Beautiful South - Bell-bottomed tear

This is the ^Edinner prepared This is the ^Emaj7dress that I made This is the c^E7hild I brought up ^Bdim And this is the w^F#moman you laid ^A This is the wo^Eman you laid

This is the ^Eperfume I wore This is the ^Emaj7hotel we stayed This is the ^E7way that I lay ^Bdim And this is the w^F#moman you laid ^A This is the w^Eoman you laid

^B We promised ourselves this is no one-night s^G#mtand ^{C B} Let us draw all the curtains and strike up the ^G#mband ^{C B} And I'm thrilled by the gentlest touch of your ^G#mhand ^C We pre^B7tend ^{F#m G#m F#m}

There's a ^Etear, there's a ^Emaj7tear ^E7Not through confusion through ^Bdimfe. . .^F#mar, through ^Amfe. . .^Ear

This is the s^Emile that I wore This is the ^Emaj7song that we played This is the ^E7way that I lay ^Bdim And this is the w^F#moman you laid ^A This is the w^Eoman you laid

^B Next morning our eyes filled with sleepy re^G#mgret ^{C B} A kiss and good-bye and a long ciga^G#mrette ^{C B} But the pillow I lay on is cold and it's ^G#mwet ^C Can't pre^B7tend ^{F#m G#m F#m}

It's a ^Etear, it's a ^Emaj7tear ^E7Not through confusion through ^Bdimfe. . .^F#mar, through ^Amfe. . .^Ear ^Bm And knowing at least that love came so ^Ene. . .^Gar ^Bm Just adds to the weight of this bell bottomed ^Ate. . .^Ear

^B Roll out the red carpets and unplug the ^G#mphone ^{C B} Root out the photos you've already ^G#mshown ^{C B} 'Cos this one night you won't sleep a^G#mlone ^C Just^B7 one ^F#mni. . . .^G#m . . . ^F#might

It's a ^Etear, it's a ^Emaj7tear ^E7Not through confusion through ^Bdimfe. . .^F#mar, through ^Amfe. . .^Ear ^Bm And knowing at least that love came so ^Enear ^{G Bm} Just adds to the weight of this bell bottomed ^Ate. . .^Ear

There's a ^Emaj7tear, there's a te^E7ar Bbim F#m Not through confusion through fear ^AmNot through confusion through ^Efear.