Biografia:
Percy Sledge é um cantor de soul e R&B norte-americano. Nascido em 25 de novembro de 1940, em Leighton, Alabama, Estados Unidos, ficou mundialmente conhecido por interpretar a clássica canção de amor When a Man Loves a Woman.
Carreira
Percy Sledge trabalhou em um hospital antes de ser famoso. Depois de uma audição com o produtor Quin Ivy, Sledge obteve um contrato com uma gravadora. When a Man Loves a Woman foi o primeiro single resultante desse contrato e não demorou muito para que a canção se tornasse um hit.
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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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