Tracks Of My Tears
Johnny Rivers

Play Midi 1(G95)       Midi 2(A106)    Midi 3(G90)
Midi 4(G95)    Midi 5(A91)
Tabbed by Mark Purintun
(W. Robinson / M. Tarplin / W. Moore)

 

Lead In:6 -6 7 | 7 -8 R 6 -6 7 | 7 -6 R 6 -6 7 |
        7 -8 R 6 -6 | -9 8 -8 7 |

   5  6  -6  5   5      5  -4  -4  4 -4   5  -4  4   -4   -4 -4  -4  4   4
|People say I'm the | life of the pa  r |ty 'cause | I   tell a joke or two.
 7   7   7    7  -7   -6  5   5   -4 -4 4   4    -6  5 -4  4  4   4
Although I | may be laughin' loud |and hear ty,| deep inside I'm blue.|
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So take a | good look at my |face, you'll see my | smile looks out of |
  -6    6  -6   6     -8  7   -6  7 -6  6    -6    5   -5     5  -4 5-4 4    4 
 place. If you look | closer it's easy to | trace the tracks of  m y    | tears.

-6 -8   -6 6   -4   4     8 8 -8 7  7   (-6-5-4) (654) 
I need you,  (need you) need       you. (need    you)

 5  6   6  6    5   5 5 -4  -4   -4 -4    -4  -4 -4 4    4
If you see me with another girl, actin' like I'm havin' fun.
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Although she may be cute, she's just a substitute. Girl you're the permanent one.

 6   -6  6     7    7  -6  6    -6    6     -6  6     -8  7  7   -6  6    -6
Ah, take a | good look at my | face, you'll see my | smile looks out of place.
 -6    6    -8  7   -6  7 -6  6    -6     5   -5     5 -4 5-4 4     -4 4 4
Now, look | closer it's easy to | trace, the tracks of m   y     | tears.

-6 -8   -6 6   -4   4     8 8 -8 7  7   (-6-5-4) (654) 
I need you,  (need you) need       you. (need    you)

 4   5    -6  7 -8 7 -8 -6     4  5   8 -8  -8 7 -8 -6   -6 6 6
Outside, I'm masquerading,  | inside, m  y heart    is | fading.
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I'm just a clown since you | put me down.          My |
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smile is my makeup I wear since my breakup with you.

 8 8   8 8    8  -8   8 -8 7  7  -6  5    -6    6     -6   6
Baby, baby, take a  |go od  look at my | face.
  You'll see my |
  -8 7  7    -6  6     -6   6  -6   6     -8 -6  -6   7 -6 6
smile looks out of | place.
   Just look | closer it's easy to |
  -6   -6    7   -6  7   -8
trace the tracks of my tears. |

 8 8   8 8   8  8   8 -8 8 -8 7  7  -6  5    -6    6     -6   6
Baby, baby, baby, take a go od look at my | face. You'll see my | 
 -8 7  7    -6  6     -6     
smile looks out of | place.
  (and fade out)

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