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Intro
(G)
Verse
T(G)urns out being human ain't for the faint of heart
You d(Em)ecorate your walls as you put up your guard
You bu(C)ild your life on top of it
T(D)hen one day the bottom bottoms o(G)ut
You do(G)n't know what you don't know 'til you got no choice
The l(Em)ittle girl you were who never had a voice
S(C)uddenly she's talking and
There's no(D)thing you can do to drown her o(G)ut
Chorus
These te(C)ars should have been cried long a(G)go
All these ye(C)ars of hanging on is getting o(Em)ld
So
I'm letting g(D)o
I can't keep them from fa(C)llin' down
I guess I'm cryin' 'em n(G)ow
Verse
E(G)very now and then I let myself go numb
But o(Em)nce the dam is broken the river's gonna run
So excu(C)se the mess, this the best
That (D)I can do until the river's d(G)ry
Chorus
These te(C)ars should have been cried long a(G)go
All these ye(C)ars of hanging on is getting o(Em)ld
So
I'm letting g(D)o
I can't keep them from fa(C)llin' down
I guess I'm cryin' 'em n(G)ow (Bm)
Oh
I'm cryin' 'em (Em)now (C)
Instrumental
(D) (Bm) (Em) (D) (Bm)
Chorus
These te(C)ars should have been cried long ag(G)o
All these ye(C)ars, all the secrets no one k(Em)nows
I'm letting g(D)o
'Til the sky clears and the (Am)sun comes out.(C)
I'm cryin' 'em (Em)now (D).
I'm cryin' 'em n(C)ow (Bm) (Am) (D).
I guess I'm cryin' 'em n(G)ow
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- These Tears (Ver2) (Chords)
Song History
Published: September 24, 2022
Last Updated: March 24, 2026