Tuning: Half-Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) ♫ Intro: C# D#m G# x2 ♫ Verse 1: C# A#m D#m G# I’m calling out but no one will be hearing C# A#m D#m G# I’m laughing but I cannot be heard C# A#m D#m G# I’m crying but no one will be drying D#m G# C# these tears that fall
♫ Chorus: C# A#m D#m G# so how do we ever face a thousand violins C# A#m D#m G# and how do we ever even start to begin ♫ Verse 2: C# A#m D#m G# it's raining without a sign of stopping C# A#m D#m G# it's sunny but no one getting warm C# A#m D#m G# in heaven the harps have all been broken D#m G# C# and these tears they fall ♫ Chorus: C# A#m D#m G# so how do we ever face a thousand violins C# A#m D#m G# and how do we ever even start to begin ♫ Verse 3: B C#m F# all through the days now faded away B C#m F# one thought remains one thought does stay B C#m F# it haunts me still it will remain B C#m F# I'm lost in wonder and I hear again ♫ Chorus: C# A#m D#m G# tell me how do we ever face a thousand violins C# A#m D#m G# and how do we ever even start to begin C# A#m D#m G# tell me how do we ever face a thousand violins C# A#m D#m G# tell me how do we ever even start to begin ♫ Outro: E D#m D C# thousand violins