Heartbroke
By Guy Clark
Written by Guy Clark
Album: The South Coast Of Texas (1981)
Tabbed by Larry Mofle
4/29/2018
B/Am - X2X210
E/C - XX2010
That "chord" run in the chorus can be done by just playing the bass notes as in
A (open 5th string), B (5th string, 2nd fret), C (5th string, 3rd fret), E (4th string, 2nd fret)
then into a D chord
or
E---------3-|
B---------2-|
G---------3-|
D-------2-0-|
A-0-2-3-----|
E-----------|
Capo 4
G
Who wouldn't notice the fire in your eyes
D G
Or the bitter direction of impending goodbyes
G
I'm fallen and folded and wilted in place
D G
At the sight of you standing with streaks down your face
Chorus:
Am B/Am C E/C D
Hea-----rtbroke and runnin' from the reason
Am B/Am C E/C D
Hea-----rtbroke, don't give up on believin' in me
Am B/Am C E/C D
Hea-----rtbroke, who kept me from leavin' with my
G
Heartbroke
Pride is a b***h and a bore when your lonely
Sheer madness prevails upon reason to yield
But all is not lost, it is only mistaken
That's small consolation but I know just how you feel
Chorus
Nobody said it was goin' to be easy
We all have feelings that need a softer touch
But nobody said that it would not be worth it
The human condition continues as such
Chorus
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