Intro.: (D) x 8 bars

(G) They say that (A)there’s a hole in the (D)atmosphere
(G) The things you (A)think will last just (D) disappear
(G) When you were ready to (A)say I do, (D) somebody (E)lowered (F#)the (G)boom on you
(E)Now you need a sympathetic (A)ear

(Chorus)
So baby, (D)tell me about it, tell me about teardrops in the (G)dark
(D)Tell me about it, tell me all about your broken (G)heart
(A) You say you need someone to hold you tight, you can’t stand another lonely night
Well, come closer and tell me a-(D)bout it

Inst.: / / / (D) (D) (D)

(G) Love isn’t (A)always true it (D)hurts sometimes
(G) Your tears will (A)tell on you girl, (D)I’m not blind
(G) I know what you’re (A)goin’ through, (D) I gradu-(E)ated (F#)from (G)that school too
(E)If you need a shoulder cry on (A)mine

(Chorus)
(D)Tell me about it, tell me about teardrops in the (G)dark
(D)Tell me about it, tell me all about your broken (G)heart
(A) You say you need someone to hold you tight, you can’t stand another lonely night
Well, come closer and tell me a-(D)bout it

Inst.: (G) (A) (D) (D) (G) (A) (D) (D)
[(A)] [(A)] [(A)] [(A)] [(D)] [(D)] [(D)][(D)]
(G) You took a lesson in (A)playin’ a fool, (D) I gradu-(E)ated (F#)from (G)that school too
(E)If you need a shoulder cry on (A)mine

(Chorus)
(D)Tell me about it, tell me about teardrops in the (G)dark
(D)Tell me about it, tell me all about your broken (G)heart
(A) You say you need someone to hold you tight, you can’t stand another lonely night
Well, come closer and tell me a-(D)bout it

(Tag to fade)
(D)Tell me about it, tell me about teardrops in the (G)dark
(D)Tell me about it, tell me all about your broken (G)heart

Prepared by Allan Travers
Shorthand by Claudette Noah

NOTE: Absus Ab with the 4th note (Db) on top sounds best

Dbmaj7 (4 inside strings only)
x—-x
1 4th fret

WHAT DO THEY KNOW
By Tanya Tucker

They say life goes on, Ill find true love
again.
Its not the end of the world, one day my heart will
mend.
Someone will come along and a new love will grow.
Thats what they say but what do they know.

How could they know the pain I feel inside my
heart,

they never lost your love, so who do they think they
are.
They never held you, had to let you go.
Theyre not trying to live without you, so what do they know.

They say all is fair in love but for me thats just not true.
I feel like someone took a knife and cut my life in two.
Its better to have love and lost than to have never loved, Im
told.
At least thats what they say, but what do they know
Theyre not trying to live without you, so what do they know.

Intro: G C G Am G C

She’s fifteen and he’s barely driving a car
She’s got his ring and he’s got the keys to her heart
It’s just matter of time,
They’ll spread their wings and fly.

Like two sparrows in a hurricane

Trying to find their way

With a head full of dreams

and faith that can move anything

They’ve heard it’s all uphill

But all they know is how they feel

The world says they’ll never make it, love says they will

There’s a baby crying and one more on the way
There’s a wolf at the door with a big stack of bills
They can’t pay
The clouds are dark and the wind is high
But they can see the other side

Like two sparrows in a hurricane
Trying to find their way
With a head full of dreams
and [G/B]faith that can move anything
They’ve heard it’s all uphill
But all they know is how they feel
The world says they’ll never make it, love says they will

She’s eighty-three and he’s barely driving a car
[A/C#]She’s got his ring and he’s got the key to her heart
It’s just a matter of time
They’ll spread their wings and fly.

Like two sparrows in a hurricane
Trying to find their way
With a head full of dreams
and [A/C#]faith that can move anything
They’ve heard it’s all uphill
But all they know is how they feel
The world says they’ll never make it, love says they will