Tear Jerk chords by J Roddy Walston And The Business

Chords with lyrics

Again, another version best done acoustic. My personal style is simple playing and
emotional singing, and a lot of J Roddy's songs allow for this if you break them down and
play acoustic. Anyways, hope you have fun with this one.

Chords used:

      FF     C majorC     G+G     E minorEm    A minorAm
e-|---1-----0-----3-----0-----0---|
B-|---1-----1-----3-----0-----1---|
G-|---2-----0-----0-----0-----2---|
D-|---3-----2-----0-----2-----2---|
A-|---3-----3-----2-----2-----0---|
E-|---1-----x-----3-----0-----x---|

Intro - FF

C majorC
The city children, they know how to breed
They've touched some love, but they believe in need
            FF                                                   C majorC
I said to myself, I said, "I... I jerk those tears I don't cry."
C majorC
The downtown bigots, they want to be friends
I filled their cup up until they said when
            FF                                                   C majorC
I said to myself, I said, "I... I jerk those tears I don't cry."

  G+G               FF
I feel a fever, a generation
  C majorC                  E minorEm
I am just human, I m information
     FF          G+G
It's true, it's true

          C majorC
You gonna die, die, die, and do that tear jerk
And cry, cry, cry, and do that tear jerk
FF                                        C majorC
Why? Why? Why? And do that tear jerk, too
FF                   G+G                        C majorC
I do that tear jerk, I do that tear jerk for you

C majorC
The progress mongers, the southpaws of smoke
Full-formed veneers for us average folks
            FF                                                   C majorC
I said to myself, I said, "I... I jerk those tears I don t cry."
C majorC
And after us, the engines will search
For fashion youth, the signs and wonders in shirts
            FF                                                   C majorC
I said to myself I said, "I... I jerk those tears I don't cry."

  G+G               FF
I feel a fever, a generation
  C majorC                  E minorEm
I am just human, I m information
     FF          G+G
It's true, it's true

          C majorC
You gonna die, die, die, and do that tear jerk
And cry, cry, cry, and do that tear jerk
    FF                                 C majorC
And I, I, I, I do that tear jerk, its true
          C majorC
You gonna die, die, die, and do that tear jerk
And cry, cry, cry, and do that tear jerk
FF                                        C majorC
Why? Why? Why? And do that tear jerk, too
FF                   G+G                        C majorC
I do that tear jerk, I do that tear jerk for you

(This part is mostly drums, so I like to just do one stab at the beginning of each line
and maybe do a light tapping on the guitar so that it's not completely a capella. I'll
provide the chords I do the stabs of.)

C majorC
I stole these rhythms from the man who had them, and uh
FF
He wiped his chin down with Uncle Tom's napkin, and uh
C majorC
He said you choose this day whom you will serve, and uh
FF
Take bits of grace, not just the things you will deserve, and uh
A minorAm
"Well, Jesus Christ," I said "you're changing your mind.", and uh
C majorC
You're turning water back from that wine
             FF (resume playing normally)
It's the day the Lord has made and the year of rabbits, too
                G+G
I got my calendar mind and it's set on you

          C majorC
I'm gonna die, die, die, and do that tear jerk
Why? Why? Why? And do that tear jerk
    FF                                  C majorC
And I, I, I, I do that tear jerk, its true
          C majorC
You gonna die, die, die, and do that tear jerk
Why? Why? Why? And do that tear jerk
    FF                                    C majorC
And I, I, I, and do that tear jerk, it's true
FF                   G+G                        C majorC
I do that tear jerk, I do that tear jerk for you
FF                   G+G                        C majorC (let ring)
I do that tear jerk, I do that tear jerk for you