Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Verse 1: Gm GmMaj7 I saw bright, open common sense Bb Gm6 I do evil things and evil things return Eb Cm And I'm praying now Bb F Praying for me Gm GmMaj7 You can't hide, I remove from you Bb Gm6 Every tiny strength in everything you do Eb Cm And I'll kick you down Bb F I'll break you with a tender touch
Chorus: Cm Eb And then the tears cried in the tear garden Bb F Will be for life Cm Eb And then the tears cried in the tear garden Bb Will be for life Verse 2: Gm GmMaj7 In the west they have made a plague Bb Gm6 We have built the ship that sailed it to our veins Eb Cm And God forbid Bb F Anything should break that chain Gm GmMaj7 At our root, we are connected through Bb Gm6 A biology, a universal cruelty Eb Cm Send me home Bb F Return me to a lonely womb Chorus: Cm Eb And then the tears cried in the tear garden Bb F Will be for life Cm Eb And then the tears cried in the tear garden Bb Will be for life