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Drown In My Own Tears

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Intro: A+7
          D9  A+7
It brings a tear,
          D9Emin7    Fdim    D/F#  
Into my eyes,
When I G7begin,
To realG#dimize,Bdim  G#dim  
I've cried so D/Amuch,F#7  
Since you've been Bmingone,Bmin/A  G7  
            E7#9               A7#5#9
I guess I'm drowning in my own tears,
            D9  A+7
I sit and cry,
              D9Emin7    Fdim  D/F#  
Just like a child
My pouring G7tears
Are runnin' G#dimwildBdim  Ddim  
If you don't D/AthinkF#7  
You'll be home BminsoonBmin/A  G7  G#dim  
               D/ABmin7      E7    A7   D7  
I guess I'll drown       in my own tears
I know it's Gtrue
Into each G#dimlife
A little D/Arain,     E7rain must A7pourF#7  
I'm so Gblue
Here without G#dimyou
It keeps E7raining
         A+7
More and more
            D9  A+7
Why don't you
          D9Emin7    Fdim  D/F#  
Come on home
Oh yes so I G7won't
Be all G#dimaloneBdim  Ddim  
If you don't D/AthinkF#7  
You'll be home BminsoonBmin/A  G7  G#dim  
I guess I'll
    D13          D9        G7(SEE TAB BELOW)
(drown in my own tears)
Ooh, don't let me
(D13drown D9in my own G7tears)
When I'm in trouble, baby
(D13drown D9in my own G7tears)
Oh, yeah, baby don't let me
(D13drown D9in my own G7tearG#dims)
               D/A    B7    E7  A+7          D7    G7     D7  
I guess I'll drown       in my own tears
Outro Section:
e|----D13/7---D95------------G73--------------------------------------------------|
B|----/7---5------------3--------------------------------------------------|
G|----/7---5---/7--5----4--------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------/9--7----5--------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------3--------------------------------------------------|

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Drown In My Own Tears

by Jeff Buckley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fdim

D/F#

G#dim

Bdim

D/A

F#7

Bmin

Bmin/A

Ddim

D13

Intro: +7

D9 A

It brings a tear,

D9 Fdim D/F#

Emin7

Into my eyes,

When I begin,

G#dim Bdim G#dim

To realize,

D/A F#7

I've cried so much,

Bmin Bmin/A G7

Since you've been gone,

E7#9 A7#5#9

I guess I'm drowning in my own tears,

D9 A

I sit and cry,

D9 Fdim D/F#

Emin7

Just like a child

My pouring tears

G#dim Bdim Ddim

Are runnin' wild

D/A F#7

If you don't think

Bmin Bmin/A G7 G#dim

You'll be home soon

D/A E7 A7 D7

Bmin7

I guess I'll drown in my own tears

I know it's true

G#dim

Into each life

D/A E7 A7 F#7

A little rain, rain must pour

I'm so blue

G#dim

Here without you

It keeps raining

More and more

D9 A

Why don't you

D9 Fdim D/F#

Emin7

Come on home

Oh yes so I won't

G#dim Bdim Ddim

Be all alone

D/A F#7

If you don't think

Bmin Bmin/A G7 G#dim

You'll be home soon

I guess I'll

D13 D9 G7

(SEE TAB BELOW)

(drown in my own tears)

Ooh, don't let me

D13 D9 G7

(drown in my own tears)

When I'm in trouble, baby

D13 D9 G7

(drown in my own tears)

Oh, yeah, baby don't let me

D13 D9 G7 G#dim

(drown in my own tears)

D/A B7 E7 A D7 G7 D7

I guess I'll drown in my own tears

Outro Section:

D13 D9 G7

e|----/7---5------------3--------------------------------------------------|

B|----/7---5------------3--------------------------------------------------|

G|----/7---5---/7--5----4--------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------3--------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------/9--7----5--------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------3--------------------------------------------------|

About Drown In My Own Tears Chords by Jeff Buckley

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The chords for "Drown In My Own Tears" show the original chord names (including A, D9, Fdim, D/F#, G7, G#dim). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.