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Verse 1:
GTony came back to town
With his cap and gown
That they give 'em at the state pen
Breaking and entEmering will do that
Tony's momma says: "He's only human"
GLook what the cat dragged in
From his next of kin
His little sister hugs the Tin Man
Tony, she's gEmrown
Ain't she pretty in a little black dress
He's digging up the heCart
To know the pGrice he paid
Verse 2:
GYou can hear the train
When you're in the cage
And you can smell the rCain
And you can see the sage
Brush threaten the hiGghway
But you can't drDive
And when he finally put the asEmphalt to the tire
It looked something like SisCtene oil and fire
Ripping through the dDark
He's diggin' up the hGeart
Сhorus:
Diggin' up the CheaGrt
Diggin' up the DheartG  
Well it ain't that strCange
DAny boy can chEmange
DDiggin' up the CheDarGt
Verse 3:
GOne, two, three, four, five
Oh me, oh my
Count the reasons that you shouldn't be messing
With the sEmons of perdition
Never gonna take you down the straight and narrow
GFever dreaming of a place
That you just can't get
Like you're burning in a pit
Little brother, you're lEmying to yourself
If you think you've changed
It's just another paCrt
Ain't this soGmething strange
Verse 4:
GWhen Tony left they were scratching at the door
In parCticular, one wanted him more
Her name was CGhristie
The Queen of Humboldt DCounty
But 3 to 5 is a liEmfetime at that age
Christie met herself anoCther boy, got engaged
Left him in the dDark
He's diggin' up the hGeart
Chorus:
Diggin' up the CheaGrt
Diggin' up the heDartG  
Well it ain't that straCnge
DAny boy can chEmange
DDiggin' up the CheaDrt
He's diggin' up the CheaGrt
Diggin' up the heDartG  
With a little lCuck
DWith the times get rEmough
DDiggin' up the CheDarGt
Bridge:
GNow the clerk's got his hands up
But his mind's on the mark
His 38 beneath the register
He's diggin' up the heart
Guitar:
D#|---------------------|
A#|---------------------|
F#|---------------------|
C#|--9-7-5--4-5---2-5--7|
G#|---------------------|
D%|---------------------|     
Chorus:
Diggin' up the CheaGrt
Diggin' up the DheartG  
Well it ain't that stCrange
DAny boy can chEmange
DDiggin' up the CheDarGt
He's diggin' up the hCearGt
Diggin' up the hDeartG  
With a little luCck
DWhen the times get roEmugh
DDiggin' up the CheDarGt
Outro:
Well it ain't that stCrange
DEven boys can chEmange
DDiggin' up the CheDarGt
End on G

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Diggin Up The Heart

by Brandon Flowers

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Chords in this song · guitar

Verse 1:

Tony came back to town

With his cap and gown

That they give 'em at the state pen

Breaking and entering will do that

Tony's momma says: "He's only human"

Look what the cat dragged in

From his next of kin

His little sister hugs the Tin Man

Tony, she's grown

Ain't she pretty in a little black dress

He's digging up the heart

To know the price he paid

Verse 2:

You can hear the train

When you're in the cage

And you can smell the rain

And you can see the sage

Brush threaten the highway

But you can't drive

And when he finally put the asphalt to the tire

It looked something like Sistene oil and fire

Ripping through the dark

He's diggin' up the heart

Сhorus:

C G

Diggin' up the heart

D G

Diggin' up the heart

Well it ain't that strange

D Em

Any boy can change

D C D G

Diggin' up the heart

Verse 3:

One, two, three, four, five

Oh me, oh my

Count the reasons that you shouldn't be messing

With the sons of perdition

Never gonna take you down the straight and narrow

Fever dreaming of a place

That you just can't get

Like you're burning in a pit

Little brother, you're lying to yourself

If you think you've changed

It's just another part

Ain't this something strange

Verse 4:

When Tony left they were scratching at the door

In particular, one wanted him more

Her name was Christie

The Queen of Humboldt County

But 3 to 5 is a lifetime at that age

Christie met herself another boy, got engaged

Left him in the dark

He's diggin' up the heart

Chorus:

C G

Diggin' up the heart

D G

Diggin' up the heart

Well it ain't that strange

D Em

Any boy can change

D C D

Diggin' up the heart

C G

He's diggin' up the heart

D G

Diggin' up the heart

With a little luck

D Em

With the times get rough

D C D G

Diggin' up the heart

Bridge:

Now the clerk's got his hands up

But his mind's on the mark

His 38 beneath the register

He's diggin' up the heart

Guitar:

D#|---------------------|

A#|---------------------|

F#|---------------------|

C#|--9-7-5--4-5---2-5--7|

G#|---------------------|

D%|---------------------|

Chorus:

C G

Diggin' up the heart

D G

Diggin' up the heart

Well it ain't that strange

D Em

Any boy can change

D C D G

Diggin' up the heart

C G

He's diggin' up the heart

D G

Diggin' up the heart

With a little luck

D Em

When the times get rough

D C D G

Diggin' up the heart

Outro:

Well it ain't that strange

D Em

Even boys can change

D C D G

Diggin' up the heart

End on G

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