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Tears On My Pillow

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Written by Ernie Smith
[Verse 1]
DI can't take it DI'm so D7lonely
D7Gee I nGeed you so
GI can't Etake it, oh I E7wonder 
E7Why you A7had to go
[Chorus]
A7But DBaby, F#7Every night I wake up BmcryingG  
GTears on my Dpillow
DAn pain in my A7heart
A7You on my DmindA7  
[Verse 2]
A7I reDmember all the D7good times
D7That we Ghad before
GOh I reE7member an now my heart
E7My very soul cry's A7out for more
[Chorus]
A7But DBaby, F#7Every night I wake up BmcryingG  
GTears on my Dpillow
DAn pain in my A7heart
A7You on my DmindA7  
[Verse 3]
(spoken)
N.C.
I'll always remember that day 
N.C.                   
You promised to love me
N.C.
You said you'd love me to the very end
N.C.
And I'll never forget
N.C.
I'll never forget when you walked away from me
N.C.
You walked out of my life to my very best friend
A7ooooohhhhhh
[Chorus]
A7Oh DBaby, F#7Every night I wake up BmcryingG  
GTears on my Dpillow
DAn pain in my A7heart
A7You on my DmindG  
Gyeah 
GTears on my Dpillow
DAn pain in my A7heart
A7You on my DmindG  
GI got 
GTears on my Dpillow
DAn pain in my A7heart
A7You on my DmindG  
G(fade)
I got 
GTears on my Dpillow
DAn pain in my A7heart
A7You on my Dmind

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Tears On My Pillow

by Johnny Nash

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#7

Written by Ernie Smith

[Verse 1]

D D D7

I can't take it I'm so lonely

D7 G

Gee I need you so

G E E7

I can't take it, oh I wonder

E7 A7

Why you had to go

[Chorus]

A7 D F#7 Bm G

But Baby, Every night I wake up crying

G D

Tears on my pillow

D A7

An pain in my heart

A7 D A7

You on my mind

[Verse 2]

A7 D D7

I remember all the good times

D7 G

That we had before

G E7

Oh I remember an now my heart

E7 A7

My very soul cry's out for more

[Chorus]

A7 D F#7 Bm G

But Baby, Every night I wake up crying

G D

Tears on my pillow

D A7

An pain in my heart

A7 D A7

You on my mind

[Verse 3]

(spoken)

N.C.

I'll always remember that day

N.C.

You promised to love me

N.C.

You said you'd love me to the very end

N.C.

And I'll never forget

N.C.

I'll never forget when you walked away from me

N.C.

You walked out of my life to my very best friend

ooooohhhhhh

[Chorus]

A7 D F#7 Bm G

Oh Baby, Every night I wake up crying

G D

Tears on my pillow

D A7

An pain in my heart

A7 D G

You on my mind

yeah

G D

Tears on my pillow

D A7

An pain in my heart

A7 D G

You on my mind

I got

G D

Tears on my pillow

D A7

An pain in my heart

A7 D G

You on my mind

(fade)

I got

G D

Tears on my pillow

D A7

An pain in my heart

A7 D

You on my mind

About Tears On My Pillow Chords by Johnny Nash

Learn how to play Tears On My Pillow by Johnny Nash with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Tears On My Pillow chords”, “Tears On My Pillow guitar chords”, or “Johnny Nash Tears On My Pillow chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Tears On My Pillow chords and for experienced players who want accurate Tears On My Pillow lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, D7, G, E, E7, A7.

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What key is "Tears On My Pillow" in?

The chords for "Tears On My Pillow" show the original chord names (including D, D7, G, E, E7, A7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.