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Tears Of The World

George Harrison
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
---/------
---Bdim7---/---
---------
---------
 ____Verse:1
 Bbmaj.7/
  War mon---gers terrorize us all,
 Our leaders  heed  us to their call.
 Stone--wallin, voices  calling,
  ---
  Drowning in the tears of the world.
 ____Verse:2
 Big business  calling  ev'ry tune,
 Polluting  here  and to the moon.
 All----nations, conservations,
  Drowning  in the tears  of the world.
 ____Bridge:1
  But your lives  worth saving,
  We should start  behaving
  Like the truth's  been told by saviours  through our time.
 Your downfall, you'll bring  it on yourselves.
 ____Verse:3
 All war---nings fall  upon deaf ears,
 Their scorn  compounding  my worst fears.
 Bbmaj.7
  No way out, hopeless souls shout,
  ----
  Drowning in the tears of the world.
 ____Music:
  ---/------
  ---Bdim7---/---
  ---------
 (Drowning  in the tears  of the world)
  Tears  of the world.
  ---/------
  ---Bdim7---/---
  ---------
  ------
 ____Bridge:2
  Where's your love  been sleeping?
  Has your heart  been weeping
  Over all  unrighteous action  in the world
 Where bad jazz seems all  they're laying down?
 ____Verse:4
 Bbmaj.7/
  No use in---turning your blind eye,
 You feel  the heat  as you fry.
 Try----your  best, you'll  find no  rest,
  ---/
  Drowning in the tears of the world.
  ---------
  ---------/
 It's a sure  bet, each  pays his  debts,
---
  Drowning in the tears of the world.
------ (Repeat to fade)
 Notice: This submission has already been accepted, do not reject.
 Just had to make some changes due to chord placements not turning up
 (on your end) as originally set as well as coming up with alternative
 chord names your site might recognize.
 Thanks
 NOTE:
 1981 / WB having rejected his new album "Somewhere In England", Harrison, back at the
 drawing board, once again found himself in the recording studio re-touching & composing 4
 songs to replace the 4 pulled from the album, This was one of the songs pulled & along
 the other 3, can be found on:
 1.George Harrison "Pirate Songs"
 2.George Harrison "Completed Rarities Vol. 1
 3.George Harrison "Somewhere In England"
 ( original version and track list w/ bonus tracks )
 All which I won on eBay years ago but may now be available in some stores. Can
 also be on "Youtube"

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Readable chord sheet for Tears Of The World by George Harrison

[Dm]---[Bbmaj7]/[D]---[Dm6]---[Dm7]
[Bb]---Bdim7---[F]/[C]---[A7]
[Bbmaj7]---[A7]---[F]---[A7]
[Dm]---[A7]---[Dm]---[A7]

____Verse:1

[Dm]     Bbmaj.7/[D]  [Dm6]        [Dm7]
 War mon---gers terrorize us all,
[Bb] Our l[Bdim7]eaders h[F/C]eed us to their [A7]call.
[Bbmaj7] Stone--[A7]wallin, [F]voices c[A7]alling,
  [Dm]             [A7]           [Dm]---[A7]
 Drowning in the tears of the world.

____Verse:2

[Dm] Big b[Bbmaj7]usiness[D] cal[Dm6]ling ev'ry [Dm7]tune,
[Bb] Poll[Bdim7]uting h[F/C]ere and to the [A7]moon.
[Bbmaj7] All----[A7]nations, [F]conserv[A7]ations,
 D[Dm]rowning in the [A7]tears of the [Dm]world.

____Bridge:1

 But your [A7]lives worth saving,
 We should [E9]start behaving
 Like the [Bm7]truth's been told by [E7]saviours through our time.
[G7] Your downfall, you'll [G9]bring it on yourselves.

____Verse:3

[Dm] All [Bbmaj7]war---n[D]ings [Dm6]fall upon deaf [Dm7]ears,
[Bb] Their s[Bdim7]corn comp[F/C]ounding my worst [A7]fears.
Bbmaj.7 [A7]   [F]         [A7]
 No way out, hopeless souls shout,
  [Dm]             [A7]           [Dm]----[A7]
 Drowning in the tears of the world.

____Music:

 [Dm]---[Bbmaj7]/[D]---[Dm6]---[Dm7]
 [Bb]---Bdim7---[F]/[C]---[A7]
 [Bbmaj7]---[A7]---[F]---[A7]
([Dm]Drowning in the [A7]tears of the world)
 [Dm]Tears of the [A7]world.

 [Dm]---[Bbmaj7]/[D]---[Dm6]---[Dm7]
 [Bb]---Bdim7---[F]/[C]---[A7]
 [Bbmaj7]---[A7]---[F]---[A7]
 [Dm]---[A7]---[Dm]

____Bridge:2

 Where's your [A7]love been sleeping?
 Has your [E9]heart been weeping
 Over a[Bm7]ll unrighteous ac[E7]tion in the world
[G7] Where bad jazz seems [G9]all they're laying down?

____Verse:4

[Dm]   Bbmaj.7/[D]  [Dm6]              [Dm7]
 No use in---turning your blind eye,
[Bb] You f[Bdim7]eel the h[F/C]eat as you f[A7]ry.
[Bbmaj7] Try----[A7]your best, [F]you'll find [A7]no rest,
  [Dm]             [A7]           [Dm]---/[C]
 Drowning in the tears of the world.

 [Bbmaj7]---[A7]---[F]---[A7]
 [Dm]---[A7]---[Dm]---/[C]

[Bbmaj7] It's a [A7]sure bet, e[F]ach pays h[A7]is debts,
[Dm]               [A7]            [Dm]---[A7]
 Drowning in the tears of the world.

[Dm]------[A7] (Repeat to fade)

Notice: This submission has already been accepted, do not reject.
Just had to make some changes due to chord placements not turning up
(on your end) as originally set as well as coming up with alternative
chord names your site might recognize.

Thanks

NOTE:

1981 / WB having rejected his new album "Somewhere In England", Harrison, back at the
drawing board, once again found himself in the recording studio re-touching & composing 4
songs to replace the 4 pulled from the album, This was one of the songs pulled & along
the other 3, can be found on:

1.George Harrison "Pirate Songs"
2.George Harrison "Completed Rarities Vol. 1
3.George Harrison "Somewhere In England"
( original version and track list w/ bonus tracks )

All which I won on eBay years ago but may now be available in some stores. Can
also be on "Youtube"

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