Alicia Keys - Tears Always Win

alicia keys
“tears always win” from “girl on fire”

intro : E / F#m / B / A ( – G#m – F#m – ) E

E F#m
these covers , may keep me warm at night
B A E
but they can’t take your place , cause they never gonna hold me tight
E F#m
and these pillows , may let me rest my head
B A E
but they can’t say good night and tuck me in before i go to bed

F#m E
say now baby girl you’re better off thats what i’m telling myself
A B
but i’m lying to myself cause i know i don’t want nobody else

chorus :
E
these lips are missing you
F#m
cause these lips aint kissing you
B
these eyes put up a fight
A E
but once again these tears always win
E
these arms are wanting you
F#m
cause these arms aint holding you
B
these eyes put up a fight
A E
but once again these tears always win

E F#m
these candles light up my room at night
A B E
but they can’t light the room they way you did when you walked inside , oh baby
E F#m
if these walls could sing about everything they’ve witnessed
B A E
oh , it’d be a sad sad song , and it’ll probably sound something like this

F#m E
say now baby girl you’re better off that’s what i’m telling myself
A B
but i’m lying to myself cause i know i don’t want nobody else

chorus :
E
these lips are missing you
F#m
cause these lips aint kissing you
B
these eyes put up a fight
A E
but once again these tears always win
E
these arms are wanting you
F#m
cause these arms aint holding you
B
these eyes put up a fight
A E
but once again these tears always win

C#m G#m ( C#m – B – ( A ) )
tell me when the hell this loneliness is gonna be over
A G#m ( C#m – B – ( A ) )
when everything in this room reminds me of you
A B ( C#m – B – ( F#m ) )
everytime i think , i’m getting closer
F#m B
cause tears drown me out , once again i lose

chorus :
E
cause these lips are missing you
F#m
cause these lips aint kissing you
B
these eyes put up a fight
A E
but once again these tears always win
E
these arms are wanting you
F#m
cause these arms aint holding you
B
these eyes put up a fight
A E
but once again these tears always win

E F#m
crying like oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
B
these eyes put up a fight
A E
but once again these tears always win
E F#m
crying like oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
B
these eyes put up a fight
A E
but once again these tears always win

B
these eyes put up a fight
A E
but once again these tears always win

have fun ; )

tab by max G . ( gmax94 )