Jester Tear Chords

KeyDm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays427

Jester Tear by Marillion is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, Bb, C, Gm, F, Am, Cm, G, D, A, F#m, Bm, F#m7, F#7, Em, E, B and Abm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Dm
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16
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  			So here I am once Dm more 
in the playground of the Bb broken C hearts,
one more exGmperience, one more F entry 
in a Am diary, self-Dmpenned.
Yet another emotional Bb suiCcide, 
overdosed on Am sentiment and Dm pride.
Cm Too late to say I G love you.
Too Cm late to restage the G play.
ACmbandoning the G relics 
in my D playground of yesterGday.

I'm D losing on the A swings,
I'm F#m losing on the Bm roundabouts.
I'm D losing on the A swings,
I'm F#m losing on the Bm roundabouts.
D Too much, too soon, 
A too far to go,
F#m7 too late to play, Bm
the game is Do-Bmver,
the game is Do-Bmver.

D A F#m  D A F#m

Bm F#7 Bm F#7 Bm F#7
Bm F#7 G A G F#7
Bm F#7 Bm F#7 Bm F#7
Bm F#7 G A G F#7
Bm Yet F#7 aBmnoF#7ther eBmmotioF#7nal
Bm suF#7iGcide A G F#7

 	repeat these chords until you get sick of 'em, or
 	until you reach...: 

...A the G game F#7 is Em over....

I Em act the Bm role in F#7 classic style Em
of a Em martyr Bm carved with a F#7 twisted smyle Em
To Em bleed the Bm lyrics F#7 for this song Em
to Em write the Bm rites, to F#7 right my wrongs Em
An Am epiGtaph to a F broken dream G
to Am exorGcise this Fsilent scream G
A Em scream Bm F#7 that's Em borne
from Em sorrow Bm F#7 Em

	etc....

Promised wedding now a A wake F#m E B

Abm A F#m B
The Abm fool escaped from paradise will look
A over his shoulder and cry.
F#m Sit and chew on daffodils and
B struggle to answer why?

	repeat Abm A F#m B with just one variation: 

..has gone Abm solo in the A game,
I've gone D solo F#m in the B game.


    	

Chord diagrams

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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