F#m E She puts on her work clothes, fishnet pantyhose Bm F#m She's got a nickname everybody knows at the gentlemen's club F#m E Bm She clocks in at midnight, even though it never feels right F#m Makes her money one dollar at a time D E D Without the makeup, nobody knows her name E And she wears the pain F#m A Black tears, rolling down E Bm F#m A She reveals, and they all cheer E Bm F#m Then she cries, black tears E Bm E F#m F#m E Jealous of the innocent, sometimes she's convinced Bm F#m The boss man is still a friend she needs F#m E She's tried everything, cheap sex and cocaine Bm F#m Anything to hide the pain for a little while D E D The wrong kind of famous in her momma's eyes E You can tell she knows it when she cries F#m A Black tears, rolling down E Bm F#m A White lights on the mirror E D Just won't hide, black tears D E D She tries and tries so hard to get away E But everybody's watching F#m A Black tears, rolling down E Bm F#m E A If all the pain would just disappear E D She'd quit cryin', yeah she'd quit cryin' F#m E Bm E F#m Black tears