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 (xx0231@1)              Am (x02210@1)           (Intro Riff)
Na,na,na,na,na,na late at nite

Bb (x1333x@1)               C (x32010@1)               F (133211@1)(Riff 2)
Na,na,na,na,na,na late at nite.....

F (133211@1)                 DmI (xx0231@1)have counted everyday since you've been away

Bb (x1333x@1)                      CIt (x32010@1)seemed like a thousand years

Dm (xx0231@1)               Amand (x02210@1)at na,na,na,na,na,na,late at night

Dm (xx0231@1)               Amna,na,na,na,na,na (x02210@1)late at night

Bb (x1333x@1)  C (x32010@1)                 F (133211@1)  (Riff 2)
I'll sit....... and count the tears



F (133211@1)                      DmI (xx0231@1)have counted all your lies, all your alibis

Bb (x1333x@1)                            CI'm (x32010@1)a guy believes just what he hears

Dm (xx0231@1)               Amand (x02210@1)at na,na,na,na,na,na,late at night

Dm (xx0231@1)               Amna,na,na,na,na,na (x02210@1)late at night

Bb (x1333x@1)  C (x32010@1)                 FI'll (133211@1)sit....... and count the tears



C# (x43121@1)                          FShe's (133211@1)gone and found somebody new

C# (x43121@1)                     CHe (x32010@1)may be happy now, but soon...



F (133211@1)                    DmHe'll (xx0231@1)be counting everyday that she's been away

Bb (x1333x@1)                       CIt'll (x32010@1)seem like a thousand years

Dm (xx0231@1)               Amand (x02210@1)at na,na,na,na,na,na,late at night

Dm (xx0231@1)               Amna,na,na,na,na,na (x02210@1)late at night

Bb (x1333x@1)  C (x32010@1)               FHe'll (133211@1)sit..... and count his tears

Bb (x1333x@1)  C (x32010@1)               FHe'll (133211@1)sit..... and count his tears

Bb (x1333x@1)  C (x32010@1)               FHe'll (133211@1)sit..... and count his tears

Repeat and fade out.

-NA