Tears In Heaven
Eric Clapton (Clapton/Jennings, 1991)


Fingerpicking Pattern
A|-M-----M-----M-----M----|
E|-I-----I-----I-----I----|
C|----T-----T-----T-----T-|
G|------------------------|
   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Intro
| [G] [D7] | [Em] | [C] [D7] | [G]   |

| [G] Would you [D7] know my | [Em] name... |
| [C] If I [G] saw you in hea- | [D7] ven?   |   
| [G] Would it [D7] be the | [Em] same... |
| [C] If I [G] saw you in hea- | [D7] ven?   |

| [Em] ... I must be | [B7] strong   |
| [G7] ...And carry | [E7] on...
'Cause I | [Am] know I don't be- | long [D7↓↓] [D7↓] Here in
hea- | [G] ven [D7] | [Em] | [C] [D7] | [G] |

| [G] Would you [D7] hold my | [Em] hand   |
| [C] If I [G] saw you in hea- | [D7] ven?   |
| [G] Would you [D7] help me | [Em] stand   |
| [C] If I [G] saw you in hea- | [D7] ven?   |

| [Em] ... I'll find my | [B7] way... |
| [G7] ... Through night and | [E7] day...
'Cause I | [Am] know I don't be- | long [D7↓↓] [D7↓] Here in
hea- | [G] ven [D7] | [Em] | [C] [D7] | [G] |

Bridge
| [Bb] Time can [F] bring you | [Gm] down, time can [C] bend your |
| [F] knees [C] | [Dm] [C↓] [F↓] |
| [Bb] Time can [F] break your | [Gm] heart, have you [C] beggin' |
| [F] please [C] begging | [D7] please.... |

| [G] [D7] | [Em] | [C] [G] | [D7] |
| [G] [D7] | [Em] | [C] [G] | [D7] |

| [Em] ... Beyond the | [B7] door...   |
| [G7] ... There's peace I'm | [E7] sure...
And I | [Am] know there'll be no | more [D7↓↓] [D7↓] Tears in
hea- | [G] ven [D7] | [Em] | [C] [D7] | [G] |

| [G] Would you [D7] know my | [Em] name... |
| [C] If I [G] saw you in hea- | [D7] ven?   |   
| [G] Would it [D7] be the | [Em] same... |
| [C] If I [G] saw you in hea- | [D7] ven?   |

| [Em] ... I must be | [B7] strong   |
| [G7] ...And carry | [E7] on...
'Cause I | [Am] know I don't be- | long [D7↓↓] [D7↓] Here in
hea- | [G] ven [D7] | [Em] | [C] [D7] | [G↓]

#Capo on 2nd fret to play with original.

#Last Updated 19/04/2021 JJ
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