Tears At The Birthday Party

Burt Bacharach

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Tears At The Birthday Party

Written by Burt Bacharach / Elvis Costello

Key: Am

Tears At The Birthday Party Key EmEm

Tears At The Birthday Party Key FmFm

Tears At The Birthday Party Key F#mF#m

Tears At The Birthday Party Key GmGm(one step down)

Tears At The Birthday Party Key G#mG#m(half step down)

Tears At The Birthday Party Key AmAm(original key)

Tears At The Birthday Party Key A#mA#m(half step up)

Tears At The Birthday Party Key BmBm(one step up)

Tears At The Birthday Party Key CmCm

Tears At The Birthday Party Key C#mC#m

Tears At The Birthday Party Key DmDm

Tears At The Birthday Party Key D#mD#m

	  		Intro G  F7M  G  Aº 

Am9        Am7         F7M 
Think back now when we were young 
Em7 
There were always tears at the birthday party 
Dm7                       Dm        C6 
You know how children can be    so cruel 
      G 
That's how it starts, but 
C      Gm7/C 
What if we never learn how to behave? 
F  F7M    Em                          Dm 
I  did    something, and you never forgave me 
G7 
I never thought that it could be like this 
           C  Gm7/C 
But now I see 
          F                     Fm 
I see you share your cake with him 
C9                   F7M 
Unwrapping presents that I should have sent 
C7M 
What can I do? 
Aº 
Must I watch you? 
Bb7M                                          F7M 
Close the door, dim the lights, blow out the candles 
         Dm7 
So Happy Birthday again 
G#º           Am9     Am7       F7M 
             And it's the same every year 
Em7 
Seems that I remember it as something more, but 
Dm7                       Dm      C6 
You know how children can grow so strange 
   G 
I still adore you 
C       Gm7/C 
What if       we never learn from our mistakes? 
F   F7M    Em7                             Dm 
But then, you'll never know how my heart aches 
G7 
I never thought that it would be like this 
           C  Gm7/C 
But now I see 
           F                   Fm 
I see you share your cake with him 
C9                   F7M 
Unwrapping presents that I should have sent 
C7M 
What can I do? 
Aº 
Must I watch you? 
Bb7M                                          F7M 
Close the door, dim the lights, blow out the candles 
         Dm7 
So Happy Birthday again 
Bb7M                                          F7M 
Close the door, dim the lights, blow out the candles 
         Dm7 
So Happy Birthday again 
G#º         Am9       Am7            F7M 
            One day I know he'll forget 
Em7 
To pay you the compliments you're after 
Dm7                         Dm 
You'll hang your sad, aching head 
 C                           G 
Behind a brittle smile or a shrill of laughter 
C9      Gm7/C 
What if     we only get what we deserve? 
F   F7M  Em7                         Dm7 
Somehow, I couldn't quite summon the nerve 
              C9       Gm7/C 
Upon each anniversary 
            F2            Fm 
Then do you ever think of me? 
C9                   F7M 
Unwrapping presents that I should have sent 
C7M 
What can I do? 
Aº 
Must I watch you? 
Bb7M                                          F7M 
Close the door, dim the lights, blow out the candles 
         Dm7 
So Happy Birthday again 
Bb7M                                          F7M 
Close the door, dim the lights, blow out the candles 
         Dm7 
So Happy Birthday again 
Bb7M                                          F7M 
Close the door, dim the lights, blow out the candles 
         Dm7 
So Happy Birthday again 
Bb7M                                          F7M 
Close the door, dim the lights, blow out the candles 
         Dm7 
So Happy Birthday again

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