Biography:
Percy Sledge (born 25 November 1941 in Leighton, Alabama; died 14 April 2015 in Baton Rouge) was an American R&B and soul performer who most notably recorded the single "When a Man Loves a Woman" in 1966, an international top 40 hit that the RIAA has certified as gold. Having achieved his best successes in the mid-to-late 60s and early 70s with a series of emotional soul songs, in his later years he received the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Career Achievement Award and was inducted in 2005 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Percy Sledge - First You Cry
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
C G Am G F
[Verse 1]
G
It don't come cheap
F
When they look like that
G
And they're so hard to keep
C
And they move so fast
F
Soon you'll find
Am
It's all for the best
Bb F
Put the past behind
G
And the hurt to rest
[Chorus]
C
But first you cry
G
Then you sigh
Am
Somebody lied
F
And you can't run and hide
C
Don't be so sad
G
It ain't so bad
Am F
You'll get by
C G F
Oh, but first you cry
[Verse 2]
G
Candy Mountains
F
Streets of Gold
G
Oh, the promises
C
How they just turn cold
F
Till the sun will shine
Am
There will be warmer days
Bb F
You'll be feeling fine
G
If you just walk away
[Chorus]
C
But first you cry
G
Then you sigh
Am
Somebody lied
F
And you can't run and hide
C
Don't be so sad
G
It ain't so bad
Am F
You'll get by
C G
Oh, but first you cry
[Instrumental]
C G Am Bb C F
[Bridge]
Am
Don't look back
F
There's nothing to gain
'Cause there ain't no happiness
G
Without a little rain
[Chorus]
C
But first you cry
G
Then you sigh
Am
Somebody lied
F
And you can't run and hide
C
Don't be so sad
G
It ain't so bad
Am F
You'll get by
C G
Oh, but first you cry
[Chorus]
C
First you cry
G
Then you sigh
Am
Somebody lied
F
And you can't run and hide
C
Don't be so sad
G
It ain't so bad
Am F
You'll get by
C G Am Bb C
Oh, but first you cry
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
C G Am G F
[Verse 1]
G
It don't come cheap
F
When they look like that
G
And they're so hard to keep
C
And they move so fast
F
Soon you'll find
Am
It's all for the best
Bb F
Put the past behind
G
And the hurt to rest
[Chorus]
C
But first you cry
G
Then you sigh
Am
Somebody lied
F
And you can't run and hide
C
Don't be so sad
G
It ain't so bad
Am F
You'll get by
C G F
Oh, but first you cry
[Verse 2]
G
Candy Mountains
F
Streets of Gold
G
Oh, the promises
C
How they just turn cold
F
Till the sun will shine
Am
There will be warmer days
Bb F
You'll be feeling fine
G
If you just walk away
[Chorus]
C
But first you cry
G
Then you sigh
Am
Somebody lied
F
And you can't run and hide
C
Don't be so sad
G
It ain't so bad
Am F
You'll get by
C G
Oh, but first you cry
[Instrumental]
C G Am Bb C F
[Bridge]
Am
Don't look back
F
There's nothing to gain
'Cause there ain't no happiness
G
Without a little rain
[Chorus]
C
But first you cry
G
Then you sigh
Am
Somebody lied
F
And you can't run and hide
C
Don't be so sad
G
It ain't so bad
Am F
You'll get by
C G
Oh, but first you cry
[Chorus]
C
First you cry
G
Then you sigh
Am
Somebody lied
F
And you can't run and hide
C
Don't be so sad
G
It ain't so bad
Am F
You'll get by
C G Am Bb C
Oh, but first you cry
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