See A Friend In Tears tab by Momus

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Title: See a friend in tears
Album: Circus Maximus / Nicky EP
Originally By: Jacques Brel
Transcribed By: Stephen Shodimu

NB: I've got a feeling this might be wrong (key, octave), but it
seems to sound ok.

I declare this is all my own work.

Constant background thing (don't know what instrument it is):
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D--7------------7----------6------9-------11---12---9-------11---12-----
A------------------------------------9------------------9---------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Intro:
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D--0------------0-------------------4----------4------------------------
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The rest of it:
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D--0------------0-------------------4----------4------------------------
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 So men are....                  Ireland

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b-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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D--0--------------0---------------------0-----------0-------------------
A--------------------------------2------------2-------------------------
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For certain songs ...        dates

         Em7/F#                          A7A7
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D------------------------------2----------------------------------------
A-----2---------------------0-------------------------------------------
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The tender gave ...         firebrand

      G+G                                   ( )
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D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----2----------2-----2-----------2------------------------------------
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 And Europe gave ...           States

       D6D6          D6D6                          B minorBm

e--------0--2-------0---2-----------------------------------------------
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D--0----------0---------------------4-----------------------------------
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  So now that ...                scentless

    Csus2Csus2            D6D6                G+G            G/F#
e------------------------0--2-------------------------------------------
b-------2--3------------------------------------------------------------
G----0--------------2--------------------0-------------0----------------
D---------------0---------------------------0-------------0-------------
A-3-----------------------------------2-------------2-------------------
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  Noses...      consciences...     clear

              Em9Em9                            Asus2Asus2
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b-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----2-----------------------------0------------0----------------------
E-0---------------------------------------------------------------------
   The pointless ...             dispensed with

       A/C#A/C#                             D6D6             D6D6
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b-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----2-------------------------------2---------------2-----------------
D----------------------------------0---------------0--------------------
A--4--------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
         But see a ...

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e--------0--2--------0--2-----------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------2-3-------2-3--------------------
G-----2------------2----------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------4----------4------------------------
A--4------------4----------------2----------2---------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
So our defeats ...             reminders

         Asus2Asus2       Asus2Asus2                G+G           G/F#
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b-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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A-0---------------0---------------------2---------------2---------------
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   Of death that ...               all

         Em9Em9                              A7A7
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b---------------------------------2--3---0--2--3------------------------
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D------------------------------2----------------------------------------
A-----2---------------------0-------------------------------------------
E--0--------------------------------------------------------------------
 The body wilts ...       mind does

      G+G                                   ( )
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G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------<4>--------------------------------------
A-----2----------2-----2-----------2------------------------------------
E--3----------------------------2---------------------------------------
Surprised to see ...          falls

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b--------------------------------------2-3-------2-3--------------------
G-----2------------2----------------------------------------------------
D--4------------0-------------------4----------4------------------------
A--5-----------------------------2----------2---------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
It's true our ....            deceived us

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b-------2--3------------------------------------------------------------
G----0--------------2--------------------0-------------0----------------
D---------------0---------------------------0-------------0-------------
A-3-----------------------------------2-------------2-------------------
E----------------------------------3-------------2----------------------
All hunted      species        disappear

              Em9Em9                               Asus2Asus2
e---------2---3----0---2--------------------0------------0--------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------2------------2-------2----------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----2-----------------------------0------------0----------------------
E-0---------------------------------------------------------------------
 It's true we've ...               eagles

     A/C#A/C#                           D6D6             D6D6
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b--2--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--2----------------------------2--------------2------------------------
D--2------------------------0---------------0---------------------------
A--4--------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
      But see a ...

          D6D6         D6D6                B minorBm         B minorBm
e--------0--2--------0--2-----------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------2-3-------2-3--------------------
G-----2------------2----------------------------------------------------
D--0------------0-------------------4----------4------------------------
A--------------------------------2----------2---------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 It's true our ...       are exhausted

        D6D6             D6D6            G+G         G/F#
e--------0--2-----------0--2--------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----2--------------2---------------0------------0---------------------
D--0--------------0---------------------0-----------0-------------------
A--------------------------------2------------2-------------------------
E-----------------------------3------------2----------------------------
Made by and ...

         Em9Em9                                A7A7
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b--------------------------------------2--3---0--2--3-------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------2-----------------------------------
A-----2--------------------------0--------------------------------------
E--0--------------------------------------------------------------------
Our weakness gave ...

      G+G                                        ( )
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b--------3----------3-----------------------2--3--2--0--2h3p2p0---------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----2----------2-----2----------------2-------------------------------
E--3---------------------------------2----------------------------------
 We thought that ...

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b--------------------------------------2-3-------2-3--------------------
G-----2------------2----------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------4----------4------------------------
A--4------------4----------------2----------2---------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
And in the ...             we're drowning

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b-------2--3--------2----------------------------------------------------
G----0----------0-----------------------0--------------------0----------
D-----------------------------------0-------0-----------0------0----0---
A-3------------------------------2-----2-------2-----2-----2-----2------
E-----------------------------3-------------------2---------------------
    Accelerating through the ...

           Em9Em9                                    Asus2Asus2
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b-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------2------------2-------2------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----2---------------------------------0------------0------------------
E-0---------------------------------------------------------------------
 You who think ...

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b--2--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--2----------------------------2--------------2------------------------
D--2------------------------0---------------0---------------------------
A--4--------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
      But see a ...

        D6/C#       D6/C#            B minorBm         B minorBm
e--------0--2--------0--2-----------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------2-3-------2-3--------------------
G-----2------------2----------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------4----------4------------------------
A--4------------4----------------2----------2---------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
It's true our ...

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G-------2-------------2-------2----(0)--------(2)-----(0)---------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-0---------------0------------------------2-----------2----------------
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   We lack the ...

         Em9Em9                             A7A7
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b---------------------------------2--3---0--2--3------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------2----------------------------------------
A-----2---------------------0-------------------------------------------
E--0--------------------------------------------------------------------
 Without the elegance ...  negroes

              G+G                           ( )
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b--------3----------3--------------------2--3-----0--2--3---------------
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D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----2----------2-----2-------------2----------------------------------
E--3------------------------------2-------------------------------------
With our youthful ...  defused

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b--------------------------------------2-3-------2-3--------------------
G-----2------------2----------------------------------------------------
D--0------------0-------------------4----------4------------------------
A--------------------------------2----------2---------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
And all these ...              brothers

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e--------0--2-----------0--2------------7-------------7-----------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----2--------------2--------------------------------------------------
D--0--------------0-----------------9------9-------9-----9--------------
A-------------------------------10-------------9------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Wonder why we ...             hear

           Em9Em9                                   Asus2Asus2
e---------2---3----0---2------------------------0------------0----------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------2------------2--------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----2---------------------------------0------------0------------------
E-0---------------------------------------------------------------------
 How their worst ...                    lovers

     A/C#A/C#                         Asus2/D                     Dmaj
e-----------------------------------0---------------0---------2---------
b-------------------------------------------------------------3---------
G-------------------------------2------2--------2-------2-----2---------
D--2------------------------0---------------0-----------------0---------
A--4--------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
      See a friend ...