These Tears Chords
by Nik Kershaw
These Tears by Nik Kershaw is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, Dm, Am, Cadd9, G, Em and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: F Dm Am Cadd9 (4x)
F G Am Cadd9
See the tears run down her face
F Em F G
Unhappy in her happy place
Am G C Cadd9
And what it is I think I know
F C G
She's trying hard to let him go
She goes
F Dm
These tears are all I have
Am
They're all I have
Cadd9
To remind me
F Dm
These sweet tears are all I have
Am Cadd9
They're all I have
F Dm
These tears are all I have
Am
They're all I have
Cadd9
To remind me
F Dm
These sweet tears are all I have
Am G
They're all I have
F G Am Cadd9
Falling gently they begin
F Em F G
Soft and salty on her skin
Am G C Cadd9
She keeps them coming through the night*
F C G
If only I could make it right
F G Am Cadd9
But she doesn't want these tears to stop
F C F G
She'd rather he were there than not
Am G C Cadd9
And they can be his epitaph**
F C G
And if she didn't cry she'd laugh
She'd laugh
Instr: F, Dm, Am, Cadd9 x4
F Dm
These tears are all I have
Am
They're all I have
C
To remind me
F Dm
These sweet tears are all I have
Am Cadd9
They're all I have