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CThere's something broken in my heart
oh it was noFthing you done
There's something brCoken in my heart
I guess that's jGust the way it come
There's something bCroken in my heart
Something I juFst can't fix
There's something broCken, something brokGen in my Cheart.
I've tried every Cpowder and every pill
to put it back togetFher somehow
Rode high with the foCol up on the hill
Came down with the drGaft horse and the plow
I've been to the lCand of milk and honey
but honey I'm brFoke down now
There's something bCroken, something bGroken in my hCeart.
I'm gonna Fgo downtown tonight and find me a wComan
And try to keFep those jagged edges from Cmy Gmind
And if I doFn't start a fight I'll just keep runCning
Until I brFeak on through into the morning liGght
There's something brCoken in my heart
oh it was notFhing you done
There's something bCroken in my heart
I know I'm nGot the only one
There's something brCoken in my heart
Something I juFst can't fix
There's something Cbroken, something bGroken in my Cheart.
Oh something broken, something bGroken in my heFart.C  

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Something Broken

by John Hiatt

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There's something broken in my heart

oh it was nothing you done

There's something broken in my heart

I guess that's just the way it come

There's something broken in my heart

Something I just can't fix

C G C

There's something broken, something broken in my heart.

I've tried every powder and every pill

to put it back together somehow

Rode high with the fool up on the hill

Came down with the draft horse and the plow

I've been to the land of milk and honey

but honey I'm broke down now

C G C

There's something broken, something broken in my heart.

F C

I'm gonna go downtown tonight and find me a woman

F C G

And try to keep those jagged edges from my mind

F C

And if I don't start a fight I'll just keep running

F G

Until I break on through into the morning light

There's something broken in my heart

oh it was nothing you done

There's something broken in my heart

I know I'm not the only one

There's something broken in my heart

Something I just can't fix

C G C

There's something broken, something broken in my heart.

G F C

Oh something broken, something broken in my heart.

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