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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_.]

Bb  Eb  F   F/D - F/C       Bb  Eb  F  F/D - F/C
[intro]

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

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

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

                      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
You made this love a teardrop waiting to fall
    G/E  -    G/D     C       F           G   G/E   G/F  G/F
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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