Tears and Rain Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays438

Tears and Rain by James Blunt is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Bm, Em, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			
intro 
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G	Bm	Em	Em 
C	G	D	D 
 
verse 1 
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G                  Bm               Em            Em 
how i wish i could surrender my soul 
C                                   
shed the clothes that become my skin 
G                                     D              D 
see the liar that burns within my needing 
G                  Bm                  Em          Em 
how i wish i had chosen darkness from cold 
C 
how i wish i could scream out load 
G                       D                   D 
instead ive found no meaning 
 
chorus 
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                    G             D                       Em 
i guess its time i run far, far away. find comfort in pain 
                     C 
all pleasures the same it just keeps me from trouble 
G                   Bm              Em 
hides my true shape, like dorian gray 
                    C 
i heard what they say, but im not here for trouble 
    G                D                        G        D 
its more than just words, its just tears and rain 
 
verse 2 
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G                            Bm                    Em           Em 
how i wish i could walk through the doors of my mind 
C                          G                        D           D 
hold memory close at hand, help me understand the years 
G                               Bm                Em              Em 
how i wish i could choose between heaven and hell  
C                               G                 D               D 
how i wish i could save my sole, im so cold from fear 
 
chorus 
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                    G             D                       Em 
i guess its time i run far, far away. find comfort in pain 
                     C 
all pleasures the same it just keeps me from trouble 
G                   Bm              Em 
hides my true shape, like dorian gray 
                    C 
i heard what they say, but im not here for trouble 
G           D                  Em 
far far away, find comfort in pain 
                    C  
all pleasures the same it just keeps me from trouble 
    G                D                        G       D 
its more than just words, its just tears and rain 
 
interlude 
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G	D	Em	C 
G	Bm	Em	C 
 
chorus 
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G           D                  Em 
far far away, find comfort in pain 
                    C               
all pleasures the same it just keeps me from trouble 
    G                D                        G        
its more than just words, its just tears and rain 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante