Tears Of Rage — The Band
Chords and lyrics for Tears Of Rage by The Band (key of F).
Verse 1
Band: The Band
Chords Used:
[C] [Am] [F] [D] [Bb] [E7] [C7] [Fmaj7]
Intro
[C] [Fmaj7] [C] [Fmaj7]
Verse
[C]We [Fmaj7]carried you [C] [C/B]in our [Am]arms[Am/G]
[F]on Independence [Dm]Day[Dm/C]
[Bb]And now you'd throw [F]us all aside
[C]and put us all [C7]away
[C] [Fmaj7] Oh, what dear [C]daughter [C/B]'neath the [Am]sun[Am/G]
[F]could treat a father [Dm]so?[Dm/C]
[Bb]To wait upon him [F]hand and foot
[C] and always tell him [C7]"No"
Chorus
[E7]Tears of rage, [Am]tears of grief[Am/G]
[F]Why must I always [C]be the thief?
[E7]Come to me now, you know we're [Am]so [C7/G]low
[F] [F/E] And [Dm]life is [C7][Fmaj7]brief[Fmaj7][C]
Verse
[C]It [Fmaj7]was all very[C] [C/B][Am]painless
[Am/G]When you[F] went out to [Dm]receive[Dm/C]
[Bb] All that false [F]instruction
Which we [C] never could [C7]believe
[C]And [Fmaj7]now the heart is [C][C/B]filled with [Am]gold[Am/G]
[F] As if it was a [Dm]purse[Dm/C]
[Bb] But, oh, what kind [F]of love is this
[C]Which goes from bad to [C7]worse?
Chorus
[E7]Tears of rage, [Am]tears of grief[Am/G]
[F]Why must I always [C]be the thief?
[E7]Come to me now, you know we're [Am]so [C7/G]low
[F] [F/E]And [Dm]life is [C7][Fmaj7]brief[Fmaj7][C]
Verse
[C]We [Fmaj7]pointed you [C]the [C/B]way to [Am]go[Am/G]
[F]And scratched your name in [Dm]sand[Dm/C]
[Bb]Though you just thought it was [F]nothing more
Than a [C]place for you to [C7]stand
[C] [Fmaj7]I want you to know [C]that [C/B]while we [Am]watched
[Am/G]You [F]discovered no one would be [Dm]true[Dm/C]
[Bb]And I myself was [F]among
[F]the ones who thought
It was just a [C]childish thing to [C7]do
Chorus
[E7]Tears of rage, [Am]tears of grief[Am/G]
[F]Why must I always [C]be the thief?
[E7]Come to me now, you know we're [Am]so [C7/G]low
[F] [F/E]And [Dm]life is [C7]brief[Fmaj7]
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