Chords for Wayne Toups - Tears on the Bayou
Tempo:
68.5 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
F#m
D
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E] [F#m]
[A] [E] [F#m] It [A] blew out [E] one summer [F#m] day, [A] right around [E] the month [F#m] of May.
[D] We used to call it [A] black gold, now [A] it's burning [E] a hole right through [A] my soul.
[E]
[A] There's tears on [F#m] the bayou, [A] dark rain [E] falling [F#m] from the sky.
[D] Tears on [E] the bayou, can't you [Bm] hear [E] the [F#m] angels cry?
[E]
[D] [A] Another day, [E]
another week [F#m] goes by.
Our [A] way of life [E]
right before [F#m] our eyes.
It's slipping [D] away, but our faith [A] is strong.
[D] This ain't [A] the first time [E] we've been down the [A] road.
[E] [A] There's [E] tears on [F#m] the bayou, [A] dark rain [E]
falling [F#m] from the sky.
[D] Oh, there's tears on [E] the bayou, can't you [Bm] hear [E]
the [F#m] angels [E] cry?
[A] [D]
[F#m] We'll pull together, [E] every man, woman, and child.
[Bm] But even with heaven's help, [E] it's gonna take a while.
[A] There's [E] tears on [F#m] the bayou, [A] dark [E] rain falling [F#m] from the sky.
Oh, [D] there's tears on [E] the bayou, can't you [Bm] hear [E] the angels [F#m] cry?
[E] [Bm] Can't you hear [E] the [A] angels cry?
[E] [F#m] Tears on [A] the bayou.
[E] [F#m] [N]
[A] [E] [F#m] It [A] blew out [E] one summer [F#m] day, [A] right around [E] the month [F#m] of May.
[D] We used to call it [A] black gold, now [A] it's burning [E] a hole right through [A] my soul.
[E]
[A] There's tears on [F#m] the bayou, [A] dark rain [E] falling [F#m] from the sky.
[D] Tears on [E] the bayou, can't you [Bm] hear [E] the [F#m] angels cry?
[E]
[D] [A] Another day, [E]
another week [F#m] goes by.
Our [A] way of life [E]
right before [F#m] our eyes.
It's slipping [D] away, but our faith [A] is strong.
[D] This ain't [A] the first time [E] we've been down the [A] road.
[E] [A] There's [E] tears on [F#m] the bayou, [A] dark rain [E]
falling [F#m] from the sky.
[D] Oh, there's tears on [E] the bayou, can't you [Bm] hear [E]
the [F#m] angels [E] cry?
[A] [D]
[F#m] We'll pull together, [E] every man, woman, and child.
[Bm] But even with heaven's help, [E] it's gonna take a while.
[A] There's [E] tears on [F#m] the bayou, [A] dark [E] rain falling [F#m] from the sky.
Oh, [D] there's tears on [E] the bayou, can't you [Bm] hear [E] the angels [F#m] cry?
[E] [Bm] Can't you hear [E] the [A] angels cry?
[E] [F#m] Tears on [A] the bayou.
[E] [F#m] [N]
Key:
E
A
F#m
D
Bm
E
A
F#m
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] It _ [A] blew out [E] one summer [F#m] day, _ _ [A] right around [E] the month [F#m] of May. _ _
_ [D] We used to call it [A] black gold, now [A] it's burning [E] a hole right through [A] my soul.
[E] _
[A] There's tears on [F#m] the bayou, _ [A] dark rain [E] falling [F#m] from the sky. _
_ [D] _ Tears on [E] the bayou, can't you [Bm] hear [E] the [F#m] angels cry?
[E] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] Another day, [E]
another week [F#m] goes by.
Our [A] way of life [E]
right before [F#m] our eyes.
It's slipping [D] away, but our faith [A] is strong.
[D] This ain't [A] the first time [E] we've been down the [A] road.
_ [E] _ [A] There's [E] tears on [F#m] the bayou, _ [A] dark rain [E]
falling [F#m] from the sky.
_ [D] Oh, there's tears on [E] the bayou, can't you [Bm] hear [E]
the [F#m] angels [E] cry?
_ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [F#m] We'll pull together, [E] every man, woman, and child.
[Bm] But even with heaven's help, [E] it's gonna take a while.
_ [A] There's [E] tears on [F#m] the bayou, _ [A] dark [E] rain falling [F#m] from the sky.
Oh, [D] there's tears on [E] the bayou, can't you [Bm] hear [E] the angels [F#m] cry?
_ [E] _ [Bm] Can't you hear [E] the [A] angels cry?
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ Tears on [A] the bayou.
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] It _ [A] blew out [E] one summer [F#m] day, _ _ [A] right around [E] the month [F#m] of May. _ _
_ [D] We used to call it [A] black gold, now [A] it's burning [E] a hole right through [A] my soul.
[E] _
[A] There's tears on [F#m] the bayou, _ [A] dark rain [E] falling [F#m] from the sky. _
_ [D] _ Tears on [E] the bayou, can't you [Bm] hear [E] the [F#m] angels cry?
[E] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] Another day, [E]
another week [F#m] goes by.
Our [A] way of life [E]
right before [F#m] our eyes.
It's slipping [D] away, but our faith [A] is strong.
[D] This ain't [A] the first time [E] we've been down the [A] road.
_ [E] _ [A] There's [E] tears on [F#m] the bayou, _ [A] dark rain [E]
falling [F#m] from the sky.
_ [D] Oh, there's tears on [E] the bayou, can't you [Bm] hear [E]
the [F#m] angels [E] cry?
_ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [F#m] We'll pull together, [E] every man, woman, and child.
[Bm] But even with heaven's help, [E] it's gonna take a while.
_ [A] There's [E] tears on [F#m] the bayou, _ [A] dark [E] rain falling [F#m] from the sky.
Oh, [D] there's tears on [E] the bayou, can't you [Bm] hear [E] the angels [F#m] cry?
_ [E] _ [Bm] Can't you hear [E] the [A] angels cry?
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ Tears on [A] the bayou.
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _