Nanci Caroline Griffith, born July 6, 1953, is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas, United States. Her career has spanned a variety of musical genres, predominantly country and folk, and what she terms "folkabilly."
She won a 1994 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album for Other Voices, Other Rooms, an album of Griffith covering the songs of artists who influenced her.
Her best-known song is From a Distance, by Julie Gold
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YOU MADE THIS LOVE A TEARDROP (Nanci Griffith) ---------------------------------------------- [Each chord is half a measure, except two chords joined by a hyphen are half a measure _total_.]
CFGG/E - G/DCFGG/E - G/D [intro]
CFG What have you got to say for yourself, now baby G/E - G/DCFG Now that I am leaving you, what have you got to lose GCFG The truth you tried to keep from me, well it nearly drove me crazy G/E - G/DCFGG/E - G/D I have grown weary of sleepless nights with you E/BE/BAmAm/G Is that a broken heart in the corner of your eye FFGG/EG/FG/F Something to remind me
CFG You made this love a teardrop waiting to fall G/E - G/DCFG There are those who can't love right, I just can't love wrong G/E - G/DCFG When you're lonely in the night, how I hope you will recall G/E - G/DCFGG/EG/FG/F You made this love a teardrop waiting to fall
Though I will not forgive you for betraying the trust between us Though I will always care for you, I've loved you half my life And when I give my heart again, I know that I'll remember Love is but a fragile flame, and trust just fuels the fire When I think of all the years your love has taken from me I can't believe I'm leaving you
DGA You made this love a teardrop waiting to fall A/F# - A/EDGA There are those who can't love right, I just can't love wrong A/F# - A/EDGA When you're lonely in the night, how I hope you will recall A/F# - A/EDGA You made this love a teardrop waiting to fall A/F# - A/EDGAA/F#A/GA/G You made this love a teardrop waiting to fall
You made this love a teardrop waiting to fall There are those who can't love right, I just can't love wrong When you're lonely in the night, how I hope you will recall You made this love a teardrop waiting to fall You made this love a teardrop waiting to fall [repeat and fade]
TAB FOR INTRO/VERSE:
[The other parts (e.g., E/B-Am-etc.), are fairly similiar to this as well.]
CFGG/EG/DCFGG/EG/D E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ------1-----1---|------0---------|------1-----1---|------0---------| G ----0-----2-----|----0-----0---0-|----0-----2-----|----0-----0---0-| D --2-----3-----0-|--0-----2---0---|--2-----3-----0-|--0-----2---0---| A 3---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------| E ----------------|3---------------|----------------|3---------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .