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Hide Your Tears chords by
John Hiatt
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Key: C major•
Verse 1
C
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F
F

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C
C

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I don't
F
F

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spend too many days
C
C

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Thinking about my reckless
G
G

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ways
Am
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Broken hearts, rhymes of death
F
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C
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Trouble I've brought, pain I've left
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C

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All the
Verse 2
F
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changes I try to make
C
C

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Like drowning bubbles in a giant wake
Am
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Coughed from the sea on
Dm
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to dry land
F
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C
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Brought to life somehow again
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G
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Hide your tears out in
Verse 3
C
C

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plain sight
F
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Hide your tears to catch the light
F
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Show your tears to all your friends
F
F

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G
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Then go and hide your tears
C
C

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again
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C
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Verse 4


Heard her cries through

bedroom doors
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Crashing dreams off distant shores
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Said everything I shouldn't say
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Would different matter anyway
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The stories I could never
Verse 5

tell
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Of lives and wives and city bell
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s

They're all wrapped
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in my arms so dear
F
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Though nothing I have
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can hold them here
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Hide your tears out in plain sight
Verse 6

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Hide your tears to catch the light
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Show your tears to all your friends
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C
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Then go and hide your tears
C
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again
Dm
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Verse 7
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I still fall for it every time

Take the cure on my own dime
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Get up, get knocked down again
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I ask for five and you give me ten
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I broke into the house of love A dimming
Verse 8
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F
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light my shadow held
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'Til shadows held no light to see
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C
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With all of it surrounding me
Verse 9
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Hide your tears out in plain sight
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Hide your tears to catch the light
F
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Show your tears to all your friends
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Then go and hide your tears again
Verse 10

I don't spend too many days
F
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C
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Thinking about the reckless ways
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Dm
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A man tries to outrun his death
F
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Or a broken heart runs out of breath

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • Am

  • Dm

  • F

  • G

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Hide Your Tears by John Hiatt is C major.

The primary chords used in Hide Your Tears are C, Am, Dm, F, G.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, Am, Dm, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Hide Your Tears is approximately 47 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Hide Your Tears using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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