The Beautiful South – How Longs A Tear Take To Dry (Guitar)

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B 799877 E 779997 D# 668886 A 577655 E* xx6454 [Verse 1]
B            E            B   E
[tab]B      E            B        E
When a woman has no breeze?

D#                        E
How long's a tear take to dry

D#                                         B E
When a woman, when a woman's on her knees?
[Verse 2]
B            E            B   E
How long's a tear take to dry

B      E            B        E
When a woman hasn't sinned?

D#                        E
How long's a tear take to dry

D#                                                 B E
When the weather, when the weather brings no wind?
[Bridge]
E*
Look I'm sorry that I hurt you

                                     B E B E
You look a million dollars and a dime

E*
Time's the greatest healer

                                          B E B E
But love's the greatest stealer of all time
[Chorus]
B       E       B       E         B         E        B           E
I'm so sorry, (make it plural) - My heart's broken, (mine's the same)

B       E         B       E
I still love you (make it plural)

B         E
You're so sweet!

A                                                         B E
The flowers smell sweeter, the closer you are to the grave

A                                                         B E
The flowers smell sweeter, the closer you are to the grave
[Verse 3]
B            E            B   E
How long's a tear take to dry

B      E                B     E
When almighty brings is rain?

D#                        E
How long's a tear take to dry

D#                                         B E
And do tears, and do tears really stain?
[Bridge]
E*
This heart was like a tardis

                                   B E B E
I went and lost the key in a fight

E*
I've never found a locksmith

                                   B E B E
Will you be my locksmith tonight?   (Will I shite)
[Chorus]
B       E       B       E         B         E        B           E
I'm so sorry, (make it plural) - My heart's broken, (mine's the same)

B       E         B       E
I still love you (make it plural)

B         E
You're so sweet!

A                                                         B E
The flowers smell sweeter, the closer you are to the grave

A                                                         B E
The flowers smell sweeter, the closer you are to the grave
[Verse 4]
B             E            B   E
How long does sorry really last

B        E               B      E
Is it tattooed upon your heart?

D#                 E
Or is it hung in a museum

D#                                           B E
With your Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa ex-ass art?
[Chorus]
B         E       B             E
I have no summer, (I'll buy you summer)

B        E        B              E
I'll buy July, if December makes you cry

A                                                           B E
A little or no trace face belies a lie of many days gone by

A                                                           B E
A little or no trace face belies a lie of many days gone by