-up eighths: d u d u. It rolls along at a medium pace of around 120 bpm with a light swing. I posted this one in its original key of G major. Chord-wise this is an easy one: everything sits at the novice level. Bounce a country-flavored strum and give the eighths a light shuffle.

9 ukulele chords used in "I’ll Cry Instead" by The Beatles: A, A7, Bm, C, C7, D, D7, E7 and G

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Intro (x2): G C

         G     C         G     C     G    
I've got every reason on earth to be mad,
             C        G    C      D
cause I just lost the only girl I had
C                           C7
If I could see you now, I'd try to make you say it somehow;
      G              D     G
but I can't, so I'll cry instead.


        G          C               G      C       G
I got a chip on my shoulder that's bigger than my feet,
        C       G      C      D
I can't talk to people that I meet
C                          C7
If I could get my way, I'd get myself locked up today;
      G              D     G
but I can't, so I'll cry instead.


            Bm
Don't wanna cry when there's people there,
      A 
I get shy when they start to stare;
    D                           E7              A7        D7 
I'm gonna hide myself away, but I'll come back again some day


    G             C      G    C       G
And when I do you better hide all the girls,
              C           G          C         D
cos I'm gonna break their hearts all round the world
C              
Yes I'm gonna break 'em in two, 
    C7
and show you what your loving me can do;
      G         D     G
until then I'll cry instead.