Tears Toward Heaven
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[edit] Notes
- By David Barbe
- The original version of the song contains an extra verse. In it, the narrator tries to get help from the local sheriff, who turns out to be a former drinking buddy of poor Everett.
[edit] Appears On
Mercyland
Spillage (1994)
Cowboy Mouth
[edit] Lyrics
"Never fear the riflemen" she told me as we saw the cattle guns and men lead by Everett Shaw they stood on the horizon Shaw drew his gun and came down closing in He had a Smith & Wesson made of steel but I knew his heart was made of tin so I stared him down and shot him dead and then I hit the open trail again Losing sleep from standing in the rain Losing sleep but I'm so tired of standing there in vain there'll be no more tears towards heaven casting all my fears to Spain Marching on in fours and sevens had enough of all this pain in Juarez I met a man named Taylor who'd been a robber and a cheater since way back when he befriended us and acted as our cover but when I turned my back he proved to be no friend he set me up to steal my boots and take my money!! but I found out and I wished to see him dead So I caught him sneaking out through the back door and I put a piece of steel thru his head!! Losing Sleep from standing in the rain losing sleep up I'm so tired of standing there in vain there'll be no more tears towards heaven casting all my fears to Spain marching on in fours and sevens make a stand, hey hey hey yeah watch me slip away watch me slip away watch me slip away watch me slip away watch me slip away watch me slip awaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy
[edit] Guitar TAB
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"Tears Toward Heaven."
Written by Dave Barbe
Performed by Cowboy Mouth (Paul Sanchez, John Thomas Griffith, Fred LeBlanc
and Steve Walters)
>From the Cowboy Mouth album, Mouthing Off Live.
Tabbed by Tom Barcellona (tdb(at)usa(dot)com)
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Ok, here is my stab at it. This is easily one of my favorite songs,
especially with Fred singing it. I'm pretty confident that the tab is
accurate, but the lyrics I'm not sure about. This is the tab for the Cowboy
Mouth version, so the original Mercyland version may be different.
(Mercyland being the original band that wrote the song.) There are two
guitars playing on the CM version (Sanchez and Griffith) so I tried to tab
out as best as possible. If you have two guitars, have one stress the top
two B and E strings, and have the second play the full chords, emphasizing
the bass notes. You really have to hear the song to get the timing right,
because there are several pauses that I can't tab out here. The lyrics are
wrong, so if you have the correct lyrics, or even a better take on them,
PLEASE EMAIL THEM TO ME!
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Notes:
-Key: G (or at least that's what I solo in)
-(?) on the end of a lyric = not sure of the words in that line.
-The way I play the song, all of the C,G chords are like this:
E---3-3-3-3-3
B---3-3-3-3-3
G---0-------0
D---2-------0
A---3-------2
E---x-------3
C G
If you're playing with one guitar, then add emphasis on the top two B and E
strings on the upstroke.
Ok, now the song.
[Intro]
E---3-3-3-3-3
B---3-3-3-3-3
G---0-------0
D---2-------0
A---3-------2
E---x-------3
C G
(hit this five times, holding the G chord for several beats before starting
again. Rest of the band kicks in on the fifth beat.)
Then, continue that for another four measures, then:
[verse]
D G A
"Never fear, the wrath-um," that you told - me (?)
Bm D
As we saw, the cattle, guns and men (?)
F# G A
Led by every shot that stood on the hori - zon, (?)
Bm D
Drop to his gun, and came down close the end. (?)
D G A
He had a Smith and Wesson made of ste - el,
Bm D
but I knew his heart was made of tin.
D G A
So I stared him down and shot him dead,
Bm D
and then I hit the open trail again.
[prechorus]
E------3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3----2---3-3-2-|
B------3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3----3---3-3-3-|
G-----------------------------------------------------2---2-2-2-|
D-----------------------------------------------------0---0-0-0-|
A---------------------------------------3-----------------------|
E---3-----------2-----------0-----------------------------------|
Losing - sleep from - standing - in the - rain
E------3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----0-|
B------3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----2-|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-|
D---------------------------------------0--------------------------------------0-|
A---------------------------------------------------3-----------2--------------0-|
E---3-----------2-----------0----------------------------------------------------|
Losing - sleep but - I'm so - tired of - standing - there in - vain.
[chorus]
D Bm C G C,G
They'll be no more tears, towards hea - ven.
D Bm C G C,G
Asking all my fears, to spade (?)
D Bm C G C,G
Marching on in fours and sev - ens. (?)
D Bm C G C,G
Had enough of all this pain.
[solo in G over bridge]
A,G,D
A,G,D
A,G,D
A,G (then)
E---3-3-3-3-3
B---3-3-3-3-3
G---0-------0
D---2-------0
A---3-------2
E---x-------3
C G
(play above three times, then four times starting back on the song again)
[verse]
D G A
In my rest, I met a man named Teller. (?)
Bm D
'Been a robber and a cheat since way back when.
F# G A
He befriended us and acted as our cover,
Bm D
But when I turned my back he proved to be no friend.
D G A
He set me up to steal my boots and take my money!
Bm D
But I found out, and I wish to see him dead.
F# G A
So I caught him sneaking out thru the back door,
Bm D
and I put a piece of steel thru his head!
[prechorus]
E------3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3----2---3-3-2-|
B------3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3----3---3-3-3-|
G-----------------------------------------------------2---2-2-2-|
D-----------------------------------------------------0---0-0-0-|
A---------------------------------------3-----------------------|
E---3-----------2-----------0-----------------------------------|
Losing - sleep from - standing - in the - rain
E------3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----0-|
B------3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----2-|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-|
D---------------------------------------0--------------------------------------0-|
A---------------------------------------------------3-----------2--------------0-|
E---3-----------2-----------0----------------------------------------------------|
Losing - sleep but - I'm so - tired of - standing - there in - vain.
[chorus]
D Bm C G C,G
They'll be no more tears, towards heav - en.
D Bm C G C,G
Asking all my fears, to spade (?)
D Bm C G C,G
Marching on in fours and sev - ens. (?)
E---------------------x-|
B---------------------x-|
G---------------------x-|
D---------------------x-|
A----5------ 4-----2--x-|
E---------------------x-|
Make a stand, hey,
(mute)
hey,
he-yeah,
C,G (same C,G as above)
watch me slip a - way,
C,G
watch me slip a - way,
C,G
watch me slip a - way,
C,G
watch me slip a - way,
C,G
watch me slip a - way,
C,G
watch me slip a - waaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy... (Fred goes nuts here...)
C,G
C,G
C,G
C,G
C,G
C,G
C,G
C,G
(last verse of the song, keep strumming the two top strings at the third
fret while playing a B,C,D,G bass line for two measures.)
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