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Let My Tears Be Still
Written by Josh Abbott
Recorded by Josh Abbott Band
(Capo on 3)
Intro.:  | (G) (D) | (A)  |  x  2
(Verse 1)
(G) My (D)name is Lieutenant, (A) Colonel William Todd
(G) I (D)flew the Hundred And (A)First Airborne in '42
(G) You may (D)think that you've met (A)veterans like me before
(G) Ah, but (D)you don't have a (A)clue
(Verse 2)
(G) I (D)flew Korea (A)in the war you probably forgot
(G) I gave (D)40 years of (A)damn near all I got
(G) I (D)watched some of my closest (A)friends die on foreign land
(G) I still (D)hear their screams at (A)night
(Chorus)
(G) So, (A)don't you wipe a-(D)way my tears
(G) I've (A)earned them through (D)all the years
(G) Just (A)let 'em roll down like a (D)stream upon a (G)hill
Let my (A)tears be (G)still  (D) | (A)  |
(Verse 3)
(G) I (D)met Jean Ann in a (A) photograph in '44
(G) Yeah, I (D)swore she'd be the (A)girl to take my last name
(G) Fifty (D)two years passed (A) 'til the Lord took her away
(G) But, I still (D)see Jean every-(A)day
(Chorus)
(G) So, (A)don't you wipe a-(D)way my tears
(G) I've (A)earned them through (D)all the years
(G) Just (A)let 'em roll down like a (D)stream upon a (G)hill
Let my (A)tears be (D)still  | (G) (A) | (D)  |
(Verse 4)
(G) At the (D)end of my rope as I (A) lay here in this bed
(G) Thoughts and (D)prayers of my fami-(A)ly circle through my head
(G) I (D)pray when the Lord (A)opens up the pearly gates wide
(G) I'll see (D)my Jean (A)standin' there in the light
(Chorus)
(G) So, (A)don't you wipe a-(D)way my tears
(G) Hey, I've (A)earned them through (D)all the years
(G) And just (A)let 'em roll down like a (D)stream upon a (G)hill
Let my (A)tears be (Bm)still
Outro.:  | (G) Let my (A)tears be --- | (G) (D) | (A)  | (G) (A) | (D) -----

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Let My Tears Be Still

by Josh Abbott Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Let My Tears Be Still

Written by Josh Abbott

Recorded by Josh Abbott Band

(Capo on 3)

G D A

Intro.: | () () | () | x 2

(Verse 1)

G D A

() My ()name is Lieutenant, () Colonel William Todd

G D A

() I ()flew the Hundred And ()First Airborne in '42

G D A

() You may ()think that you've met ()veterans like me before

G D A

() Ah, but ()you don't have a ()clue

(Verse 2)

G D A

() I ()flew Korea ()in the war you probably forgot

G D A

() I gave ()40 years of ()damn near all I got

G D A

() I ()watched some of my closest ()friends die on foreign land

G D A

() I still ()hear their screams at ()night

(Chorus)

G A D

() So, ()don't you wipe a-()way my tears

G A D

() I've ()earned them through ()all the years

G A D G

() Just ()let 'em roll down like a ()stream upon a ()hill

A G D A

Let my ()tears be ()still () | () |

(Verse 3)

G D A

() I ()met Jean Ann in a () photograph in '44

G D A

() Yeah, I ()swore she'd be the ()girl to take my last name

G D A

() Fifty ()two years passed () 'til the Lord took her away

G D A

() But, I still ()see Jean every-()day

(Chorus)

G A D

() So, ()don't you wipe a-()way my tears

G A D

() I've ()earned them through ()all the years

G A D G

() Just ()let 'em roll down like a ()stream upon a ()hill

A D G A D

Let my ()tears be ()still | () () | () |

(Verse 4)

G D A

() At the ()end of my rope as I () lay here in this bed

G D A

() Thoughts and ()prayers of my fami-()ly circle through my head

G D A

() I ()pray when the Lord ()opens up the pearly gates wide

G D A

() I'll see ()my Jean ()standin' there in the light

(Chorus)

G A D

() So, ()don't you wipe a-()way my tears

G A D

() Hey, I've ()earned them through ()all the years

G A D G

() And just ()let 'em roll down like a ()stream upon a ()hill

A Bm

Let my ()tears be ()still

G A G D A G A D

Outro.: | () Let my ()tears be --- | () () | () | () () | () -----

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