Tears Don't Matter Much

This is not exactly how they play it, but it's close. I can tell from videos that Ben plays the main riff all in first position, and I'm not sure if he's playing the bass notes or if those are someone else's job. In any event, this tab does a nice job for one guitar.

Main Riff

E------------------------------------------------0-
B----7-7\5---5---5-5\3---3---3-3p0---0---3-3/5-5---
G--------------------------------------0-----------
D--0-------0---------------2-------2---------------
A--------------0-------0---------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------

D A Em7 G
Matt Bradley's got broken teeth
D A Em7 G
He wears a jean jacket with a bullet in the sleeve
D A Em7 G
He's just another Southern boy who dreams of nights in NYC
D A Em7 G
And I sing along, I sing along

D A Em7 G
My tears don't matter much, they don't matter much
D A Em7 G
My tears don't matter much, they don't matter much


B5 A G
When the boys sing their songs
B5 A G
And the kids they sing along
B5 A G
I'm just another Southern boy who dreams of nights in NYC
B5 A G
And I sing along, I sing along

Instead of straight chords on the first half of this part, they
play something that sounds like:

E--------------------3---
B----3-2-3---3-2-3---3---
G--------------------0---
D--------------------0---
A--2-------0---------2---
E------------------3-3---

Here is an alternate version of the main riff that was submitted by Richard Hall. (Thank you!) The notes appear to be the same, but it's played in first position, the way Ben plays it.

E----2-2p0----0----0-0----------------------------------0-
B-----------------------3---3---3---3p0----0---3-3/5-5----
G-------------------------2------------------0------------
D--0-------0------------------2----------2----------------
A--------------0------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------