Tears On My Pillow

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Written by Ernie Smith
[Verse 1]
D D D7
I can't take it I'm so lonely
D7 G
Gee I need you so
G E E7
I can't take it, oh I wonder
E7 A7
Why you had to go
[Chorus]
A7 D F#7 Bm G
But Baby, Every night I wake up crying
G D
Tears on my pillow
D A7
An pain in my heart
A7 D A7
You on my mind
[Verse 2]
A7 D D7
I remember all the good times
D7 G
That we had before
G E7
Oh I remember an now my heart
E7 A7
My very soul cry's out for more
[Chorus]
A7 D F#7 Bm G
But Baby, Every night I wake up crying
G D
Tears on my pillow
D A7
An pain in my heart
A7 D A7
You on my mind
[Verse 3]
(spoken)
N.C.
I'll always remember that day
N.C.
You promised to love me
N.C.
You said you'd love me to the very end
N.C.
And I'll never forget
N.C.
I'll never forget when you walked away from me
N.C.
You walked out of my life to my very best friend
A7
ooooohhhhhh
[Chorus]
A7 D F#7 Bm G
Oh Baby, Every night I wake up crying
G D
Tears on my pillow
D A7
An pain in my heart
A7 D G
You on my mind
G
yeah
G D
Tears on my pillow
D A7
An pain in my heart
A7 D G
You on my mind
G
I got
G D
Tears on my pillow
D A7
An pain in my heart
A7 D G
You on my mind
G
(fade)
I got
G D
Tears on my pillow
D A7
An pain in my heart
A7 D
You on my mind

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Written by Ernie Smith
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
(spoken)
N.C.
I'll always remember that day 
N.C.                   
You promised to love me
N.C.
You said you'd love me to the very end
N.C.
And I'll never forget
N.C.
I'll never forget when you walked away from me
N.C.
You walked out of my life to my very best friend
[Chorus]
I got

Tears On My Pillow Chords by Johnny Nash

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