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Capo on 1st fret
[Intro]
Mute E chord 3 times
A D A D
[Verse]
TAhere's a lonely girl
WDith an old shoebox
PAhotographs oDn a countertop
GbmThe handprint on the sAidewalk squarGbme
StAuck right there to keep her from moving Don
E
[Chorus]
TDhere's a teardrop fAalling downtown
SGbmilhouette pressed on the fEirst floor window
SDhe screams I need yAou right now
LGbmays her head down on his cEold hard pillow
SDhe don't want to let go bAut she let's go
OGbmf a hand-me-down shined up Ering
There's a tDearAdrop falling downtown
*slight break*
[Verse]
TAhere's a white t-shirt
UDnderneath the bed
SAtill smells the same as the day he lDeft
The Gbmheart carved in the tree out back
The tAwo names on the welcome mat
It's Dthings like that
That Dkeep her from moving oEn, yeah
[Chorus]
TDhere's a teardrop fAalling downtown
SGbmilhouette pressed on the fEirst floor window
SDhe screams I need yAou right now
LGbmays her head down on his cEold hard pillow
SDhe don't want to let go bAut she let's go
OGbmf a hand-me-down shined up Ering
There's a tDearAdrop falling dowGbmntown
DownEtown         D        A  GbmOooooooEoD  
MAmmmmmmmGbm  
E
TDhere's a teardrop fAalling downtown
SGbmilhouette pressed on the fAirst floor window
SDhe screams I need yAou right now
LaAys her head down on his Ecold hard pillow
SDhe don't want to let go bAut she let's go
OGbmf a hand-me-down shined up Ering
There's a tDeardrop Afalling downGbmtownE  
DOoooAoh..Gbm.    sEhe lets go
DOoooAoo....   GbmOoooooEo...
[Outro]
TDhere's a teardrop fAalling downtownD  
LAet it faDll downA  

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Teardrop

by Dan + Shay

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gbm

Capo on 1st fret

[Intro]

Mute E chord 3 times

A D A D

[Verse]

There's a lonely girl

With an old shoebox

A D

Photographs on a countertop

Gbm A Gbm

The handprint on the sidewalk square

A D

Stuck right there to keep her from moving on

[Chorus]

D A

There's a teardrop falling downtown

Gbm E

Silhouette pressed on the first floor window

D A

She screams I need you right now

Gbm E

Lays her head down on his cold hard pillow

D A

She don't want to let go but she let's go

Gbm E

Of a hand-me-down shined up ring

D A

There's a teardrop falling downtown

*slight break*

[Verse]

There's a white t-shirt

Underneath the bed

A D

Still smells the same as the day he left

Gbm

The heart carved in the tree out back

The two names on the welcome mat

It's things like that

D E

That keep her from moving on, yeah

[Chorus]

D A

There's a teardrop falling downtown

Gbm E

Silhouette pressed on the first floor window

D A

She screams I need you right now

Gbm E

Lays her head down on his cold hard pillow

D A

She don't want to let go but she let's go

Gbm E

Of a hand-me-down shined up ring

D A Gbm

There's a teardrop falling downtown

E D A Gbm E D

Downtown Oooooooo

A Gbm

Mmmmmmmm

D A

There's a teardrop falling downtown

Gbm A

Silhouette pressed on the first floor window

D A

She screams I need you right now

A E

Lays her head down on his cold hard pillow

D A

She don't want to let go but she let's go

Gbm E

Of a hand-me-down shined up ring

D A Gbm E

There's a teardrop falling downtown

D A Gbm E

Oooooh... she lets go

D A Gbm E

Oooooo.... Ooooooo...

[Outro]

D A D

There's a teardrop falling downtown

A D A

Let it fall down

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