Tears Fell On Missouri

| F#m7 | E/G# | A | % | | B | % | B break A He called from Kansas City A E He said I’m on the Missouri side C#m B A She said you had me worried E/G# F#m B I was expecting you tonight E A B C#m B/D# E The silence that followed caused her heartbeat to race A E/G# F#m E/G# A So she got out a map, her hands trembling as she sat | B | B Bsus4 | B break For the next words he would say A Then her tears fell on Missouri A G#m Like rain a-pourin’ down C#m C#m/B A He just called and told her E/G# F#m About a new love he’d found B E E/G# A The children lay a-sleepin’ B C#m C#m/B They don’t know their daddy’s gone A E/G# F#m And her tears fell on Missouri B | E | A B | E break From their little Georgia home A She said what about our babies A E Don’t you remember the day C#m B A The doctor gave ’em to you E/G# F#m B And your tears of joy fell on their face E/G# A You should’ve thought of their feelings A B C#m B/D# E Cause it’s not just you and me alone A E/G# F#m E/G# A And what am I gonna say to our angels when they wake | B | B Bsus4 | B break And ask why dad’s not coming home A Then her tears fell on Missouri A G#m Like rain a-pourin’ down C#m C#m/B A He just called and told her E/G# F#m About a new love he’d found B E E/G# A The children lay a-sleepin’ B C#m C#m/B They don’t know their daddy’s gone A E/G# F#m And her tears fell on Missouri B Cdim | C#m | % | E break From their little Georgia home (chorus part 1) | A | % | % | % | | G#m | % | C#m | C#m/B | | A | % | % | E/G# | | F#m | % | B | (part 2) + coda E E/G# A The children lay a-sleepin’ B C#m C#m/B They don’t know their daddy’s gone A E/G# F#m And her tears fell on Missouri B Cdim | C#m | C#m/B | From their little Georgia home A E/G# F#m And her tears fell on Missouri B | E | A B | Eadd9 From their little Georgia home