There's A Tear In My Beer chords by Hank Williams, Jr., Hank Williams (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Verse 1
Db 
Db 
 (D flat major) There's a  (D flat major) tear in my beer
'Cause I'm cryin for you, dear
Ab7 
You are on my lonely mind  (A flat7) 
Into these last nine beers
I have shed a million tears
Db 
Db7 
You are on my lonely mind  (D flat major)  (D flat7) 

Chorus 1
Gb 
I'm  (G flat major) gonna keep drinkin'
Db 
Un (D flat major) til I'm petrified
Eb7 
 (E flat7) And   then maybe,
Ab 
Ab7 
these tears  (A flat major) will leave my eyes  (A flat7) 
Db 
There's a tear  (D flat major) in my beer
'Cause I'm cryin' for you, dear
Eb7 
Ab7 
Db 
 (E flat7) You   are on  (A flat7) my lonely mind  (D flat major) 

Verse 2

Last night I walked the floor

And the night before

You were on my lonely mind

It seems my life is through

And I'm so dog gone blue

You are on my lonely mind

Chorus 2
Gb 
I'm  (G flat major) gonna keep drinkin'
Db 
'Til I  (D flat major) can't move a toe
Eb7 
 (E flat7) And   then maybe,
Ab 
Ab7 
my heart  (A flat major) won't hurt me  (A flat7) so
Db 
There's a tear  (D flat major) in my beer
'Cause I'm cryin' for you, dear
Eb7 
Ab7 
Db 
 (E flat7) You   are on  (A flat7) my lonely mind  (D flat major) 

Verse 3
Db 
Lord, I've  (D flat major) tried and I've tried
But my tears, I can't hide
Ab7 
You are on my lonely mind  (A flat7) 
All these blues that I've found
Have really got me down
Db 
Db7 
You are on my lonely mind  (D flat major)  (D flat7) 

Chorus 3
Gb 
I'm  (G flat major) gonna keep drinkin'
Db 
'Til  (D flat major) I   can't even think
Eb7 
 (E flat7) 'Cause in the last week,
Ab 
Ab7 
I  (A flat major) ain't slept a  (A flat7) wink
Db 
There's a  (D flat major) tear in my beer
'Cause I'm cryin' for you, dear
Eb7 
Ab7 
Db 
Gb 
Db 
Ab7 
Db 
 (E flat7) You   are on  (A flat7) my lonely mind  (D flat major)  (G flat major)  (D flat major)  (A flat7)  (D flat major) 

1989Country

GuitarPianoUkulele

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: Db majorBPM: 72

How did you like the song?

You need to to leave a rating.

716 views

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Ab7: 4-6-4-5-4-4
Db7: x-4-6-4-6-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Eb7: x-x-1-3-2-3
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

Even perfectly fretted chords sound wrong on an out-of-tune guitar. Get in tune in seconds, right in your browser, with the free online guitar tuner

This is the definitive original version of There's A Tear In My Beer by Hank Williams, Jr., Hank Williams, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Db major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Hank Williams, Jr., Hank Williams's performance.