Tears Always Win Chords
by Alicia Keys
Tears Always Win by Alicia Keys is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, F#m, B, A, G#m and C#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: E F#m B A G#m F#m E
E F#m
These covers, may keep me warm at night
B A E
But they can't take your place, cause they never gonna hold me tight
E F#m
And these pillows, may let me rest my head
B A E
But they can't say good night and tuck me in before I go to bed
F#m E
Say now baby girl you're better off thats what I'm telling myself
A B
But I'm lying to myself cause I know I don't want nobody else
E
These lips are missing you
F#m
Cause these lips aint kissing you
B
These eyes put up a fight
A E
But once again these Tears Always Win
E
These arms are wanting you
F#m
Cause these arms aint holding you
B
These eyes put up a fight
A E
But once again these Tears Always Win
E F#m
These candles light up my room at night
A B E
But they can't light the room they way you did when you walked inside, oh baby
E F#m
If these walls could sing about everything they've witnessed
B A E
Oh, it'd be a sad sad song, and it'll probably sound something like this
F#m E
Say now baby girl you're better off that's what I'm telling myself
A B
But I'm lying to myself cause I know I don't want nobody else
E
These lips are missing you
F#m
Cause these lips aint kissing you
B
These eyes put up a fight
A E
But once again these Tears Always Win
E
These arms are wanting you
F#m
Cause these arms aint holding you
B
These eyes put up a fight
A E
But once again these Tears Always Win
C#m G#m (C#m B A)
Tell me when the hell this loneliness is gonna be over
A G#m (C#m B A)
When everything in this room reminds me of you
A B (C#m B F#m)
Everytime I think, I'm getting closer
F#m B
Cause tears drown me out, once again I lose
E
Cause these lips are missing you
F#m
Cause these lips aint kissing you
B
These eyes put up a fight
A E
But once again these Tears Always Win
E
These arms are wanting you
F#m
Cause these arms aint holding you
B
These eyes put up a fight
A E
But once again these Tears Always Win
E F#m
Crying like oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
B
These eyes put up a fight
A E
But once again these Tears Always Win
E F#m
Crying like oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
B
These eyes put up a fight
A E
But once again these Tears Always Win
B
These eyes put up a fight
A E
But once again these Tears Always Win