Stop Your Sobbing

Words & Music:

Ray Davies

 

Who knew this was a Kinks' song?  I had always assumed it was written by The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde, but it is a cover of a 1962 Kinks' hit.  These are the chords for The Kinks' version; The Pretenders played it in F instead of C.

 

      [n.c.-G implied]                 C

It is time for you to stop all of your sobbing.

          G                                D

Yes, it's time for you to stop all of your sobbing.

        C                   D     C                  D

There's one thing you gotta do to make me still want you:

 

CHORUS:

[n.c.]                  G  Em  G  Em

Gotta stop your sobbing, now.

Yeah, stop it, stop it.

Gotta stop your sobbing, now.

 

It is time for you to laugh instead of crying.

Yes, it's time for you to laugh, so keep on trying.

There's one thing you gotta do to make me still want you:

 

CHORUS:

 

BRIDGE:

D                     C               D

Each little tear that falls from your eyes,

D

Makes, makes-a me want

   C                                                 D

To take you in my arms and tell you to stop all your sobbing.

 

Yes, it's time for you to stop all of your sobbing.

Yes, it's time for you to stop all of your sobbing.

There's one thing you gotta do to make me still want you:

 

CHORUS:  [end on G6]

 

 




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