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Bullet For My Valentine - Tears Don't Fall (Acoustic)

(updated 01/04/2010, i've added the solo and some lead parts, there's a harmony 
lead at the end of the solo but i left it out)

check out the acoustic version on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQlvW4V8mI8
reasonbly good cam views u can learn from it.


tuning: C  G  C  F  A d (1 step down, dropped C)


[Intro]

 F - G - F - G - Am- G - F 
 F - G - F - G - Am- G - Am 


[Verse]

 Am                     F         G 
With blood shot eyes I watch you sleeping
 Am                         F          G 
The warmth I feel beside me is slowly fading
          Am           F          G 
Would she hear me if I called her name?
          Am             F       G 
Would she hold me if she knew my shame?


[Pre-chorus]

d|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7---|
A|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8-8-8-8-8--|    x4
F|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|

 Am 
There's always something different going wrong
 F                        G 
The path I walk's in the wrong direction
 Am 
There's always someone fucking hanging on
 F                   G 
Can anybody help me make things better?


[Chorus]

d|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|      \
A|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|      |
F|------------------------------------|      |
C|------------------------------------|      |
G|------------------------------------|      |
C|------------------------------------|      |
                                             |--  x2
d|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-10-10-7-7---|    |
A|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8--|    |
F|--------------------------------------|    |
C|--------------------------------------|    |
G|--------------------------------------|    |
C|--------------------------------------|    /

 F                G 
Your tears don't fall
                         F 
They crash around me
               G         Am   -    G       F 
Her conscience calls the guilty to come home

 F                G 
Your tears don't fall
                         F 
They crash around me
               G         Am   -    G       Am 
Her conscience calls the guilty to come home


[Verse]

 Am                F         G 
The moments died, I hear no screaming
 Am                        F           G 
The visions left inside me are slowly fading
          Am           F          G 
Would she hear me if I called her name?
          Am             F       G 
Would she hold me if she knew my shame?


[Pre-chorus]

 Am 
There's always something different going wrong
 F                        G 
The path I walk's in the wrong direction
 Am 
There's always someone fucking hanging on
 F                   G 
Can anybody help me make things better?


[Chorus]

 F                G 
Your tears don't fall
                         F 
They crash around me
               G         Am   -    G       F 
Her conscience calls the guilty to come home
 F                G 
Your tears don't fall
                         F 
They crash around me
               G         Am   -    G       Am 
Her conscience calls the guilty to come home


[Solo]

 Am - Am - F - G    x4

                   (V)                                (V)       (V=Vibrato)
d|--------------------------------------------------------|     (S=Slide)
A|------------------------8-6h8p6-5-6--5---5--------------|
F|----------5-7p5---5--------------------7----7-5-7--5-4--|
C|-------s7-------7---7~----------------------------------|
G|--(0)---------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------|
    (V)  (V) (V)  (V)(V)      (V)
d|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|--s7~--s9--s10--s5--3~---3h5p2~--0~----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
     (V)(V)(V)(V)
d|------------------12----12---12--10----10----10----------|
A|--s10-12-13---------13----13---13--12----12----12--------|
F|------------12--------14----14-------12----12------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
    (V)        (V)                                   (V)
d|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------8-6h8p6-5-6--5---5-------------------|
F|-----------------------------------7----7-5-7--5-4-------|
C|--s7~--9--10--5~-----------------------------------s7~---|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
     
          Am           F          G 
Would she hear me if I called her name?
          Am             F       G 
Would she hold me if she knew my shame?


[Pre-chorus]

 Am 
There's always something different going wrong
 F                        G 
The path I walk's in the wrong direction
 Am 
There's always someone fucking hanging on
 F                   G 
Can anybody help me make things better?


[Chorus/Outro]

 F                G 
Your tears don't fall
                         F 
They crash around me
               G         Am   -    G       F 
Her conscience calls the guilty to come home
 F                G 
Your tears don't fall
                         F 
They crash around me
               G         Am   -    G       Am 
Her conscience calls the guilty


Guitar1
       (V)        
d|-----------------------|
A|------8~---------------|
F|--7-9-----9-7-9-5~~----|
C|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
C|-----------------------|

Guitar2
        (V)
d|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
F|-------9~--------------|
C|--9-10----10-9-10-7~~--|
G|-----------------------|
C|-----------------------|

 F                G 
Your tears don't fall
                         F 
They crash around me
               G         Am   -    G       F 
Her conscience calls the guilty to come home

 F - G - F - G - Am- G - F 

Your tears don't fall


[Ending]

 F 



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| (n)  Ghost note
| h    Hammer-on
| p    Pull-off
| ~    Vibrato
| s    Slap 

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