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YOU MADE THIS LOVE A TEARDROP (Nanci Griffith)
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[Each chord is half a measure, except two chords joined by a hyphen are
 half a measure _total_.]

C   F   G   G/E - G/D       C   F   G  G/E - G/D
[intro]

                     C                F        G
What have you got to say for yourself, now baby
G/E  -  G/D   C            F                    G
Now that I am leaving you, what have you got to lose
    G                   C                    F                 G
The truth you tried to keep from me, well it nearly drove me crazy
G/E - G/D    C        F                     G     G/E - G/D
I have grown weary of sleepless nights with you
E/B       E/B                 Am             Am/G
Is that a broken heart in the corner of your eye
F  F            G         G/E  G/F  G/F
   Something to remind me

                     C        F           G
You made this love a teardrop waiting to fall
          G/E   -   G/D        C      F                 G
There are those who can't love right, I just can't love wrong
            G/E  -  G/D    C           F                G
When you're lonely in the night, how I hope you will recall
    G/E   -   G/D    C        F           G   G/E  G/F  G/F
You made this love a teardrop waiting to fall

Though I will not forgive you for betraying the trust between us
Though I will always care for you, I've loved you half my life
And when I give my heart again, I know that I'll remember
Love is but a fragile flame, and trust just fuels the fire
When I think of all the years your love has taken from me
I can't believe I'm leaving you

D   G   A   A/F# - A/E       D   G   A  A/F# - A/E
[instrumental]
D   G   A   A/F# - A/E       D   G   A  A/F# - A/E
[instrumental]

                      D       G           A
You made this love a teardrop waiting to fall
          A/F#  -   A/E        D      G                 A
There are those who can't love right, I just can't love wrong
            A/F# -  A/E    D           G                A
When you're lonely in the night, how I hope you will recall
    A/F# -  A/E       D       G           A
You made this love a teardrop waiting to fall
    A/F#  -   A/E     D       G           A   A/F#  A/G  A/G
You made this love a teardrop waiting to fall

You made this love a teardrop waiting to fall
There are those who can't love right, I just can't love wrong
When you're lonely in the night, how I hope you will recall
You made this love a teardrop waiting to fall
You made this love a teardrop waiting to fall
[repeat and fade]



TAB FOR INTRO/VERSE:

[The other parts (e.g., E/B-Am-etc.), are fairly similiar to this as well.]

  C       F        G       G/E G/D  C       F        G       G/E G/D
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ------1-----1---|------0---------|------1-----1---|------0---------|
G ----0-----2-----|----0-----0---0-|----0-----2-----|----0-----0---0-|
D --2-----3-----0-|--0-----2---0---|--2-----3-----0-|--0-----2---0---|
A 3---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
E ----------------|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|
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- transcribed by Adam Schneider, http://adamschneider.net/

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