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The Salt In My Tears

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[Intro] 
C
[Verse]
I've Ctried and I've tried for Cso long to please you
FGave you every bit of my Ctime
CGave you everything I could Cpossibly give you
My Fbody, my heart, and my Cmind
I Cturned my family and Cgood friends against me
FListened to my own heart Cbreak
And I Cdid it all in the Cname of love
GGave up myself for your CsakeC  
[Chorus]
And CyoFu never cared about Cme
CYoFu only hurt and deCceive
I CreaFlize after all of these CyearFs
That Cyou ain't Fworth the Gsalt in my Ctears
[Verse]
You've Ccheated, you've lied and you've Churt me
FOver and over aCgain
You Cpromised to love me forCever
But forFever reached a bitter sweet Cend
Been Cblinded by love to your Cactions
But at Flast I can see my way Cclear
I've Ccried and I've tried, and I've Ctried and I've cried
But Gyou, you've never shed one Ctear
[Chorus]
'Cause CyoFu never cared about Cme
CYoFu only hurt and deCceive
I CreaFlize after all of these CyearFs
That Cyou ain't Fworth the Gsalt in my Ctears
[Break]
AmYou ain't Gworth, you ain't worth the Fsalt in my Ctears
AmTreated like Gdirt, I'm hurt, I ain't Fhangin' 'round Chere
AmYou've left me Gcrying, left me Fcrying for Cyears
But Amyou ain't Gworth the Fsalt in my Ctears
[Outro] 
Am        G         F          C

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The Salt In My Tears

by Dolly Parton

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[Intro]

[Verse]

C C

I've tried and I've tried for so long to please you

F C

Gave you every bit of my time

C C

Gave you everything I could possibly give you

F C

My body, my heart, and my mind

C C

I turned my family and good friends against me

F C

Listened to my own heart break

C C

And I did it all in the name of love

G C C

Gave up myself for your sake

[Chorus]

C F C

And you never cared about me

C F C

You only hurt and deceive

C F C F

I realize after all of these years

C F G C

That you ain't worth the salt in my tears

[Verse]

C C

You've cheated, you've lied and you've hurt me

F C

Over and over again

C C

You promised to love me forever

F C

But forever reached a bitter sweet end

C C

Been blinded by love to your actions

F C

But at last I can see my way clear

C C

I've cried and I've tried, and I've tried and I've cried

G C

But you, you've never shed one tear

[Chorus]

C F C

'Cause you never cared about me

C F C

You only hurt and deceive

C F C F

I realize after all of these years

C F G C

That you ain't worth the salt in my tears

[Break]

Am G F C

You ain't worth, you ain't worth the salt in my tears

Am G F C

Treated like dirt, I'm hurt, I ain't hangin' 'round here

Am G F C

You've left me crying, left me crying for years

Am G F C

But you ain't worth the salt in my tears

[Outro]

Am G F C

About The Salt In My Tears Chords by Dolly Parton

Learn how to play The Salt In My Tears by Dolly Parton with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Salt In My Tears chords”, “The Salt In My Tears guitar chords”, or “Dolly Parton The Salt In My Tears 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 The Salt In My Tears chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Salt In My Tears lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, F, G, Am.

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What key is "The Salt In My Tears" in?

The chords for "The Salt In My Tears" show the original chord names (including C, F, G, Am). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.