C G Am Snow falling on a cane break C G Am Please stop howling at the moon C G Am I got stones in my bed C G C Stones left there by you [Chorus] F G Am Tears in vain I'm crying F G Am Tears in vain over you F G Am I guess I should know better than F G Am To cry these tears in vain [Verse 2] C G Am I guess I could ask myself why now C G Am As if there's some answer known C G Am I'll just sit here by myself C G C As you meet your friend down the road [Chorus] F G Am Tears in vain I'm crying F G Am Tears in vain over you F G Am I guess I should know better than F G Am To cry these tears in vain [Verse 3] C G Am I might write you a poem C G Am And put it up there on the wall C G Am I'll rewrite it 'til you return to me C G C Sha la la la la la la [Chorus] F G Am Tears in vain I'm crying F G Am Tears in vain over you F G Am I guess I should know better than F G Am To cry these tears in vain F G Am Tears in vain I'm crying F G Am Tears in vain over you F G Am I guess I should know better than F G Am To cry these tears in vain F G Am To cry these tears in vain