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If Tears Could Talk

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Written by Alan Jackson and Randy Travis
If Tears Could Talk
Key of D
[Intro]
D A D
[Verse 1]
DI've watched you hide the pain too Gmany timDes
DMuch too often you don't say what's Gin your Dheart
But you donD't have to say it's over, I can Gsee it in your Eeyes
'Cause if tDears could talk, you just sAaid goodDbye
[Verse 2]
DWithout a word, you took our picturGe from the Dwall
DAnd your dresses from the closet doGwn the hDall
When I trDied to talk it over, you just tuGrned away and cEried
But if teDars could talk, you just saAid goodbDye
[Chorus]
GAnd if mirrors spoke they'd tell me I'm a Dfool
EFor never loving you the way I waAnted to
GAnd if silence says it all I guess it Dmeans our love has Gdied
And if teaDrs could talk, you just saiAd goodbyDe
[Break]  
D G D D G D D G E D A D
[Chorus]
GAnd if mirrors spoke they'd tell me I'm a Dfool
EFor never loving you the way I waAnted to
GAnd if silence says it all I guess it Dmeans our love has Gdied
And if teaDrs could talk, you just saiAd goodbyDeG  
Oh if tearDs could talk, you just said AgoodbyeD  

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If Tears Could Talk

by Alan Jackson

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Written by Alan Jackson and Randy Travis

If Tears Could Talk

Key of D

[Intro]

D A D

[Verse 1]

D G D

I've watched you hide the pain too many times

D G D

Much too often you don't say what's in your heart

D G E

But you don't have to say it's over, I can see it in your eyes

D A D

'Cause if tears could talk, you just said goodbye

[Verse 2]

D G D

Without a word, you took our picture from the wall

D G D

And your dresses from the closet down the hall

D G E

When I tried to talk it over, you just turned away and cried

D A D

But if tears could talk, you just said goodbye

[Chorus]

G D

And if mirrors spoke they'd tell me I'm a fool

E A

For never loving you the way I wanted to

G D G

And if silence says it all I guess it means our love has died

D A D

And if tears could talk, you just said goodbye

[Break]

D G D D G D D G E D A D

[Chorus]

G D

And if mirrors spoke they'd tell me I'm a fool

E A

For never loving you the way I wanted to

G D G

And if silence says it all I guess it means our love has died

D A D G

And if tears could talk, you just said goodbye

D A D

Oh if tears could talk, you just said goodbye

About If Tears Could Talk Chords by Alan Jackson

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