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Tear Stained Eye by Son Volt
Tear Stained Eye
capo 3rd fret
chords are same in verses and chorus
D G
Walkin down Main Street, gettin' to know the concrete
A D
Lookin for a purpose from a neon sign.
D G
I would meet you anywhere western sun meets the air
A D
I'll hit the road, never lookin' behind.
chorus:
Can you deny, there's nothin' greater
nothin' more than travelin' hands of time
St. Genevieve can hold back the water,
but saints don't bother with a tear stained eye.
(banjo solo)
Seein' traces of the scars that came before
written in the pavement, still akin' for more
when the hours don't move along, worn-out wood and familiar songs
To hear your voice is not enough, is more than a shame.
(chorus)
(solo)
Like a man said, rode hard and put away wet
throw away the bad news and put it to rest
If learnin is livin', and the truth is a state of mind
you'll find it's better at the end of the line.
(chorus)
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version 2
capo 2
D
Walkin’ down Main Street,
G
gettin' to know the concrete
A D
Lookin for a purpose, from a neon sign.
D
I would meet you anywhere
G
The western sun meets the air
A D
I'll hit the road, never lookin' behind.
(chorus)
D Em
Can you deny, there's nothin' greater
G D
Nothin' more than travelin' hands of time
D Em
St. Genevieve can hold back the water,
A
but saints don't bother
D
with a tear-stained eye.
(verse solo)
D G A D
D
Seein' traces of the
G
scars that came before
A
Hitting the pavement,
D
still askin' for more
D
when the hours don't move along,
G
worn-out wood and familiar songs
A
To hear your voice is not enough,
D
It’s more than a shame.
(chorus)
D Em
Can you deny, there's nothin' greater
G D
Nothin' more than travelin' hands of time
D Em
St. Genevieve can hold back the water,
A
but saints don't bother
D
with a tear-stained eye.
(verse solo)
D G A D
D G A D
D
Like a man said,
G
rode hard and put away wet
A
throw away the bad news
D
and put it to rest
D
If learning is livin',
G
and the truth is a state of mind
A
you'll find it's better
D
at the end of the line.
(chorus)
D Em
Can you deny, there's nothin' greater
G D
Nothin' more than travelin' hands of time
D Em
St. Genevieve can hold back the water,
A
but saints don't bother
D
with a tear-stained eye.
(chorus solo)
D Em G D
D Em
St. Genevieve can hold back the water,
A
but saints don't bother
D
with a tear-stained eye.
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version 3
Capo 2 [all chords and notes relative to Capo 2]
Chords used:
D: xx0232
G: 320033
A: x02220
Em: 022000
[Be like Jay - throw in sus2's and sus4's for the D and A chords throughout]
Intro: Finger a D chord and pick the open D string before following through and strumming the D, then
remove and hammer your index finger twice - second fret on the G string. After the second hammer on, hold
and continue to strum the D chord, something like:
e|----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
B|----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G|----2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D|-0------0---0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
In the first line of the song, play the 3-note little baseline over the words “…getting to know…”:
Between the transition from the D chord to the G chord, pick the open low E string, then hit the
1st fret (/e) and the 3rd fret (/f) of the same string (low E), then into the G chord over “…know
the concrete…”:
Verse 1:
D /e /f G
Walking down Main Street, getting to know the concrete
A D
Looking for a purpose from a neon sign
D G
I would meet you anywhere the western sun meets the air
A D
We'll hit the road never looking behind
D Em
Can you deny there's nothing greater
G D
Nothing more than the traveling hands of time?
D Em
Sainte Genevieve can hold back the water
A D
But saints don't bother with a tear stained eye
Banjo solo: D G A D (same chord progression as Verse 1)
Verse 2:
D G
Seeing traces of the scars that came before
A D
Hitting the pavement, still asking for more
D G
When the hours don't move along, worn-out wood and familiar songs
A D
To hear your voice is not enough, it's more than a shame
D Em
Can you deny there's nothing greater
G D
Nothing more than the traveling hands of time?
D Em
Sainte Genevieve can hold back the water
A D
But saints don't bother with a tear stained eye
Pedal Steel Guitar Solo: D G A D [x2] (same chord progression as verses)
Verse 3:
D G
Like the man said, rode hard and put away wet
A D
Throw away the bad news and put it to rest
D G
If learning is living and the truth is a state of mind
A D
You'll find it's better at the end of the line
D Em
Can you deny there's nothing greater
G D
Nothing more than the traveling hands of time?
D Em
Sainte Genevieve can hold back the water
A D
But saints don't bother with a tear stained eye
D G A D (final progression - same as verses - without lyrics)
D Em
Sainte Genevieve can hold back the water
A D
But saints don't bother with a tear stained eye
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