George Harrison - Tears of the World: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Tears of the World" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Dm
War mongers  terrorize us all,
A#   Bdim7   F/C              A7
Our leaders heed us to their call.
A#maj7 A7      F      A7
Stone-wallin, voices calling,
Dm              A7            Dm  A7
Drowning in the tears of the world.

Big business calling every tune
Polluting here and to the moon
All nations, conservations
Drowning in the tears of the world

Chorus:
         A7
But your life's worth saving,
           E9
We should start behaving
          Bm7                  E7
Like the truth's been told by saviours
through our time.
     G7
Your downfall, you'll bring it on yourselves.

All warnings fall upon deaf ears
Their scorn compounding my worst fears
No way out, hopeless souls shout
Drowning in the tears of the world

Drowning in the tears of the world
Tears of the world

Chorus:
Where's your love been sleeping?
Has your heart been weeping
Over all unrighteous action in the world
Where bad jazz seems all they're laying down?

No use in turning your blind eye
You feel the heat as you fry
Try your best, you'll find no rest
Drowning in the tears of the world

A#maj7  A7         F         A7
 It's a sure bet, each pays his debts,
Dm              A7            Dm A7
Drowning in the tears of the world.



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A7

Guitar chord A7

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#maj7

Guitar chord A#maj7

Bdim7

Guitar chord Bdim7

Bm7

Guitar chord Bm7

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E7

Guitar chord E7

E9

Guitar chord E9

F

Guitar chord F

G7

Guitar chord G7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Tears of the World" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Tears of the World" by George Harrison.

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