Verse:
| A E/G# |F#m A| D A | E |
Would you know my name if I saw you in Heaven
| A E/G# |F#m A| D A | E |
Would it be the same if I saw you in Heaven
Chorus:
| F#m | C#/E# | Em | F# |
I must be strong and carry on
| Bm |E7sus E7 | A E/G# |
Cause I know I don't belong here in heaven
| F#m A | D E7sus E7| A |
Bridge:
| C G/B | Am D | G D | Em D G |
Time can bring you down Time can bend your knees
| C G/B | Am D | G D | E |
Time can break your heart Have you beggin please beggin please
There's more lyrics - but this'll give you the basic chord structure.
The |'s are my attempt at giving a mild sense of rhythym - there's
4 beats between |'s. G/B means a G chord with a B in the bass.
I finger both the E/G# and the C#/E# chords in a open D chord shape
With the thumb wrapped around to the 6th string. Like this:
C#/E# The E/G# is the same thing played at the
--X-X------ 4th fret
T | | 1 | 2
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| | | | 3 |
Eric's version is of course full of little runs and such! I hope this
Helps get you started!!!!!
Jessie Dotson
Dotson@otto.yerkes.uchicago.edu
From: zito@cpchq.cpc.gmeds.com (James L. Zito)
I've added the rest of the words to Tears in Heaven that was posted earlier.
From: dotson@yerkes.uchicago.edu (Jessie Dotson)
I fingerpick it [2 beats per pattern]. There are a couple of places where a
Chord only gets 1 beat - I usually just squeeze the chord [pluck the 4
Strings I would've picked simultaneously].
Tears In Heaven
by Eric Clapton
Verse:
| A E/G# |F#m A| D A | E |
Would you know my name if I saw you in Heaven
| A E/G# |F#m A| D A | E |
Would it be the same if I saw you in Heaven
| F#m | C#/E# | Em | F# |
I must be strong and carry on
| Bm |E7sus E7 | A E/G# |
Cause I know I don't belong here in heaven
| F#m A | D E7sus E7| A |
Would you hold my hand, if I saw you in heaven
Would you help me stand, if I saw you in heaven
I'll find my way through night and day
`Cause I know I just can't stay here in heaven.
Bridge:
| C G/B | Am D | G D | Em D G |
Time can bring you down Time can bend your knees
| C G/B | Am D | G D | E |
Time can break your heart Have you beggin please beggin please
Instrumental of first two lines, then:
| F#m | C#/E# | Em | F# |
Beyond the door, there's peace for sure
| Bm |E7sus E7 | A E/G# |
And I know there'll be no more tears in heaven.
| F#m A | D E7sus E7| A |
Repeat 1st verse
| Bm |E7sus E7 | A E/G# |
Cause I know I don't belong here in heaven
| F#m A | D E7sus E7| A |
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