07
Nov
2023

Tears In Heaven – Eric Clapton

Tears In Heaven Lyrics and Chords

Written by Eric Clapton and Will Jennings

“Tears in Heaven” is a ballad written by Eric Clapton and Will Jennings about the pain Clapton felt following the death of his four-year-old son, Conor, who fell from a window of the 53rd-floor New York apartment of his mother’s friend, on March 20, 1991.

The Chords are really complex. Learn the below chords before jumping into the song.

E/G# – 4xx45x
D/F# – 2xx23x
C#/F – 1xx12x
Em6 – 0xx020
G/B – x2x03x

Verse 1

A                    E/G#          F#m
..Would you know my name
D/F#  A                       E
…. If I saw you in heaven
A                  E/G#     F#m
… Would it be the same
D/F#  A                        E
…. If I  saw you in heaven

F#m                C#/F
…I must be strong
Em6                F#7
….And carry on
……………….Bm                  Bm7
‘Cause I know I don’t belong
……………….A
Here in heaven

Verse 2

A                      E/G#          F#m
… Would you hold my hand
D/F#  A                       E
…. If I saw you in heaven
A                      E/G#          F#m
… Would you help me stand
D/F#  A                       E
…. If I saw you in heaven

F#m                 C#/F
….I’ll find my way
Em6                                  F#7
…. Through night and day
……………….Bm                  Bm7
‘Cause I know I just can’t stay
……………….A
Here in heaven

Verse 3

C                 G/B              Am
..Time can bring you down
……………D/F#              G
Time can bend your knees
D/F#  Em  D/F#
C                  G/B               Am
..Time can break your heart
…………….D/F#         G
Have you begging please
D/F#          E
… Begging please

Music:

Verse 3

F#m                   C#/F
… Beyond the door
Em6                                 F#7
…. There’s peace, I’m sure
…………….Bm                               Bm7
And I know there’ll be no more
……………….A
Tears in heaven

Verse 1 Repeat

A                    E/G#          F#m
..Would you know my name
D/F#  A                       E
…. If I saw you in heaven
A                  E/G#     F#m
… Would it be the same
D/F#  A                        E
…. If I  saw you in heaven

F#m                C#/F
…I must be strong
Em6                F#7
….And carry on
……………….Bm                  Bm7
‘Cause I know I don’t belong
……………….A

End
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