Eric Clapton – Christmas Tears (Guitar)
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As recorded by Eric Clapton
(From the 2018 Album HAPPY XMAS)
Words & Music by Sonny Thompson & Robert Wilson
Arranged by Eric Clapton
Trancribed by Slowhand
[1st Verse]
C7 F7 I hear sleigh bells ring C7 But I haven’t heard a word from you in years F7 I hear sleigh bells ringin’ C7 Db7 C7 But I haven’t heard a word from you in years G7/D G7 F7 I hear choirs singin’ Adim/G C7 F7 C7 G7 And I’m just sittin’ here cryin’ Christmas tears
[2nd Verse]
C7 F7 Everybody’s singin’ “Merry Christmas” C7 G7/D As they watch the starry sky filled with reindeer F7 Everybody’s singin’ “Merry Christmas” C7 G7/D As they watch the starry sky filled with reindeer G7 F7 I’m smilin’ on the outside Adim/G C7 F7 C But on the inside I’m cryin’ Christmas tears
[Bridge]
F7 Well, you’ve been gone such a long, long time C7 But it’s Christmas and I can’t get you off of my mind F7 Yes, you’ve been gone a hundred years or more D7 If you come back G7 They could hang a “Merry Christmas” on my door C7 I need you baby
Kiss and hold me tight
F7 I need you darling F#dim7 On a lonely Christmas night C/G E7 Am C7/G F7 And as I sit and I think of the long, lonely years F#dim7 C/G A7 D7 G7sus I can’t help but cry C Christmas tears
[Guitar Solo]
F7 C7 F7 D7 G7 C7 F7 F#dim7 C/G E7
Am C7/G F7 F#dim7 C/G A7 D7 Gsus
[Outro]
C7 F7 C7