Artist: | John Hiatt (English) |
User: | geeoh23 |
Duration: | 130 seconds |
Delay: | 12 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
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Comment: | - |
INTRO - Feedback (electric)
Hey---!
Am Em G C D Em
Am Em D G C D
Em D Em D Em
Verse 1
Em G
Well he threw one down from the top of the stairs
Am C D
Beautiful women were standing everywhere
Em G
They all got wet when he smashed that thing
Am D G
But off in the dark you could hear somebody sing
Chorus
Am Em
Oh it breaks my heart to see those stars
G C D Em
Smashing a perfectly good guitar
Am Em D
I don't know who they think they are
G C D Em
Smashing a perfectly good guitar
Em D Em
Em D Em
Verse 2
Em G
It started back in 1963
Am C D
His momma wouldn't buy him that new red harmony
Em G
He settled for a sunburst with a crack
Am D G
But he's still trying to break his momma's back
Chorus
Am Em
Oh it breaks my heart to see those stars
G C D Em
Smashing a perfectly good guitar
Am Em D
I don't know who they think they are
G C D Em
Smashing a perfectly good guitar
Em D Em
Em D Em
Verse 3
Em G
He loved that guitar just like a girlfriend
Am C D
But every good thing comes to an end
Em G
Now he just sits in his room all day
Am D G
Whistling every note he ever played
Solo
Am Em G C D Em
Am Em D G C D
Em D Em
Em D Em
Verse 4
Em G
There ought to be a law with no bail
Am C D
Smash a guitar and you go to jail
Em G
With no chance for early parole
Am D G
You don't get out until you get some soul
Chorus
Am Em
Oh it breaks my heart to see those stars
G C D Em
Smashing a perfectly good guitar
Am Em D
I don't know who they think they are
G C D Em
Smashing a perfectly good guitar
Em D Em
Em D Em
Verse 5
Em G
Late at night the end of the road
Am C D
He wishes he still had that old guitar to hold
Em G
He'd rock it like a baby in his arms
Am D G
Never let it come to any harm
Chorus
Am Em
Oh it breaks my heart to see those stars
G C D Em
Smashing a perfectly good guitar
Am Em D
I don't know who they think they are
G C D Em
Smashing a perfectly good -- good -- guitar
Em D Em
Em D Em
Em D Em
Em D Em