Tuning: Standard EADGBe for acoustic
or Drop D for power chords
Intro:
Em - Em - D - Em-(Break)
I Want My Tears Back!
Instrumental:
Em- - G - D
Em- - G - Am - C - Bm (2x)
Em - D - Em - G - D
Verse 1:
Em G
The treetops, the chimneys, the snowbed stories,
Em Cm
winter grey, wildflowers, those meadows of heaven, wind in the wheat
Em G Em
a railroad across waters, the scent of grandfatherly love
Cm
Blue bayous, Decembers, moon through a dragonfly's wings.
Chorus:
Am
Where is the wonder? Where's the awe?
Em Am
Where's dear Alice knocking on the door?
F
Where's the trapdoor that takes me there
C G
were the real is shattered by a Mad Marsh Hare.
Chorus 2:
Em
Where is the wonder? Where's the awe?
Am Em
Where are the sleepless nights I used to live for?
C
Before the years take me,
G D
I wish to see the lost in me.
Post-Chorus:
Em - Em - D - Em C D Em
I Want My Tears Back!
Em - Em - Am - Em C D Em
I want my tears back now!
Instrumental:
Em--G-D
Em--G-Am-C-Bm
Verse 2:
Em G Em
A ballet on a grove, still growing young all alone.
Cm
A rag doll, a best friend, the voice of Mary Costa.
Chorus:
Am
Where is the wonder? Where's the awe?
Em Am
Where's dear Alice knocking on the door?
F
Where's the trapdoor that takes me there
C G
were the real is shattered by a Mad Marsh Hare.
Chorus 2:
Em
Where is the wonder? Where's the awe?
Am Em
Where are the sleepless nights I used to live for?
C
Before the years take me,
G D
I wish to see the lost in me. (2x)
Post-Chorus:
Em - Em - D - Em C D Em
I Want My Tears Back!
Em - Em - Am - Em C D Em
I want my tears back now!
[Interlude]
Main riff: Em - G
Repeat Chorus 2 (2x):
Em
Where is the wonder? Where's the awe?
Am Em
Where are the sleepless nights I used to live for?
C
Before the years take me,
G D
I wish to see the lost in me.
Post-Chorus:
Em - Em - D - Em C D Em
I Want My Tears Back!
Em - Em - Am C D (Break)
I want my tears back now!