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Tears in Heaven

Tears in Heaven was written by Eric Clapton together with Will Jennings, following the tragic death of Claptons son Conor, who fell out of a 53rd-floor apartment window in New York City in 1991. The song reflects Claptons grief and loss, questioning whether his son would recognize him in heaven.

Key: A

Introduction: A    E/G#    F#m    A/E    D/F#    E7/4    E7    A    

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

F#m              C#m/E  
I must be strong,
A7/E             F#7  
and carry on,
            Bm7                  Bm7/E  
Cause I know I don' t belong,
              A  
Here in heaven.

A     E/G#    F#m    A/E  D/F#    E7/4  E7    A  

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

F#m                C#m/E  
I' ll find my way,
A7/E                          F#7  
through night and day
          Bm7                        Bm7/E  
Cause I know I just can' t stay
              A  
Here in heaven

A     E/G#     F#m    A/E    D/F#    E7/4  E7    A  

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

A     E/G#     F#m    A/E  D/F#  A/E    E7  

F#m            C#m/E  
Beyond the door
A7/E                      F#7  
There' s peace I' m sure.
        Bm7                        Bm7/E  
And I know there' ll be no more...
            A  
Tears in heaven

A     E/G#     F#m  A/E    D/F#     E7/4  E7    A  

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

F#m              C#m/E  
I must be strong,
A7/E          F#7  
and carry on,
          Bm7                  Bm7/E  
Cause I know I don' t belong,
          A  
Here in heaven.

A    E/G#    F#m    A/E    Bm7     Bm7/E     A