Tears In Heaven Chords

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Difficulty:	advanced
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	A
Capo:	no capo

Author Prebensolbrun [a] 125.

12 contributors total, last edit on Jan 27, 2025

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Chords

E/G#

F#m

A/E

D/F#

E7sus4

C#/E#

Em6

F#7

Bm7

Bm7/E

E7sus

G/B

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[Intro]
A   E/G#  F#m   A/E  D/F#   E7sus4 E7 A
 
[Chorus]
A           E       F#m  A/E
  Would you know my name
D/F#     A/E           E
    If I saw you in heaven
A          E      F#m  A/E
  Would it be the same
D/F#     A/E           E
    If I saw you in heaven
 
[Verse]
F#m              C#/E#
    I must be strong
Em6            F#7
    and carry on
          Bm7            Bm7/E
'Cause I know I don't belong
           A
Here in heaven
 
[Link]
(A)  E/G#  F#m   A/E  D/F#   E7sus E7 A
 
[Chorus]
A           E        F#m  A/E
  Would you hold my hand
D/F#     A/E           E
    If I saw you in heaven
A           E       F#m  A/E
  Would you help me stand
D/F#     A/E           E
    If I saw you in heaven
 
[Verse]
F#m               C#/E#
    I'll find my way
Em6                    F#7
    through night and day
          Bm7                Bm7/E
'Cause I know I just can't stay
           A
Here in heaven
 
[Link]
(A)  E/G#  F#m   A/E  D/F#   E7sus4 E7 A
 
[Bridge]
C          G/B       Am
  Time can bring you down
         D/F#       G   D/F#   Em   D/F# G
Time can bend your knee
C          G/B        Am
  Time can break your heart
         D/F#    G
Have you begging please
D/F#        E
    Begging please
 
[Instrumental]
A   E/G#  F#m   A/E  D/F#   A/E   E7    x2
 
[Verse]
F#m             C#/E#
    Beyond the door
Em6                    F#7
    There's peace I'm sure
       Bm7                 Bm7/E
And I know there'll be no more
            A
Tears in heaven
 
[Link]
(A)  E/G#  F#m   A/E  D/F#   E7sus4 E7 A
 
[Chorus]
A           E       F#m  A/E
  Would you know my name
D/F#     A/E           E
    If I saw you in heaven
A           E      F#m  A/E
  Would you be the same
D/F#     A             E
    If I saw you in heaven
 
[Verse]
F#m              C#/E#
    I must be strong
Em6            F#7
    and carry on
          Bm7            Bm7/E
'Cause I know I don't belong
           A
Here in heaven
 
[Outro]
A   E/G#  F#m   A/E  D/F#   E7sus4 E7 A
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Tears In Heaven – Eric Clapton

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When you have the loss of a loved one, this song can really help. Just as it did me. Eric Clapton wrote this song for his son who fell out of a window and passed away. Thank you for tabbing this out.

in the chorus its A7 and not em,they both can work but em fits with the tablature.

Intro A E/Ab F#m A/E D/F# E7 A A E/Ab F#m F#m/E Would you know my name D/F# A/E E If I saw you in Heaven