Song: "I Count the Tears"
Artist: The Drifters
Year: 1960
Standard Tuning
Intro Riff (violin arr. for guitar)
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Riff 2 (strings, voice and bells)
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Dm Am (Intro Riff)
Na,na,na,na,na,na late at nite
Bb C F (Riff 2)
Na,na,na,na,na,na late at nite.....
F Dm
I have counted everyday since you've been away
Bb C
It seemed like a thousand years
Dm Am
and at na,na,na,na,na,na,late at night
Dm Am
na,na,na,na,na,na late at night
Bb C F (Riff 2)
I'll sit....... and count the tears
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F Dm
I have counted all your lies, all your alibis
Bb C
I'm a guy believes just what he hears
Dm Am
and at na,na,na,na,na,na,late at night
Dm Am
na,na,na,na,na,na late at night
Bb C F
I'll sit....... and count the tears
C# F
She's gone and found somebody new
C# C
He may be happy now, but soon...
F Dm
He'll be counting everyday that she's been away
Bb C
It'll seem like a thousand years
Dm Am
and at na,na,na,na,na,na,late at night
Dm Am
na,na,na,na,na,na late at night
Bb C F
He'll sit..... and count his tears
Bb C F
He'll sit..... and count his tears
Bb C F
He'll sit..... and count his tears
Repeat and fade out.
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