Jars of Clay

Jars of Clay - Tea And Sympathy guitar tab

Tea and Sympathy

Written by Jars of Clay for their album Much Afraid

Copyright 1997 BridgeBuilding Music (BMI)/

Pogostick Music (BMI). All rights reserved.

tabbed by Matthew Fehrmann (theguy@iag.net)

Comments: Listen to the CD to figure out strumming and tab timing.

The tab and the chords that go along with it are correct, I know it, but if

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Verse 1:

G

Fare thee well

F/G C9 G

Trade in all our words for tea and sympathy

F/G C9 Em

Wonder why we tried, for things that could never be

A Em D C9

Play our hearts lament, like an unrehearsed symphony

G

Not intend

F/G C9 G

To leave this castle full of empty rooms

F/G C9 Em

Our love the captive in the tower never rescued

A

And all the victory songs

Em D C9

Seem to be playing out of tune

[Figure A]

e|-------0--------0------0--------------2------------------------------------|

B|-----3--------3------------2----------2------------------------------------|

G|---2--------2------------2------------0------------------------------------|

D|-0----------------------------------0--------------------------------------|

A|---------2---------4--------------2----------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------3------------------------------------------|

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[Figure B]

e|-------0--------0-----------------0----------------------------------------|

B|-----3--------3-----------1-------0----------------------------------------|

G|---2--------2-----------2---------0----------------------------------------|

D|-0--------------------2-----------2----------------------------------------|

A|---------2----------0-------------2----------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------0----------------------------------------|

[Figure A for lead and listed chords for backup/rhythm parts]

D Bm

But it's not the way

F#m

That it has to be

G

Don't trade our love for tea and sympathy, no

[Figure B for lead and listed chords for backup/rhythm parts]

D Bm

'Cause it's not the way

Am Em

That it has to be

Verse 2:

A

You begin

G D A

And all your words fall to the floor and break like china cups

G F#m

And the waitress grabs a broom and tries to sweep them up

B F#m E

I reach for my tea and slow-----l--y-- drink in

Chorus:

[Figure A for lead and listed chords for backup/rhythm parts]

D Bm

But it's not the way

F#m

That it has to be

G

Don't trade our love for tea and sympathy, no

[Figure B for lead and listed chords for backup/rhythm parts]

D Bm

'Cause it's not the way

Am

That it has to be

G

Don't trade our love for tea and sympathy

Interlude:

D C9 Bb C9

D C9 Bb Bb

Verse 3:

G

So fare thee well

F/G C9 G

Words the bag of leaves that fill my head

F/G C9 Em

I could taste the bitterness and call the waitress instead

A Em D C9

She holds the answer, smiles and asks one teaspoon or two

[Chorus x 2]

D C9 Bb A

D

Don't trade us for tea and sympathy

C9

Don't trade us for tea and Sympathy

Bb

Don't trade us for tea and Sympathy

A

We can work it out

D

Don't trade us for tea and Sympathy

C9

Don't trade us for tea and Sympathy

Bb

Don't trade us for tea and Sympathy

A

We can work it out

A C9 C9 A9 A

D

We can work it out, woah

Written by Jars of Clay

Copyright 1997 BridgeBuilding Music (BMI)/

Pogostick Music (BMI). All rights reserved.

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