Beautiful South - Bell-bottomed Tear Chords & Tabs

 

Bell-bottomed Tear Chords & Tabs

Beautiful South Chords & Tabs

Version: 2 Type: Chords

Bell-bottomed Tear Chords

   
Intro.:  E  E7+  E7  Bº  F#-  A  E

            E
This is the dinner prepared
            E7+
This is the dress that I made
             E7
This is the child I brought up
Bº                F#-
   And this is the woman you laid
A               E
   This is the woman you laid


            E
This is the perfume I wore
            E7+
This is the hotel we stayed
            E7
This is the way that I lay
Bº                 F#-
   And this is the woman you laid
A               E
   This is the woman you laid


B                                              G#-      C
   We promised ourselves this is no one-night stand
B                                                 G#-      C
   Let us draw all the curtains and strike up the band
B                                                 G#-      C
   And I'm thrilled by the gentlest touch of your hand
      B7      F#-     G#-      F#- 
We pretend

          E               E7+
There's a tear, there's a tear
E7                            Bº     F#-         A-     E
Not through confusion through fe. . .ar, through fe. . .ar

             E
This is the smile that I wore
            E7+
This is the song that we played
            E7
This is the way that I lay
Bº               F#-
   And this is the woman you laid
A              E
   This is the woman you laid

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B                                             G#-      C
   Next morning our eyes filled with sleepy regret
B                                     G#-      C
   A kiss and good-bye and a long cigarette
B                                           G#-      C
   But the pillow I lay on is cold and it's wet
         B7      F#-     G#-      F#- 
Can't pretend


       E            E7+
It's a tear, it's a tear
E7                            Bº     F#-         A-     E
Not through confusion through fe. . .ar, through fe. . .ar
B-                                        E      G
   And knowing at least that love came so ne. . .ar
B-                                               A      E
   Just adds to the weight of this bell bottomed te. . .ar


Instr.:  E7+  E7  Bº  F#-  A   E


B                                          G#-       C
   Roll out the red carpets and unplug the phone
B                                     G#-       C
   Root out the photos you've already shown
B                                      G#-       C
  'Cos this one night you won't sleep alone
    B7   F#-      G#-    F#-
Just one ni. . . . . . . ight


       E            E7+
It's a tear, it's a tear
E7                            Bº     F#-         A-     E
Not through confusion through fe. . .ar, through fe. . .ar
B-                                        E       G
   And knowing at least that love came so near
B-                                               A      E
   Just adds to the weight of this bell bottomed te. . .ar


          E7+             E7
There's a tear, there's a tear
Bº                            F#-
Not through confusion through fear
A-                            E
Not through confusion through fear.