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Verse 1:
 GTeardrops, Crunning down your Gface,
 GTeardrops, Crunning down your Gface.
 DDiamonds, of water and Gsalt from your Dbody,
 DComing down to D7meet my kisses.
Verse 2:
 GTeardrops, Crunning down your Gface,
 GTeardrops, Crunning down your Gface.
 DStaining, your skin and my Gskin and be-Dginning,
The Dstories that you D7can't begin.
The Dway I feel could Dsus2be despised,
But Dsus4it's a vision D/F#that I prize.
Chorus 1:
 GTearGsus4drops,     Cmtear-Gdrops.
I'm Cmnot trying to make you feel Gpain,
Or Djoy to make the tears Gflow.
But Cmwhen they roll una-Gshamed; they Dmove me so.D7  
Bridge 1:
 GWha, wha wha, Cwha wha wha Gwha,
 GWha, wha wha, Cwha wha wha Gwha.
 CmWha wha, Gwha wha wha, wha wha wha,
 CmWha wha, D7wha wha wha, wha wha.
Verse 3:
 GTeardrops, Crunning down your Gface,
 GTeardrops, Crunning down your Gface.
 D7Let me, let me brush Gthem with my Dfingers;
 DComfort you and D7say it's alright.
 DIt's so strong, this way I feel,
Some-Dtimes I want to D/F#beg or steal you.
Chorus 2:
 GTearGsus4drops,    Cmtear-Gdrops.
I'm Cmnot trying to make you feel Gpain,
Or Djoy to make the tears Gflow.
But Cmwhen they roll una-Gshamed; they Dmove me so.D7  
 GTeardrops, they're Crunning down your fGace,
 GTeardrops, they're Crunning down your Gface.
 DDiamonds, of water and Gsalt from your Dbody,
 DComing down to D7meet my kisses.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   G       C       D7      D       Cm
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Teardrops

by The Proclaimers

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Dsus2

Dsus4

D/F#

Gsus4

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Verse 1:

G C G

Teardrops, running down your face,

G C G

Teardrops, running down your face.

D G D

Diamonds, of water and salt from your body,

D D7

Coming down to meet my kisses.

Verse 2:

G C G

Teardrops, running down your face,

G C G

Teardrops, running down your face.

D G D

Staining, your skin and my skin and be-ginning,

D D7

The stories that you can't begin.

D Dsus2

The way I feel could be despised,

Dsus4 D/F#

But it's a vision that I prize.

Chorus 1:

G Gsus4 Cm G

Teardrops, tear-drops.

Cm G

I'm not trying to make you feel pain,

D G

Or joy to make the tears flow.

Cm G D D7

But when they roll una-shamed; they move me so.

Bridge 1:

G C G

Wha, wha wha, wha wha wha wha,

G C G

Wha, wha wha, wha wha wha wha.

Cm G

Wha wha, wha wha wha, wha wha wha,

Cm D7

Wha wha, wha wha wha, wha wha.

Verse 3:

G C G

Teardrops, running down your face,

G C G

Teardrops, running down your face.

D7 G D

Let me, let me brush them with my fingers;

D D7

Comfort you and say it's alright.

It's so strong, this way I feel,

D D/F#

Some-times I want to beg or steal you.

Chorus 2:

G Gsus4 Cm G

Teardrops, tear-drops.

Cm G

I'm not trying to make you feel pain,

D G

Or joy to make the tears flow.

Cm G D D7

But when they roll una-shamed; they move me so.

G C G

Teardrops, they're running down your face,

G C G

Teardrops, they're running down your face.

D G D

Diamonds, of water and salt from your body,

D D7

Coming down to meet my kisses.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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G C D7 D Cm

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