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The Tracks Of My Tears

Bryan Adams

RockMedium for beginners6 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

C×
G
D××
BDiagram coming soon
Am×
Am7×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro 
C  G  C  G 
 
verse 1 
G     C                       D      G              C       C  C/B  Am  G 
People say I'm the life of the party 'cause I tell a joke or two 
          G        C                 D       G       C       C  C/B  Am  G 
Although I might be laughing loud and hearty, deep inside I'm blue 
 
         G    Am7        C  D                G     Am7          C  D 
So take a good look at my face, you'll see my smile looks out of place 
           G           Am7     C         D            G  C  C  C/B  Am  G 
If you look closer it's easy to trace the tracks of my tears 
      C  G        C  G 
I need you, I need you, yeah 
 
verse 2 
G        C                            D          G                C         C  C/B  Am  G 
Since you left me if you see me with another girl seeming like I'm having fun 
            G      C                      D             G          C          C  C/B  Am  G 
Although she may be cute she's just a substitute because you're the permanent one 
 
         G    Am7        C  D                G     Am7          C  D 
So take a good look at my face, you'll see my smile looks out of place 
           G           Am7     C         D            G  C  C  C/B  Am  G 
If you look closer it's easy to trace the tracks of my tears 
      C  G        C  G 
I need you, I need you 
 
Bridge 
   C  G           C  G      C  G           C  G 
Outside I'm masquerading, inside my hope is fading 
      C  G             C  G 
Just a clown yeah since you put me down 
  G                                               D 
My smile is my makeup I wear since my breakup with you, oh yeah 
 
           G    Am7        C     D             G     Am7          C  D 
Just take a good look at my face, you'll see my smile looks out of place 
               G           Am7     C         D            G  C  C  C/B  Am  G 
And if you look closer it's easy to trace the tracks of my tears 
 
                           G       Am7  C  D 
Oh just take a good look at my face, yeah 
             G     Am7          C  D 
You'll see my smile looks out of place 
               G       Am7        C                 D 
And if you look closer, closer you see it's just the trace of my 
G  C            C  C/B  Am  G 
The tracks of my tears 
          
 

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Chord set

C · G · D · B · Am · Am7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.