E F#  G#m
E F#  B D#m/A#
E F#  G#m
E F#  G#m

[Verse 1]
        E          F#     G#m
I see a boy with a big guitar
              E           F#        B   D#m
and though he can't quite reach the notes
         E          F#       G#m
still he sings with all his heart
            F#
the saddest words he knows

[Verse 2]
          E          F#       G#m
There's a weakness behind his eyes
         E      F#     B  D#m/A#
he's supposed to never show
      E     F#        G#m
I can see how hard he tries
              F#
to let it all go

[Pre-Chorus]
        E                        F#
Hold it back, keep it in, let it die
              D#m                 G#m
Son, have you ever see a real man cry?
  E                                 F#                G#m
I promise you, the world will never ever really understand

[Chorus]
F#        E         F#     G#m
  Another tear goes up in flames
        E       F#         B  D#m/A#
and the sadness leaves him burning
         E       F#        G#m F#/A#
but it's hard to fight the shame
     E         F#    G#m
so a tear goes up in flames

[Verse 3]
        E             F#         G#m
I see a man with a crooked smile
               E    F#       B  D#m
it's like he's too afraid to feel
           E      F#         G#m
And so the wound he tries to hide
                  F#
just won't let him heal

[Pre-Chorus]
         E                        F#
Brush it off, you do whatever it takes
       D#m                       G#m
no one wants to see a strong man break
     E                        F#                       G#m
it's easier to love a man who never ever really made mistakes
              E                         F#
The boy grows up and he writes one more song
         D#m                           G#m
the most heartfelt song that he's ever sung
       E                                F#       B
and it sets him free to let his biggest hero die young

[Chorus]
        E         F#     G#m
Another tear goes up in flames
        E       F#         B  D#m
and the sadness leaves him burning
         E       F#        G#m F#
but it's hard to fight the shame
     E         F#    B
so a tear goes up in flames

[Solo]
   D#m  E  G#m  E  B  F#9
B  D#m  E  G#m  E  B  F#9

[Bridge]
        E         F#    G#m F#
Another tear goes up in flames
        E       F#         B  D#m/A#
and the sadness leaves him burning
         E       F#        G#m F#/A#
but it's hard to fight the shame
     E         F#    G#m
so a tear goes up in flames

[Chorus]
        E         F#    G#m D#m
A final tear goes up in flames
        E       F#      B   D#m/A#
all the sadness had him learning
           E       F#        G#m F#/A#
he doesn't have to fight the shame
        E         F#    G#m
a final tear goes up in flames