Chords for The Beautiful South - Bell Bottomed Tear (Original Video)
Tempo:
114.1 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
C#
F#m
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[C#] [F#m]
[A] [E]
This is the dinner [B] prepared, this is the dress that I made, [E] this is the child I brought [C#] up,
and this [F#m] is the woman I [A] [E]
hate.
This is the perfume I wore, this is the hotel we stayed, this is the way that I lay,
[C#] and [F#m] this is the woman I [A] [E]
hate.
We [B]
promise ourselves this is no [G#m] one else's world.
[C] [B]
Let us draw all the curtains and strike [G#m] up the fun.
[C] [B]
I'm enthralled by the gentleness of [G#m] your hair.
[C] [B] We pretend.
[E] There's a tear, there's a tear.
Not through confusion, [C#] through [F#m] fear, [Am] your [E] fear.
This is the smile that I wore, this is the song that we played, this is the way that I lay,
[C#] and [F#m] this
[A] is [E] love.
[B]
Next morning our eyes met with [G#m] sleepy regret,
[C] [B]
kissing goodbye and an [G#m] old cigarette.
[C] [B]
But the pillow I lay on is [G#m] cold and it's wet.
[C] Can [B] we pretend?
[E] There's a tear, there's a tear.
Not through confusion, [C#] through [F#m] fear, [Am] your [E] fear.
[Bm]
Knowing at least that love [E] came so [G] near.
[Bm]
Just dance to the weight of this ball [A] battle tear.
[E] There's a tear, there's a tear.
[C#] Not through confusion, [F#m] through fear.
[A] Not through confusion, [E] through fear.
[C#] [F#m]
[A] [E]
This is the dinner [B] prepared, this is the dress that I made, [E] this is the child I brought [C#] up,
and this [F#m] is the woman I [A] [E]
hate.
This is the perfume I wore, this is the hotel we stayed, this is the way that I lay,
[C#] and [F#m] this is the woman I [A] [E]
hate.
We [B]
promise ourselves this is no [G#m] one else's world.
[C] [B]
Let us draw all the curtains and strike [G#m] up the fun.
[C] [B]
I'm enthralled by the gentleness of [G#m] your hair.
[C] [B] We pretend.
[E] There's a tear, there's a tear.
Not through confusion, [C#] through [F#m] fear, [Am] your [E] fear.
This is the smile that I wore, this is the song that we played, this is the way that I lay,
[C#] and [F#m] this
[A] is [E] love.
[B]
Next morning our eyes met with [G#m] sleepy regret,
[C] [B]
kissing goodbye and an [G#m] old cigarette.
[C] [B]
But the pillow I lay on is [G#m] cold and it's wet.
[C] Can [B] we pretend?
[E] There's a tear, there's a tear.
Not through confusion, [C#] through [F#m] fear, [Am] your [E] fear.
[Bm]
Knowing at least that love [E] came so [G] near.
[Bm]
Just dance to the weight of this ball [A] battle tear.
[E] There's a tear, there's a tear.
[C#] Not through confusion, [F#m] through fear.
[A] Not through confusion, [E] through fear.
Key:
E
B
C#
F#m
A
E
B
C#
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ This is the dinner [B] prepared, this is the dress that I made, [E] this is the child I brought [C#] up,
and this [F#m] is the woman I _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ hate.
_ This is the perfume I wore, this is the hotel we stayed, this is the way that I lay,
[C#] _ and [F#m] this is the woman I _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ hate.
_ We [B] _ _
_ promise ourselves this is no [G#m] one else's world.
[C] _ _ _ _ [B] _
Let us draw all the curtains and strike [G#m] up the fun.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _
I'm enthralled by the gentleness of [G#m] your hair.
_ [C] _ _ _ [B] We pretend.
_ _ _ _ [E] There's a tear, _ there's a tear.
_ Not through confusion, [C#] through _ _ _ [F#m] fear, _ [Am] your _ _ _ [E] fear.
_ _ _ _ _ This is the smile that I wore, this is the song that we played, this is the way that I lay,
[C#] and [F#m] this _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ is [E] love.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
Next morning our eyes met with [G#m] sleepy regret,
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
kissing goodbye and an [G#m] old cigarette.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _
But the pillow I lay on is [G#m] cold and it's wet.
_ [C] _ _ Can [B] we pretend?
_ _ _ _ [E] There's a tear, _ there's a tear.
_ _ Not through confusion, [C#] through _ _ _ [F#m] fear, _ [Am] your _ _ _ [E] fear.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
Knowing at least that love [E] came so _ _ [G] near.
_ _ _ [Bm] _
Just dance to the weight of this ball [A] battle tear.
_ [E] _ _ _ There's a tear, there's a tear.
_ [C#] Not through confusion, [F#m] through fear.
_ [A] Not through confusion, [E] through fear. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ This is the dinner [B] prepared, this is the dress that I made, [E] this is the child I brought [C#] up,
and this [F#m] is the woman I _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ hate.
_ This is the perfume I wore, this is the hotel we stayed, this is the way that I lay,
[C#] _ and [F#m] this is the woman I _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ hate.
_ We [B] _ _
_ promise ourselves this is no [G#m] one else's world.
[C] _ _ _ _ [B] _
Let us draw all the curtains and strike [G#m] up the fun.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _
I'm enthralled by the gentleness of [G#m] your hair.
_ [C] _ _ _ [B] We pretend.
_ _ _ _ [E] There's a tear, _ there's a tear.
_ Not through confusion, [C#] through _ _ _ [F#m] fear, _ [Am] your _ _ _ [E] fear.
_ _ _ _ _ This is the smile that I wore, this is the song that we played, this is the way that I lay,
[C#] and [F#m] this _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ is [E] love.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
Next morning our eyes met with [G#m] sleepy regret,
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
kissing goodbye and an [G#m] old cigarette.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _
But the pillow I lay on is [G#m] cold and it's wet.
_ [C] _ _ Can [B] we pretend?
_ _ _ _ [E] There's a tear, _ there's a tear.
_ _ Not through confusion, [C#] through _ _ _ [F#m] fear, _ [Am] your _ _ _ [E] fear.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
Knowing at least that love [E] came so _ _ [G] near.
_ _ _ [Bm] _
Just dance to the weight of this ball [A] battle tear.
_ [E] _ _ _ There's a tear, there's a tear.
_ [C#] Not through confusion, [F#m] through fear.
_ [A] Not through confusion, [E] through fear. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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