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Drown In My Own Tears

Jeff Buckley
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
+7
+7
 It brings a tear,
 Into my eyes,
 When I begin,
 To realize,
 I've cried so much,
 Since you've been gone,
 I guess I'm drowning  in my own tears,
  +7
 I sit and cry,
 Just like a child
 My pouring tears
 Are runnin' wild
 If you don't think
 You'll be home soon
 I guess I'll drown in  my own tears
 I know it's true
 Into each life
 A little rain,  rain must pour
 I'm so blue
 Here without you
 It keeps raining
  +7
 More and more
  +7
 Why don't you
 Come on home
 Oh yes so I won't
 Be all alone
 If you don't think
 You'll be home soon
 I guess I'll
   (SEE TAB BELOW)
 (drown in my own tears)
 Ooh, don't let me
 (drown in  my own tears)
 When I'm in trouble, baby
 (drown in  my own tears)
 Oh, yeah, baby don't let me
 (drown in  my own tears)
  +7
 I guess I'll drown in my own tears
G7
e|----/7---5------------3--------------------------------------------------|
B|----/7---5------------3--------------------------------------------------|
G|----/7---5---/7--5----4--------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------/9--7----5--------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------3--------------------------------------------------|

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Readable chord sheet for Drown In My Own Tears by Jeff Buckley

[A]+7

[D9]          [A]+7
It brings a tear,
Into my [D9]eyes[Emin7],      [Fdim]            [D/F#]
When I [G7]begin,
To real[Abdim]ize,  [Bdim]       [Abdim]
I've cried so [D/A]much,[F#7]
Since you've been [Bm9]gone,[Bm7/A]       [G7]
I guess I'm [E7#9]drowning in my own [A7#5#9]tears,
          [D9]  [A]+7
I sit and cry,
Just like a [D9]chil[Emin7]d      [Fdim]            [D/F#]
My pouring [G7]tears
Are runnin' [Abdim]wild   [Bdim]         [Ddim]
If you don't [D/A]think[F#7]
You'll be home [Bm9]soon [Bm7/A]        [G7]            [Abdim]
I guess I'll [D/A]drown[Bmin7]       [E7]in my [A7]own [D7]tears
I know it's [G]true
Into each [Abdim]life
A little [D/A]rain,[E7]     rain must [A7]pour[F#7]
I'm so [G]blue
Here without [Abdim]you
It keeps [E7]raining
         [A]+7
More and more
          [D9]  [A]+7
Why don't you
Come on [D9]home[Emin7]       [Fdim]             [D/F#]
Oh yes so I [G7]won't
Be all [Abdim]alone  [Bdim]        [Ddim]
If you don't [D/A]think[F#7]
You'll be home [Bm9]soon [Bm7/A]        [G7]            [Abdim]

I guess I'll
 [D13]   [D9]        [G7]      (SEE TAB BELOW)
(drown in my own tears)
Ooh, don't let me
([D13]drown [D9]in my own [G7]tears)
When I'm in trouble, baby
([D13]drown [D9]in my own [G7]tears)
Oh, yeah, baby don't let me
([D13]drown [D9]in my own [G7]tear[Abdim]s)
             [D/A]  [B7]  [E7]  [A]+7      [D7]    [G7]  [D7]
I guess I'll drown       in my own tears

      [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--------------------------------------------------|

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