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Tears Of Rage

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Band: The Band
Song: Tears Of Rage
Album: Music From Big Pink (1968)
Chords Used:
e|--C----Am----F----D1---Bb1---E7----C7----Fmaj70--------|
B|--1---1---1---3---3---3---1---1--------|
G|--0---2---2---2---3---1---3---2--------|
D|--2---2---3---0---3---0---2---3--------|
A|--3---0---3-----------2---3------------|
E|----------------------0----------------|
[Intro]
C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7
[Verse]
CWe Fmaj7carried you     C  C/Bin our AmarmsAm/G  
Fon Independence DayDm  Dm/C  
BbAnd now you'd throw Fus all aside
anCd put us all awaC7y
  C   Fmaj7Oh,   what dear daughCter 'nC/Beath the AmsunAm/G  
Fcould treat a father so?Dm  Dm/C  
BbTo wait upon him Fhand and foot
   Cand always tell him "C7No"
[Chorus]
E7Tears of rage, Amtears of griefAm/G  
FWhy must I always Cbe the thief?
E7Come to me now, you know we're Amso lC7/Gow
   F   F/EAnd Dmlife is brC7iefFmaj7  C  Fmaj7  
[Verse]
CIt Fmaj7was all very   CpC/BainleAmss
Am/GWhen you Fwent out to receiveDm  Dm/C  
   BbAll that false iFnstruction
Which we  Cnever could beliC7eve
CAnd Fmaj7now the heart is fiCllC/Bed with gAmoldAm/G  
  FAs if it was a purseDm  Dm/C  
  BbBut, oh, what kind Fof love is this
WhicCh goes from bad to worC7se?
[Chorus]
E7Tears of rage, Amtears of griefAm/G  
FWhy must I always Cbe the thief?
E7Come to me now, you know we're Amso  C7/Glow
   F  F/EAnd lDmife is briC7efFmaj7  C  Fmaj7  
[Verse]
CWe Fmaj7pointed you Cthe C/Bway to AmgoAm/G  
FAnd scratched your name in sandDm  Dm/C  
BbThough you just thought it was Fnothing more
Than a Cplace for you to stC7and
  C  Fmaj7I want you to know tChat C/Bwhile we Amwatched
Am/GYou discovFered no one would be trueDm  Dm/C  
BbAnd I myself was amoFng
tFhe ones who thought
It was just a cChildish thing to dC7o
[Chorus]
E7Tears of rage, Amtears of griefAm/G  
FWhy must I always Cbe the thief?
E7Come to me now, you know we're Amso  C7/Glow
   F  F/EAnd lDmife is briC7efFmaj7  

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Tears Of Rage

by The Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

C/B

Am/G

Dm/C

C7/G

F/E

Band: The Band

Song: Tears Of Rage

Album: Music From Big Pink (1968)

Chords Used:

C Am F D Bb E7 C7 Fmaj7

e|--------------1---1-----------0--------|

B|--1---1---1---3---3---3---1---1--------|

G|--0---2---2---2---3---1---3---2--------|

D|--2---2---3---0---3---0---2---3--------|

A|--3---0---3-----------2---3------------|

E|----------------------0----------------|

[Intro]

C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

[Verse]

C Fmaj7 C C/B Am Am/G

We carried you in our arms

F Dm Dm/C

on Independence Day

Bb F

And now you'd throw us all aside

C C7

and put us all away

C Fmaj7 C C/B Am Am/G

Oh, what dear daughter 'neath the sun

F Dm Dm/C

could treat a father so?

Bb F

To wait upon him hand and foot

C C7

and always tell him "No"

[Chorus]

E7 Am Am/G

Tears of rage, tears of grief

F C

Why must I always be the thief?

E7 Am C7/G

Come to me now, you know we're so low

F F/E Dm C7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

And life is brief

[Verse]

C Fmaj7 C C/B Am

It was all very painless

Am/G F Dm Dm/C

When you went out to receive

Bb F

All that false instruction

C C7

Which we never could believe

C Fmaj7 C C/B Am Am/G

And now the heart is filled with gold

F Dm Dm/C

As if it was a purse

Bb F

But, oh, what kind of love is this

C C7

Which goes from bad to worse?

[Chorus]

E7 Am Am/G

Tears of rage, tears of grief

F C

Why must I always be the thief?

E7 Am C7/G

Come to me now, you know we're so low

F F/E Dm C7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

And life is brief

[Verse]

C Fmaj7 C C/B Am Am/G

We pointed you the way to go

F Dm Dm/C

And scratched your name in sand

Bb F

Though you just thought it was nothing more

C C7

Than a place for you to stand

C Fmaj7 C C/B Am

I want you to know that while we watched

Am/G F Dm Dm/C

You discovered no one would be true

Bb F

And I myself was among

the ones who thought

C C7

It was just a childish thing to do

[Chorus]

E7 Am Am/G

Tears of rage, tears of grief

F C

Why must I always be the thief?

E7 Am C7/G

Come to me now, you know we're so low

F F/E Dm C7 Fmaj7

And life is brief

About Tears Of Rage Chords by The Band

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