Drown In My Own Tears

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Drown In My Own Tears / Johnny Winter

Tabbed for C Chromatic (Key of Cm) so you can Play Along With Johnny!



Written by Henry Glover, produced by Willie Dixon with brother Edgar Winter on piano

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Drown In My Own Tears


It brings a tear,     mmm,  into my eyes
 7   6    6 5 3 -3   -3 4   6 -5 5   5   6 -5 6 7 8

Oh,      When I begin,              mmm,  to realize
6 -5 5    5   5 -3 -5  -5* -5 5 -5   5    6 -5  5  5   2* -1*

I've cried so hard,     oh, since you've been gone
 4     4   4  4 -3 3     6    6     -5    5    5  -5 6

Looks like now I'm gonna drown,    oh, in my own tears now
  6     6  -7   6   6 -5 6 5 -5    -5  -5 -5 -5   -4    3


Lord,                   and I cry,           just like a child
7 -7  -8 -7 7  6 -5 5   4 -3 6 -5 5  -3 2 3    6   -5  5 5  6 -5 6 7

Oh my rolling tears,    they  are running wild
6  -5  5  -3  -5 5 -3   -3 4  -5*  -5  5  7 -5* 6*  -6* 6* -5* -3* -4*

If you don't think,   hey, you're gonna be home soon,  oh, it's alright
 4  4    4   4 3 -3    6     6    6  6  -7 6 -5   6    8   -7*  7 6* -5* -4*

I believe I'm gonna drown,    oh,                 hey
4  -3 -5* -5  5 -3  4 3 -3    6 7 -7 8 -9* 9 -9   -7* -7 7 -7* 7 6* -5* -4*

In my own tears,     my own tears
-5* -4* -4* 2* -1*   -2  1    4


Oh,      I believe it's true,     yeah,    into this life
6 -5 5   4  4  4   -3  -5 5 -3   -7 7 -7   6 -5   5  -5 -3

Oh,  some rain,               will surely fall,   hey 
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I'm so blue,           every,  every day           without you now
 8  7  7 6* -5* -4*    8 7 5   8 -6 7 6* -5* -4*    5   5  -5*  -3

Hey, keep on raining,  keep on raining,   more and, more and more
-7    6   6  -5 5 -5    6   6  -5 5 -5     -5  -5    -5  -5  -4 -3 3


Hey, hey,   why can't you?                  You know you oughta come on home
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Oh,  then I won't,            mmm, you know be so all alone
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Alone,        Yeah, 
5 7 -5* 6*    7 -7* 7 -7* 7 6* -5* -4*

If you don't think,  oh, you're gonna be home soon, oh, it's alright
6  -5   5   5 3 -3    6    6    6  6  -7 6 -5   6   8   -7* -7* 7 -7* 7 6* -5* -4*

I believe I'm gonna,   (Drown in my own tears)
-3  4 -5*  5  5 3 -3      8  -7* 7   7  -5*
                          7   7 -5* -5*  5

Hey,        baby,             (Drown in my own tears)
-9* -7* 8   -7* 7 6* -5* -4*     8  -7* 7   7  -5*
                                 7   7 -5* -5*  5

You know I think it feels alright                (Drown in my own tears)
 7    8  8   8   7   -7* -7* 7 -6  7 6* -5* -4*     8  -7* 7   7  -5*
                                                    7   7 -5* -5*  5

Oh Lord, when you sing a song the way you sing a song   (Drown in my own tears)
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                                                           7   7 -5* -5*  5
Ah,                       oh
-9*  -7* -8* -9* -7* 8    -7* 7 6* -5* -4*

I believe I'll drown,    oh
-3  4  4  -3   4 3 -3    6 7 -7 8 10  -9* 10 -9* 10 11

Let me drown in my own tears
-9* -9   9   9 -7*  7   6* -5* -4*


Don't it make you feel alright?   Yeah
 -7*  7   -6  -5*   5  -3  -1*     7&8


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