Tear Jerk chords by J Roddy Walston And The Business

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:

   F   C   G   Em  Am
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 - F

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

 G        F
I feel a fever, a generation
 C         Em
I am just human, I?m information
   F     G
It's true, it's true

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

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

 G        F
I feel a fever, a generation
 C         Em
I am just human, I?m information
   F     G
It's true, it's true

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

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