Teardrop
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
Em D
In a one room apartment
Em D
somewhere in the city,
C Bm Em
A story of magic unfolds.
Em D
There lived an old widow
Em D
without any children,
C Bm Em
Abandoned, forgotten, alone.
[Verse 2]
Em D
She lived with the memories
Em D
of barbed wire fences,
C Bm Em
The darkness invading her dreams.
Em D Em D
Oh, if ever a woman and reason to cry,
C Bm Em
Then surely the woman was she.
[Chorus 1]
C D
But never did she shed a tear,
Bm
She asked for no answers,
Em
had nothing to fear.
Em
G-d’s love is but hidden,
G
in time we’ll know why.
D C
But today there’s no reason,
D Em
no reason to cry.
[Verse 3]
Em D
Well, it happened one Friday,
Em D
there just was no money,
C Bm Em
The table, bare, covered in white.
Em D
But she found a few pennies
Em D
and bought a small candle,
C Bm Em
Her Shabbos would still have its light.
[Verse 4]
Em D
And she lit the lone candle,
Em D
recited the Brocho,
C Bm Em
The deepest of joys in her heart.
Em D
When a gust of wind blew
Em D
through a crack in the window,
C Bm Em
The flame, once so bright, had gone dark.
[Chorus 2]
C D
This time the pain was so great,
Bm
She tried to hold back
Em
but it was too late.
Em
“Where has my faith gone?”
G
she said with a sigh,
D C
As a small teardrop formed
D Em
on the edge of her eye.
[Verse 5]
Em D
It rolled down her cheek,
Em D
heading straight for the candle,
C Bm Em
As if with a mind of its own.
Em D
Touching the wick,
Em D
the drop burst out in flames,
C Bm Em
Once more, there was light in her home.
[Chorus 3]
C D
No more could she hold back her tears,
Bm Em
She cried out the sorrow, of so many years.
Em
G-d’s love is but hidden,
G
in time we’ll know why
D C
But the heavens had told her,
D Em
“It’s alright to cry.”
How to play Teardrop
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.