How Many Teardrops Will It Take Song Lyrics and Chords
How Many Teardrops Will It Take Song Lyrics and Chords by Hank Thompson
How Many Teardrops Will It Take
Recorded by Hank Thompson
Written by Billy Gray and Hank Thompson
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How many teardrops have fallen over you
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How many lovers couldn't
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You loved me for this moment and perhaps a day or two
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suddenly I'll fade
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into your
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I'm
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not in the mood for
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crying but
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perhaps I should prepare
My tears are standing
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by just in
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case I learn to care
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To cure a heart that's broken if I make the same mistake
Tell me
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how many teardrops
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will it
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take
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know their
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feeling each
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one who held you close
There'll come a time I
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know you'll find some
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one you'll love the most
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And then if you should lose him and the amends you try to make
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how many teardrops
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will it
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How many teardrops
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will it
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How many teardrops
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will it
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FAQ
Who sang the the song How Many Teardrops Will It Take?
- The song How Many Teardrops Will It Take was sang by Hank Thompson.
Who is Hank Thompson?
- Henry William Thompson (September 3, 1925 - November 6, 2007) was an American country music singer-songwriter and musician whose career spanned seven decades.
Thompson's musical style, characterized as honky-tonk Western swing, was a mixture of fiddles, electric guitar, and steel guitar that featured his distinctive, smooth baritone vocals.
His backing band, The Brazos Valley Boys, was voted the top Country Western Band for 14 years in a row by Billboard. Thompson pursued a "light" version of the Western swing sound that Bob Wills and others played the primary difference between his music and that of Bob Wills was that Thompson, who used the swing beat and instrumentation to enhance his vocals, discouraged the intense instrumental soloing from his musicians that Wills encouraged however, the "Hank Thompson sound" exceeded Bob Wills in top-40 country hits.
Although not as prominent on the top country charts in later decades, Thompson remained a recording artist and concert draw well into his 80s.
The 2013 game Grand Theft Auto V featured his song "It Don't Hurt Anymore" in the fictional radio show, Rebel Radio.
The 1987 novel Crazy Heart by Thomas Cobb was inspired by Thompson's life, specifically by his practice of picking up a local band to back him when he toured. In 2009, Cobb's novel was turned into a successful film directed by Scott Cooper and starring Jeff Bridges in an Academy Award-winning performance.
