Theres A Tear In My Beer Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays503

Theres A Tear In My Beer by Hank Williams Jr. is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords E7, A, D and B7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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E7        A 
Thereâ's a tear in my beer cause Iâ'm crying for you dear. 
                     E7 
You are on my lonely mind. 

Into these last few beers I have shed a million tears. 
                     A 
You are on my lonely mind. 

    D                      A 
Iâ'm gonna keep drinkinâ' until Iâ'm petrified, 
B7                   E7 
And then maybe these tears will leave my eyes. 
          A 
Thereâ's a tear in my beer â'cause Iâ'm crying for you dear. 
B7      E7           A 
You are on my lonely mind. 

A 
Last night I walked the floor, 

And the night before. 
                     E7 
You are on my lonely mind 

It seems my life is through, and Iâ'm so doggone blue. 
                     A 
You are on my lonely mind. 

    D                         A 
Iâ'm gonna keep drinking â'till I canâ't move a toe, 
B7                E7 
And then maybe my heart wonâ't hurt me so. 
E7        A 
Thereâ's a tear in my beer â'cause Iâ'm crying for you dear. 
B7      E7           A 
You are on my lonely mind. 

       A   
Iâ've tried and Iâ've tried, but my tears I canâ't hide. 
                     E7 
You are on my lonely mind. 

These blues that Iâ've found have really got me down. 
                     A 
You are on my lonely mind. 

    D                         A 
Iâ'm gonna keep drinking â'till I canâ't even think, 
B7                      E7 
â'Cause in the last week I ainâ't slept a wink. 

          A 
Thereâ's a tear in my beer â'cause Iâ'm crying for you dear. 
B7      E7           A 
You are on my lonely mind. 
     B7      E7           A 
Yes, you are on my lonely mind. 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante