Let Her Cry is a classic ballad that has been covered by many country music stars. It’s easy enough for beginner guitar players to learn and sounds great when played with a band. The song is in the key of G major and uses the chords G, D, C, and Em.
Below you will find its chords chart, strumming pattern, and everything you need to know to play this song from start to end.
Be sure to listen to the song thoroughly so that you can hear how each chord should sound. Have fun playing this classic song!
Let Her Cry Chords
As you can see the chords for Let Her Cry are G Major, D Major, C Major, and E Minor. Pretty basic chords, easy to remember, and perfect for beginners.
Let Her Cry Strumming Pattern
The strumming is pretty simple. It goes as DDD-DUUU-DUDU. Refer to the video mentioned above for visual representation. It starts exactly at 5:39.
Let Her Cry Chords with Lyrics
[Verse – 1]
[G]She sits alone by a [D]lam-post
[C]Trying to find a thought that’s escaped her [G]mind
[G]She says “Dad’s the one I love [D]the most.”
[C]But Stipe’s not far [G]behind
[G]She never lets me in [D]only tells me where she’s been
[C]when she’s had to much to [G]drink
[G]I say that I don’t care I just [D]run my hands through her dark hair
[C]then I pray to God, “You gotta help me fly [G]away” (and just)
[Chorus]
let her [C]cry if the [G]tears fall down like rain
let her [C]sing If it [Em]eases [G]all her [D]pain
let her [C]go let her [G]walk right out on me
and if the [D]sun comes up tomorrow,
let her [C]be, let her [G]be
[Solo]
[G] [D] [C] [G]
[Verse – 2]
[G]This morning I woke up alone [D]found a note standing by the phone
[C]saying “maybe, maybe I’ll be [G]back someday”
[G]I wanted to look for you
you walked [D]in, I didn’t know just what I should do
So, I [C]sat back down, had a beer, and felt [G]sorry for myself
[Chorus]
let her [C]cry if the [G]tears fall down like rain
let her [C]sing If it [Em]eases [G]all her [D]pain
let her [C]go let her [G]walk right out on me
and if the [D]sun comes up tomorrow,
let her [C]be, let her [G]be
[Solo]
G D C G
[Verse – 3]
[G]last night I tried to leave
[D]cried so much I could not believe
[C]she was the same girl I fell in love with [G]long ago
[G]she went in the back to get high
[D]I sat down on my couch and cried yelling
[C]“Whoa Lord whoa, please help [G]me. Won’t you hold my hand”
[Chorus]
let her [C]cry if the [G]tears fall down like rain
let her [C]sing If it [Em]eases [G]all her [D]pain
let her [C]go let her [G]walk right out on me
and if the [D]sun comes up tomorrow,
let her [C]be, let her [G]be
let her [C]cry if the [G]tears fall down like rain
let her [C]sing If it [Em]eases [G]all her [D]pain
let her [C]go let her [G]walk right out on me
and if the [D]sun comes up tomorrow,
let her [C]be, let her [G]be
