Linda Ronstadt Don't Cry Now written by J.D. Souther E A E If you've ever been taken for money E A E If you've ever gone down with your pride C#m E If you've ever stood up for a good friend and lost A B E B You know that the river is wide E A E Like a painter who waits for the sunrise A E With a picture in both of his hands C#m E It's like part of your life is all ready begun A B E B With something you don't understand E B C#m B A B E B Don't cry now oh don't cry now E B C#m B A B E B Don't cry now no no don't cry E A E When you're lying alone in the night time A E And your lonliness turns into fear C#m E WIth the words of your memory fading and fading A B E B You drowned in a river of tears E A E If you never thought much about freedom A E You might find yourself caught in some door C#m E If somebody you love more than your whole world A B E B And you've been weeping but you don't know what for E B C#m B A B E B Don't cry now oh don't cry now E B C#m B A B E Don't cry now no no don't cry