Tears In Heaven chords by Eric Clapton

Chords with lyrics

I fingerpick it [2 beats per pattern]. There are a couple of places where a
chord only gets 1 beat - I usually just squeeze the chord [pluck the 4
strings I would've picked simultaneously].

Verse:
| A augmentedA    E/G#  |F# minorF#m A augmentedA| D MajorD  A augmentedA   | E MajorE   |
Would you know my name...


| A augmentedA    E/G#  |F# minorF#m A augmentedA| D MajorD  A augmentedA   | E MajorE   |
Would it be the same   ...

Chorus:
| F# minorF#m   | C#/E#  | E minorEm   | F#F#  |
 I must be strong   ...

|    B minorBm     |E7sus E7E7   | A augmentedA  E/G# |
Cause I know I don't ...

     | F# minorF#m A augmentedA | D MajorD E7sus E7E7| A augmentedA |

Bridge:
| C majorC    G/BG/B   | A minorAm       D MajorD    | G+G  D MajorD | E minorEm  D MajorD G+G |
Time can bring you down  ...

| C majorC    G/BG/B   | A minorAm       D MajorD   | G+G    D MajorD  | E MajorE  |
Time can break your heart Have ...


There's more lyrics - but this'll give you the basic chord structure.
The |'s are my attempt at giving a mild sense of rhythym - there's
4 beats between |'s. G/BG/B means a G+G chord with a BB in the bass.
I finger both the E/G# and the C#/E# chords in a open D MajorD chord shape
with the thumb wrapped around to the 6th string. Like this:

   C#/E#           The E/G# is the same thing played at the
 --X-X------          4th fret
 T | | 1 | 2
 -----------
 | | | | 3 |

Eric's version is of course full of little runs and such! I hope this
helps get you started!!!!!


Jessie Dotson
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