Only Teardrops Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays623

Only Teardrops by Emmelie De Forest is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, C, F and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro: Am C 

                  Am     C 
The sky is red to-night 
                     Am     C 
We're on the edge to-night 
                    C 
No shooting star to guide us 
F               Am       G            F 
Eye for an eye, why tear each other a-part' 
                    Am        G 
Please tell me why, why do we make it so' 
F                 Am      G                F 
I look at us now, we only got ourselves to blame 
            F 
It's such a shame 

Am 
How many times can we win and lose' 
F                                     C 
How many times can we break the rules between us? 
     G 
Only teardrops 
Am 
How many times do we have to fight' 
F                                   C 
How many times till we get it right between us? 
     G 
Only teardrops 


 
                    Am     C 
So come and face me now 
                      Am     C 
Here on this stage to-night 
                     C 
Let's leave the past behind us 
F               Am       G            F 
Eye for an eye, why tear each other a-part' 
                    Am        G 
Please tell me why, why do we make it so' 
F                 Am      G                F 
I look at us now, we only got ourselves to blame 
            F 
It's such a shame. 

Tell me 
Am 
How many times can we win and lose' 
F                                     C 
How many times can we break the rules between us? 
     G 
Only teardrops 
Am 
How many times do we have to fight' 
F                                   C 
How many times till we get it right between us? 
     G 
Only teardrops 

         F                        Am                      C 
(Tell me now) What's come between us? What's come between us? 
     G 
Only teardrops 

         F                        Am                      G 
(Tell me now) What's come between us? What's come between us? 
Am 
How many times can we win and lose' 
F                                     C 
How many times can we break the rules between us? 
     G 
Only teardrops 

Am 
How many times do we have to fight' 
F                                   C 
How many times till we get it right between us? 
     G 
Only teardrops, 

     Am        F        C        G 
Only teardrops 
     Am        F        C        G     
Only teardrops 

Am 
How many times can we win and lose' 
F                                     C 
How many times can we break the rules between us? 
     G 
Only teardrops 

Am 
How many times do we have to fight' 
F                                   C 
How many times till we get it right between us? 
     G 
Only teardrops 

Am     C  
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante