Tea and Sympathy Chords
by Jars of Clay
Tea and Sympathy by Jars of Clay is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, F, Em7, A7, D, C2, F2, Bm7, F#m7, Am7, Em, A, D/F#, B7, E and A7sus. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Dan Haseltine, Mark Hudson, Greg Wells
Much Afraid
Copyright 1997 Bridgebuilding Music/Pogostick Music (BMI), both adm. by
Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing Inc.
Transcribed by Tim Gaines ([email protected])
G
Fare thee well
F Em7
Trade in all our words for tea and sympathy
F Em7
Wonder why we tried for things we never could be
A7
Play our heart's lament
Em7 D C2
Like an unresearsed symphony
G
Not intend
F2 Em7 G
To leave this castle full of empty rooms
F2 Em7
Our love the captive in the tower never rescued
A7
And all the victory songs
Em7 D C2
Seemed to be playing out of tune
CHORUS
D Bm7 F#m7
'Cause it's not the way that it has to be
G D
Don't trade our love for tea and sympathy no...
Bm7 Am7 Em
No, it's not the way that it has to be
A
You begin
G D/F# A
All your words fall to the floor and break like china cups
G F#m7
And the waitress grabs a broom and tries to sweep them up
B7 F#m7 E
I reach for my tea slowly drink in
CHORUS
G
Fare thee well
F Em7 G
The words the bag that fill my head
F
I could taste the bitterness
Em7
and call the waitress instead
A7
'cause she holds the answer
Em7 D C2
Smiles and asks One teaspoon or two?
CHORUS
A7sus A7 D
We can work it out