Tears Always Win chords by Alicia Keys

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: novice


Listen to the song to get the chord changes right.

Intro chords:
           E  F#m   B  A (G#m  F#m) E

VERSE
     E                          F#m
These covers, may keep me warm at night
          B                                                   A   E
But they can't take your place, cause they never gonna hold me tight
          E                           F#m
And these pillows, may let me rest my head
         B                                                A    E
But they can't say good night and tuck me in before I go to bed

     F#m                                                        E
Say now baby girl you're better off thats what I'm telling myself
        A                                             B
But I'm lying to myself cause I know I don't want nobody else


CHORUS
               E
These lips are missing you
                      F#m
Cause these lips aint kissing you
               B
These eyes put up a fight
                     A            E
But once again these Tears Always Win
               E
These arms are wanting you
                      F#m
Cause these arms aint holding you
                B
These eyes put up a fight
                     A            E
But once again these Tears Always Win

VERSE
       E                         F#m
These candles light up my room at night
         A                                                       B   E
But they can't light the room they way you did when you walked inside, oh baby
          E                                        F#m
If these walls could sing about everything they've witnessed
              B                                                A         E
Oh, it'd be a sad sad song, and it'll probably sound something like this


    F#m                                                     E
Say now baby girl you're better off that's what I'm telling myself
        A                                                B
But I'm lying to myself cause I know I don't want nobody else


CHORUS
                E
These lips are missing you
                       F#m
Cause these lips aint kissing you
                B
These eyes put up a fight
                     A             E
But once again these Tears Always Win
               E
These arms are wanting you
                      F#m
Cause these arms aint holding you
               B
These eyes put up a fight
                      A            E
But once again these Tears Always Win

VERSE
  C#m                                            G#m (C#m  B (A))
Tell me when the hell this loneliness is gonna be over
      A                                    G#m (C#m   B (A))
When everything in this room reminds me of you
A                               B (C#m   B (F#m))
Everytime I think, I'm getting closer
      F#m                              B
Cause tears drown me out, once again I lose


CHORUS
                     E
Cause these lips are missing you
                      F#m
Cause these lips aint kissing you
               B
These eyes put up a fight
                     A             E
But once again these Tears Always Win
               E
These arms are wanting you
                       F#m
Cause these arms aint holding you
               B
These eyes put up a fight
                     A            E
But once again these Tears Always Win

VERSE
            E           F#m
Crying like oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
               B
These eyes put up a fight
                      A            E
But once again these Tears Always Win
             E          F#m
Crying like oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
                B
These eyes put up a fight
                      A            E
But once again these Tears Always Win

               B
These eyes put up a fight
                      A            E
But once again these Tears Always Win