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Dminor

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              ######## * means fingerpick the chord ########
    Dm: [xx0231]
Cadd  : [x32030]
     C: [x32010]
     G: 320033  
     A: [x02220]
 Asus4: [x02230]
[Riff 1]
e:--0---------------0-----------|
B:----6-------6-------6---------|
G:------0---------0-----0-------|
D:--------7---------------7-----|
A:-(8)-------------(8)----------|
E:------------------------------|
Bracketed notes are bass notes (if you play for yourself)
[Riff 2]
A7sus4e:--0--0--0--0--0-0A7--0--0--0--0--0A7sus4-0--0--0--0--0--0-0A7--0--0--0--0--0~--|
B:--3---3-3---3-3--3-2---2-2---2-2--2-3---3-3---3-3--3-2---2-2---2-2~--|
G:--0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0~--|
D:--2-----2-----2----2-----2-----2----2-----2-----2----2-----2-----2~--|
A:--0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0~--|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:A7sus4--0--0--0--0--0---A70--0--0------A7sus4--0--0--0--0--0---A70--0--0~---|
B:--3---3-3---3-3---2---2-2--------3---3-3---3-3---2---2-2~---|
G:--0-----0-----0---0-----0--------0-----0-----0---0-----0~---|
D:--2-----2-----2---2-----2--------2-----2-----2---2-----2~---|
A:--0-----0-----0---0-----0--------0-----0-----0---0-----0~---|
E:------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 3]
e:-A7sus4--------------A7----------A7sus4-------0-------A7---------------------------|
B:-------3-------------2------------3-----------2--------------------|
G:-----0-----0-------0---------0------0-------0----------------------|
D:---2-------------2---------2--------------2------------------------|
A:-0-------------0---------0--------------0--------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Progression:
[Riff 1]
All of the seasons and all of the days
All of the reasons why I felt this way
[Riff 2]
So long, so long.
[Riff 1]
Then lost in that feeling, I looked in your eyes
I noticed emotion and that you had cried
[Riff 2]
For me, I can see.
                    DmCaddD     C                     G         A    Asus4   A  
   What would touch me deep--er? Tears that fall from eyes that only cry?
                    DmCaddD        C                       G  A*     
   Would it touch you deep---er than tears that fall from eyes that know why?
[Riff 1] x2
[Riff 2]
[Riff 1] x2
A lifetime of questions, tears on your cheek
I tasted the answers and my body was weak
[Riff 2]
For you, the truth.
                    DmCaddD     C                     G         A    Asus4   A  
   What would touch me deep--er? Tears that fall from eyes that only cry?
                    DmCaddD        C                       G  A*     
   Would it touch you deep---er than tears that fall from eyes that know why?
[Riff 1] x2
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 1] x2

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Tears

by Rush

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Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

A7sus4

######## * means fingerpick the chord ########

: [xx0231]

Cadd : [x32030]

: [x32010]

G 320033

: [x02220]

Asus4

: [x02230]

[Riff 1]

e:--0---------------0-----------|

B:----6-------6-------6---------|

G:------0---------0-----0-------|

D:--------7---------------7-----|

A:-(8)-------------(8)----------|

E:------------------------------|

Bracketed notes are bass notes (if you play for yourself)

[Riff 2]

A7sus4 A7 A7sus4 A7

e:--0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0~--|

B:--3---3-3---3-3--3-2---2-2---2-2--2-3---3-3---3-3--3-2---2-2---2-2~--|

G:--0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0~--|

D:--2-----2-----2----2-----2-----2----2-----2-----2----2-----2-----2~--|

A:--0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0~--|

E:---------------------------------------------------------------------|

A7sus4 A7 A7sus4 A7

e:--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--------0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0~---|

B:--3---3-3---3-3---2---2-2--------3---3-3---3-3---2---2-2~---|

G:--0-----0-----0---0-----0--------0-----0-----0---0-----0~---|

D:--2-----2-----2---2-----2--------2-----2-----2---2-----2~---|

A:--0-----0-----0---0-----0--------0-----0-----0---0-----0~---|

E:------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 3]

A7sus4 A7 A7sus4 A7

e:--------------------------------0----------------------------------|

B:-------3-------------2------------3-----------2--------------------|

G:-----0-----0-------0---------0------0-------0----------------------|

D:---2-------------2---------2--------------2------------------------|

A:-0-------------0---------0--------------0--------------------------|

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Progression:

[Riff 1]

All of the seasons and all of the days

All of the reasons why I felt this way

[Riff 2]

So long, so long.

[Riff 1]

Then lost in that feeling, I looked in your eyes

I noticed emotion and that you had cried

[Riff 2]

For me, I can see.

Dm C G A Asus4 A

CaddD

What would touch me deep--er? Tears that fall from eyes that only cry?

Dm C G A

CaddD *

Would it touch you deep---er than tears that fall from eyes that know why?

[Riff 1] x2

[Riff 2]

[Riff 1] x2

A lifetime of questions, tears on your cheek

I tasted the answers and my body was weak

[Riff 2]

For you, the truth.

Dm C G A Asus4 A

CaddD

What would touch me deep--er? Tears that fall from eyes that only cry?

Dm C G A

CaddD *

Would it touch you deep---er than tears that fall from eyes that know why?

[Riff 1] x2

[Riff 3] x1

[Riff 1] x2

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