← Back to library

Tears Always Win

Alicia Keys

PopAdvanced for beginners6 chords

How to play it

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

E
F#mDiagram coming soon
BDiagram coming soon
A×
G#mDiagram coming soon
C#mDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

Text size
 
              
 
 
Intro: E  F#m  B  A G#m F#m E 
 
 
 
      E                           F#m 
These covers, may keep me warm at night 
           B                                                     A   E 
But they can't take your place, cause they never gonna hold me tight 
           E                            F#m 
And these pillows, may let me rest my head 
           B                                                 A    E 
But they can't say good night and tuck me in before I go to bed    
 
    F#m                                                        E 
Say now baby girl you're better off thats what I'm telling myself 
         A                                               B 
But I'm lying to myself cause I know I don't want nobody else 
 
 
 
                E 
These lips are missing you 
                       F#m 
Cause these lips aint kissing you 
                B 
These eyes put up a fight 
                     A             E             
But once again these Tears Always Win 
               E         
These arms are wanting you 
                      F#m 
Cause these arms aint holding you 
               B 
These eyes put up a fight 
                      A            E 
But once again these Tears Always Win 
 
 
 
        E                          F#m 
These candles light up my room at night 
          A                                                        B   E 
But they can't light the room they way you did when you walked inside, oh baby 
           E                                         F#m   
If these walls could sing about everything they've witnessed 
               B                                                A         E   
Oh, it'd be a sad sad song, and it'll probably sound something like this 
 
 
     F#m                                                     E  
Say now baby girl you're better off that's what I'm telling myself 
         A                                                B 
But I'm lying to myself cause I know I don't want nobody else 
 
 
 
                E 
These lips are missing you 
                       F#m 
Cause these lips aint kissing you 
                B 
These eyes put up a fight 
                     A             E             
But once again these Tears Always Win 
               E         
These arms are wanting you 
                      F#m 
Cause these arms aint holding you 
               B 
These eyes put up a fight 
                      A            E 
But once again these Tears Always Win 
  
 
                                                       
 
  C#m                                             G#m (C#m B A) 
Tell me when the hell this loneliness is gonna be over 
      A                                    G#m (C#m B A) 
When everything in this room reminds me of you 
A                               B (C#m B F#m)      
Everytime I think, I'm getting closer 
       F#m                              B 
Cause tears drown me out, once again I lose 
 
 
 
                       E 
Cause these lips are missing you 
                       F#m 
Cause these lips aint kissing you 
               B 
These eyes put up a fight 
                     A             E             
But once again these Tears Always Win 
               E         
These arms are wanting you 
                      F#m 
Cause these arms aint holding you 
               B 
These eyes put up a fight 
                      A            E 
But once again these Tears Always Win 
 
  
            E           F#m 
Crying like oh oh oh oh oh oh oh  
               B  
These eyes put up a fight 
                      A            E   
But once again these Tears Always Win 
             E          F#m   
Crying like oh oh oh oh oh oh oh 
                B   
These eyes put up a fight 
                      A            E 
But once again these Tears Always Win 
 
               B 
These eyes put up a fight 
                      A            E 
But once again these Tears Always Win  
          
 

Details

Rating

Not rated yet

Chord set

E · F#m · B · A · G#m · C#m

Practice tip

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