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These (E)cov ers,
they keep me warm at (F#m)night,
but they can’t take your place ’cause they’re nev did er gon na hold me tight.
If these walls These pil could lows, sing a bout ev they ’ry let thing me rest they’ve wit my (F#m)head,
but they can’t (B)be say good night sad and tuck me in be fore I go to (A)bed.
like (G#m)this:
Say in’ (F#m)nah, ba by girl, you’re bet ter off is what I’m tell in’ my self.
(O ver and o ver.) But I’m (A)ly in’ to my self ’cause I (E)know I don’t want no bod y else.
These lips are (E)miss ing you
’cause these lips ain’t (F#m)kiss in’ you.
These eyes put (B)up a fight; but once a gain, these (A)tears (G#m)al (F#m)ways (Bsus)win.
These arms are (E)want in’ you
’cause these arms ain’t (F#m)hold in’ you.
These eyes put (B)up a fight; but once a gain, these (A)tears (G#m)al (F#m)ways (E)win.
These (E)can dles
light up my room at (F#m)night,
but they can’t light the room the way you did er when you walked in side.
If these walls These pil could lows, sing a bout ev they ’ry let thing me rest they’ve wit my (F#m)nessed,
oh, they it’d (B)be a sad, night sad and song me and it’d prob ’ly sound some (A)thin’ like (G#m)this:
Say in’ (F#m)nah, ba by girl, you’re bet ter off is what I’m tell in’ my self.
(O ver and o ver.) But I’m (A)ly in’ to my self ’cause I (E)know I don’t want no bod y else.
These lips are (E)miss ing you
’cause these lips ain’t (F#m)kiss in’ you.
These eyes put (B)up a fight; but once a gain, these (A)tears (G#m)al (F#m)ways (Bsus)win.
These arms are (E)want in’ you
’cause these arms ain’t (F#m)hold in’ you.
These eyes put (B)up a fight; but once a gain, these (A)tears (G#m)al (F#m)ways (E)win.
These (A)tears (G#m)al (F#m)ways (E)win.
(A)Tell me when the hell this lone li ness is gon na be o ver, (Gon na be o ver.) when (A)ev ’ry thing in this room re minds me of you, ooh.
(A)Ev ’ry time I think I’m get ting (G#7)clos
er,
these (F#7)tears drown me out and once a gain I lose.
’Cause these lips are (A)tears (G#m)al (F#m)ways (E)win.
Cry in’ like, (E)oh,
(F#m)oh.
These eyes put (B)up a fight; but once a gain, these (A)tears (G#m)al (F#m)ways (Bsus)win.
Cry in’ like, (E)oh,
(F#m)oh.
These eyes put (B)up a fight; but once a gain, these (A)tears (G#m)al (F#m)ways (Bsus)win.
Cry in’ like, (A)tears (G#m)al (F#m)ways (E)win.
These eyes put (B)up a fight; but once a gain, these (A)tears (G#m)al (F#m)ways (E)win.
This page shows “Tears Always Win” by Alicia Keys in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of E at 70 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.