Tea And Sympathy  by Jars of Clay
Key: GG | Capo: 0fr |  Left-Handed 

Verse 1:
          G     G/F              Em7               G
Fare thee well, Trade in all our words for tea and sympathy
G/F           Em7                         Em
Wonder why we tried for things could never be
        A7sus*  A7             Em          D      Cadd9  D/G*
Play our hearts lament like an unrehearsed symphony

Verse 2: 
    G     G/F              Em7               G
Fare thee well, Trade in all our words for tea and sympathy
G/F           Em7                         Em
Wonder why we tried for things could never be
        A7sus*  A7             Em          D      Cadd9  D/G*
Play our hearts lament like an unrehearsed symphony

Chorus:
D                    Bm*                 F#m11
  'Cause it's not the way That is has to be
                G                             D
Don't trade our love for tea and sympathy, no
                 Bm*                Am7     Em
No, it's not the way That it has to be

Verse 3: (KEY CHANGE)
    Asus2           G                 Dsus/F#                  Asus2
You begin, All your words fall to the ground and break like china cups
        G                Dsus/F#               F#m11
And the waitress grabs a broom and tries to sweep them up
  Bsus*        B7sus*  F#m11  E     D
I reach for my tea,    slowly drink in

Chorus: 

'Cause it's not the way
That is has to be
Don't trade our love for tea and sympathy, no
                                    Am7
And it's not the way, That is has to be
      G                  A7sus*  A7
Don't trade our love for tea and sympathy

musical Bridge:
D - Cadd9 - Cadd9/A# - Cadd9
D - Cadd9 - Cadd9/A#

Verse 4: 
          G     G/F              Em7               G
Fare thee well, Trade in all our words for tea and sympathy
G/F           Em7                         Em
Wonder why we tried for things could never be
        A7sus*  A7             Em          D      Cadd9  D/G*
Play our hearts lament like an unrehearsed symphony


Repeat Chorus (2x)

Outro:
      D
Don't trade us for tea and sympathy
Cadd9
[echo]
      Cadd9/A#
Don't trade us for tea and sympathy
A7sus         A7
We can work it out
      D
Don't trade us for tea and sympathy
Cadd9
[echo]
      Cadd9/A#
Don't trade us for tea and sympathy
A7sus       A7
We can work out

D/F# - Cadd9 - Cadd9/A# -

A7sus       A7    D
We can work out