Rush - Tears
From the album 2112 
Written by Geddy Lee
Mercury/Polygram Records 822545-2
Submitted by Matt Reese
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Formerly tabbed by Rob Goggins and Jimmy Pena.

Well I had my own transcription of this song typed up but then saw 
this one here, which was very close to what I had except that they 
were missing a fill in the chorus. Otherwise, this tab was perfect... 
just like mine :) This is probably the easiest song to play that Rush 
has ever written, it shouldn't give you any trouble at all. Enjoy


Notes: play with clean tone, chorus, and reverb


Dm    : [xx0231]
CaddD : [x32030]
G     : [320033]
A     : [x0222x]

[Riff 1]
e:--0-----------------0-----------|
B:----6-------6---------6---------|
G:------0---------0-------0-------|
D:--------7-----------------7-----|
A:--8-----------------8-----------|
E:--------------------------------|

[Riff 2]
  A7sus4             A7             A7sus4             A7
e:--0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0~--|
B:--3---3-3---3-3--3-2---2-2---2-2--2-3---3-3---3-3--3-2---2-2---2-2~--|
G:--0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0~--|
D:--2-----2-----2----2-----2-----2----2-----2-----2----2-----2-----2~--|
A:--0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0~--|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 3]
   A7sus4        A7        A7sus4         A7
e:--------------------------------0----------------------------------|
B:-------3~------------2~-----------3-----------2~-------------------|
G:-----0-----0~------0---------0------0-------0----------------------|
D:---2-------------2---------2--------------2------------------------|
A:-0-------------0---------0--------------0--------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Fill 1]
   A             
e:------------------|----------------------|
B:--2---------------|--2-------------------|
G:----2----------2--|----2---------2-------|
D:------2------2----|------2-----2---------|
A:--------0---------|--------0-------------|
E:------------------|----------------------|

Progression:

[Riff 1] x2

[Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics:

All of the seasons and all of the days.
All of the reasons why I felt this way.

[Riff 2] and [Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:

So long, so long.

[Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics:

Then lost in that feeling, I looked in your eyes.
I noticed emotion and that you had cried.

[Riff 2] and [Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:

For me, I can see.

Dm                     CaddD     G                   A
   What would touch me deeper? Tears that fall from eyes that only cry?
Dm                     CaddD        G                  [Fill 1]
   Would it touch you deeper than tears that fall from eyes that know why?

[Riff 1] x2
[Riff 2] and [Riff 3] x1

[Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics:

A lifetime of questions, tears on your cheek.
I tasted the answers and my body was weak -

[Riff 2] and [Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:

For you, the truth.

Dm                     CaddD     G                   A
   What would touch me deeper? Tears that fall from eyes that only cry?
Dm                     CaddD        G                  [Fill 1]
   Would it touch you deeper than tears that fall from eyes that know why?

[Riff 1] x2
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 1] x2

The keyboard plays:  Am  - for four beats
                     Em  - for two beats
                     G   - for two beats
                     Dm  - until fadeout (eight beats)