Tears in Heaven
Eric Clapton and Will Jennings

Eric Clapton
Rush Soundtrack (also on Unplugged)
1992

This is a very easy song as long as you water
it down a bit and avoid God's improvisations.
Use the hints above, they will come in handy
throughout the song.  Good luck and have fun!

P.S.   This was the song that I taught myself to
       fingerpick on!
P.P.S. Clapton is God

INTRO and VERSES

Play this part for the intro and continue into the verse.
The lyrics appear below.

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e:---------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:---------------------|------2h3p2--------5-----5--2--|-----2---2---2---|-3---3---3---3---|
G:---------------------|------------2------4-----4--2--|-----2---2---2---|-2---2---2---1---|
D:---------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:---------------------|-0-----------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------0h2-|-------------------4-----4--2--|---2---2---0---0-|-2-2---2---0---0-|


                             Would you know my name                      if I saw you in
   +   +   +   +         +   +            +    +       +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-2---2---2---2-------|-----2h3p2--------5----5--2--|-----2---2---2---|-3---3---2---2---|
G:-2---2---2---2-------|-----------2------4----4--2--|-----2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|
D:---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|---0---0---0---0-|
A:-0-0---0---0---------|-0---------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------0h2-|------------------4----4--2--|---2---2---0---0-|-----------------|


 Heaven                      Would it be the same                        if I saw you in
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e:---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-0---0---2---3-------|-----2h3p2--------5----5--2--|-----2---2---2---|-3---3---2---2---|
G:-1---1---2---2-------|-----------2------4----4--2--|-----2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|
D:---0---0---0---------|-----------------------------|-----------------|---0---0---0---0-|
A:---------------------|-0---------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------0h2-|------------------4----4--2--|---2---2---0---0-|-----------------|


 Heaven                    I must be strong                    and carry on        cause I
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e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-0---0---2---3---|-2-----2-2-------|-2-----2-2-------|-3-----3-3-------|-----------------|
G:-1---1---2---2---|-2-----2-2-------|-1-----1-1-------|-0-----0-0-------|---3-----4---6---|
D:---0---0---0---0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---4-----4---6---|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-2-----2-2-------|-1-----1-1-------|-0-----0-0-------|---2-----4---6---|


   know I don't belong           here in Heaven
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e:-----------------|---.-----.-----------|----
B:-3---3---3---3---|---3-3---3-----------|----
G:-2---2---2---2---|---2-2---2-----------|----
D:---0---0---4---4\|\2-2-2---2-----------|----
A:-----------------|---------------------|-0--
E:-----------------|-----------------0h2-|----

Now, the tab shown above (including the intro) repeats
for the second verse and chorus, then we move into the
bridge part shown here, then to the solo.

                             Time can bring you down....     knees...
                         C       C/B       Am7               G       F#m
   +   +   +   +         +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:---------------------|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|-----------------|
B:-2---2---2---2-------|-----1-------1---|-----1---3---3---|-0---0---0---0---|
G:-2---2---2---2-------|-----------------|---------2---2---|-0---0---2---2---|
D:---------------------|---2-------0-----|---2-------0---0-|-----------------|
A:-0-0---0---0-----0h2-|-3-----3-2-----2-|-0-----0---------|-----------------|
E:---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3---3-2-2---2-|


                         Time can break your heart...    please...   beggin'
   Em      F#m G     C       C/B       Am7
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|-----------------|
B:-0---0---0---0---|-1---1-------1---|-----1---3---3---|-0---0---0---3---|
G:-0---0---2---0---|-0---------------|---------2---2---|-0---0---0---2---|
D:-----------------|---2-------0-----|---2-------0---0-|-----------------|
A:-----------------|-3-----3-2-----2-|-0-----0---------|-----------------|
E:-0-0---0-2-2-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3---3---3-2-2-|


  please...
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e:---------------------|----
B:-5---5---5---5-------|----
G:-4---4---4---4-------|----
D:---------------------|----
A:---------------------|-0--
E:-4-4---4---4-----0h2-|----

The solo plays the part which occurs behind the
verse, starting from where the vocals enter, and
the "Beyond the door..." chorus comes in when
that guitar part arrives.  The rest of the song
just goes the same way.

There are a couple riffs that Clapton throws in
that I haven't notated above, and here they are.
If you listen you will easily hear them and put
them in the right place.

  name___                                    If I saw you...
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e:---------5/7-5-------.-------.---|---------------------|
B:-----------------5/7-5-------5---|-3~~~~~~~------------|
G:-------------------------4/6-----|---------------------|
D:---------------------------------|---------------------|
A:---------------------------------|---------------------|
E:---------------------------------|---------------------|


                                         Would you...
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e:--------------------------------|------------------|
B:--------------------2h3p2-------|------------------|
G:----------------4-2-------2-----|--2~~~~-----------|
D:------------2h4-------------2h4-|------------------|
A:--------------------------------|------------------|
E:--------------------------------|------------------|

LYRICS:

Would you know my name
If I saw you in Heaven
Would it be the same
If I saw you in Heaven

I must be strong and carry on
Cause I know I don't belong here in Heaven

Would you hold my hand
If I saw you in Heaven
Would you help me stand
If I saw you in Heaven

I'll find my way through night and day
Cause I know I just can't stay here in Heaven

Time can bring you down; time can bend your knees
Time can break your heart, have you beggin' please, beggin' please

Clapton's Solo

Beyond the door there's peace I'm sure
And I know there'll be no more tears in Heaven

Would you know my name
If I saw you in Heaven
Would it be the same
If I saw you in Heaven

I must be strong and carry on
Cause I know I don't belong here in Heaven
Cause I know I don't belong here in Heaven