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Don't turn around

Bonnie Tyler

RockMedium for beginners7 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

G
D××
A×
A7×
Em
C×
F

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Capo on 2nd fret
              Don't Turn Around:Bonnie Tyler. 
Album - Notes From America - 1988. 
 
              (.) 
 
#1. 
G            D     G A       G          D   G A G     
If you wanna leave...I won't beg you to stay. 
                 D   G         A          G           D  G A 
And if you gotta go, darling...maybe it's better that way. 
             G 
I'm gonna be strong, I'm gonna do fine, 
            A 
don't worry about this heart of mine. 
                   G 
Just walk out that door, yeah, see if I care. 
          A 
Go on and go now, but... 
 
A7         D                           Em 
Don't turn around...cause you're gonna see my  
      G 
heart breaking. 
A          D                         G         A 
Don't turn around...I don't want you seeing me cry. 
G         D                     Em                G 
Just walk away..it's tearing me apart that you're leaving. 
                C    A                   D 
I'm letting you go...but I won't let you know.. 
 
#2. 
                  D    G        A  G          D    G A G 
I won't miss your arms around me...holding me tight. 
            D     G          A              G         D   G A 
If you ever think about me...just know that I'll be alright. 
             G 
I'm gonna be strong...I'm gonna do fine. 
            A 
Don't worry about this heart of mine. 
            G 
I know I'll survive...sure I'll make it through. 
              A 
And I'll even learn to live without you, but... 
 
A7         D                           Em 
Don't turn around...cause you're gonna see my  
      G 
heart breaking. 
A          D                         G         A 
Don't turn around...I don't want you seeing me cry. 
G         D                     Em                G 
Just walk away..it's tearing me apart that you're leaving. 
                C    A                   D 
I'm letting you go...but I won't let you know.. 
 
#3. 
F                         C 
I wish I could scream out loud that I love you. 
Em                                           A 
Wish I could say to you, don't go, don't go, don't go, but... 
 
A7         D                           Em 
Don't turn around...cause you're gonna see my  
      G 
heart breaking. 
A          D                         G         A 
Don't turn around...I don't want you seeing me cry. 
G         D                     Em                G 
Just walk away..it's tearing me apart that you're leaving. 
                C    A7 
I'm letting you go... 
 
A7         D                           Em 
Don't turn around...cause you're gonna see my  
      G 
heart breaking. 
A          D                         G         A 
Don't turn around...I don't want you seeing me cry. 
G         D                     Em                G 
Just walk away..it's tearing me apart that you're leaving. 
                C    A                   D 
I'm letting you go...but I won't let you know.. 
 
OUTRO: 
A7         D                           Em 
Don't turn around...cause you're gonna see my  
      G 
heart breaking. 
A          D                         G         A 
Don't turn around...I don't want you seeing me cry. 
G         D                     Em                G 
Just walk away..it's tearing me apart that you're leaving. 
                C    A7 
I'm letting you go... 
 
A7         D       G  A                     
Don't turn around.... (x3) (Fade.) 
 
 
An eighties smash from Kraziekhat. 
          
 

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Chord set

G · D · A · A7 · Em · C · F

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.