Thirty Years Of Tears
John HiattVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
B
e|--3---3--------3-------3-----0-------3-------3---------3----|
B|--3---3--------3-------3-----3-------3-------3---------3----|
G|--0---0--------0-------0-----2-------2-------2---------0----|
D|--0---0--------2-------2-----0-------0-------0---------0----|
A|--2---0--------3-------2-----x-------x-------0---------2----|
E|--3---x--------x-------0-----x-------x-------x---------x----|
Intro and Riff 1: G A7sus4 Cadd9 (see performance notes)
Riff 1
Is this a place I can rest my poor head,
Riff 1
To gather my thoughts in sweet si......lence?
Riff 1
Is this a place where the feelings aren't dead,
From an overexposure to violence?
And is this a place I can slowly face
The only one I truly can know?
These are tears from a long time ago,
I've got these tears from a long time ago,
and I need to cry thirty years or so.
These are tears from a long time ago.
Riff 1
"Oh, Darling, Oh, darling" you say unto me,
Riff 1
"Oh, Where have you been all my life...time?"
Riff 1
Well, I have been swimmin' the seven sad seas,
Fair women have thrown me their lifelines,
And I just pulled them in to the water's dark grin,
I'd have warned 'em but I didn't know.
These are tears from a long time ago,
I've got these tears from a long time ago,
and I need to cry thirty years or so.
These are tears from a long time ago.
Riff 1
Well, I've cried me a river, I've cried me a lake,
Riff 1
Hell, I cried 'til the past nearly drowned me.
Riff 1
Tears for sad consequence, tears for mistakes,
But never these tears that surround me.
Alone in this place with a lifetime to trace,
And a heartbeat that tells me it's so.
Oh, and I've got these tears from a long time ago,
These are tears from a long time ago,
and I need to cry thirty years or so,
These are tears from a long time ago,
These are tears from a long time ago,
I've got these tears from a long time ago.
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Readable chord sheet for Thirty Years Of Tears by John Hiatt
[G] [A7Sus4] [Cadd9] [Em7] [Dsus2] [Dsus4] [Dsus4] [A] [G5] [B]
e|--3---3--------3-------3-----0-------3-------3---------3----|
B|--3---3--------3-------3-----3-------3-------3---------3----|
G|--0---0--------0-------0-----2-------2-------2---------0----|
D|--0---0--------2-------2-----0-------0-------0---------0----|
A|--2---0--------3-------2-----x-------x-------0---------2----|
E|--3---x--------x-------0-----x-------x-------x---------x----|
Intro and Riff 1: G A7sus4 Cadd9 (see performance notes)
[G] [Em7] [Cadd9] [G] Riff 1
Is this a place I can rest my poor head,
[G] [Em7] [Cadd9] [G] Riff 1
To gather my thoughts in sweet si......lence?
[G] [Em7] [Cadd9] [G] Riff 1
Is this a place where the feelings aren't dead,
From an [G]overex[Em7]posure to [Dsus2]violence?
And [Dsus4]is thi[A]s a [G5]pla[B]ce I can [Cadd9]slowly [G5]fac[B]e
The only [Dsus4]one I [A] [G5]tru[B]ly can [Cadd9]know?
These are [G]tears from a [Cadd9]long time a[G]go,
[Cadd9]I've got these [G]tears from a [Cadd9]long time a[G]go,
and [Cadd9]I need to [G]cry [D]thirty [Dsus4]years [D]or [Em7]so.
[G]These are [Cadd9]tears from a [D]long [Dsus4]time [G]ago.
[Cadd9] [G5] [B] [Dsus4] [A]
[G] [Em7] [Cadd9] [G] Riff 1
"Oh, Darling, Oh, darling" you say unto me,
[G] [Em7] [Cadd9] [G] Riff 1
"Oh, Where have you been all my life...time?"
[G] [Em7] [Cadd9] [G] Riff 1
Well, I have been swimmin' the seven sad seas,
Fair [G]women have [Em7]thrown me their [Dsus2]lifelines,
And I [Dsus4]just p[A]ulled them [G5]in [B]to the [Cadd9]water's dark [G5]gri[B]n,
I'd have [Dsus4]warned[A] 'em but [G5]I d[B]idn't [Cadd9]know.
These are [G]tears from a [Cadd9]long time a[G]go,
[Cadd9]I've got these [G]tears from a [Cadd9]long time a[G]go,
and [Cadd9]I need to [G]cry [D]thirty [Dsus4]years [D]or [Em7]so.
[G]These are [Cadd9]tears from a [D]long [Dsus4]time [G]ago.
[Cadd9] [G5] [B] [A7Sus4] [G]
[Dsus4]
[Cadd9] [B] [G5] [A] [Dsus4] [G]
[Cadd9] [Dsus4] [Em7] [G]
[Cadd9] [B] [G5] [A] [Dsus4] [G]
[Cadd9] [B] [G5] [A] [Dsus4]
[G] [Em7] [Cadd9] [G] Riff 1
Well, I've cried me a river, I've cried me a lake,
[G] [Em7] [Cadd9] [G] Riff 1
Hell, I cried 'til the past nearly drowned me.
[G] [Em7] [Cadd9] [G] Riff 1
Tears for sad consequence, tears for mistakes,
But [G]never these [Em7]tears that sur[Dsus2]round me.
[Dsus4]Alone [A]in this [G5]pla[B]ce with a [Cadd9]lifetime to [G5]tra[B]ce,
And a [Dsus4]heartb[A]eat that [G5]tel[B]ls me it's [Cadd9]so.
Oh, and I've got these [G]tears from a [Cadd9]long time a[G]go,
[Cadd9]These are [G]tears from a [Cadd9]long time a[G]go,
and [Cadd9]I need to [G]cry [D]thirty [Dsus4]years [D]or [Em7]so,
[G]These are [Cadd9]tears from a [D]long [Dsus4]time [G]ago,
These are [Cadd9]tears from a [D]long [Dsus4]time [G]ago,
I've got these [Cadd9]tears from a [D]long [Dsus4]time [G]ago.