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Take A Look At My Heart

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Written by Prine and John Mellencamp. 
Featuring Bruce Springsteen on background vocals. 
[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
 AI seen my old lady's Eboyfriend
 AHe don't look nothing like Eme
 ACept for a bit of conEfusion
 ASame kind she laid on Eme
[Chorus]
 DYou don't know Ewhat you're getting Ainto
 DShe's gonna Etear you aApart
 DYou're gonna Eplaces I've Abeen to
 DTake a Elook at my Aheart
 GTake a Alook at my Dheart
[Verse 2]
 AYou're probably sending her Eflowers
 AAnd talking to her on the Ephone
 AYou're gonna get it toEgether
 AAnd find yourself all aElone 
[Chorus]
 DYou don't know Ewhat you're getting Ainto
 DShe's gonna Etear you aApart
 DYou're gonna Eplaces I've Abeen to
 DTake a Elook at my Aheart
 GTake a Alook at my Dheart
[Bridge]
F#Do you think you can be her lover
And Dnot become her fool
F#Do you think that you are the eGxception to the Erule
[Verse 3]
 AYou're gonna hate all her Egirlfriends
 AAnd everything that they Esay
 AYou ask me how do I Eknow this
 AThey come around every Eday 
[Chorus]
 DYou don't know Ewhat you're getting Ainto
 DShe's gonna Etear you aApart
 DYou're gonna Eplaces I've Abeen to
 DTake a Elook at my Aheart
 GTake a Alook at my Dheart
[Instrumental]
F#     D
F#     G E
[Verse 4]
 AI seen my old lady's Eboyfriend
 AHe don't look nothing like Eme
 ACept for a bit of conEfusion
 ASame kind she laid on Eme
[Chorus]
 DYou don't know Ewhat you're getting Ainto
 DShe's gonna Etear you aApart
 DYou're gonna Eplaces I've Abeen to
 DTake a Elook at my Aheart
 DTake a Elook at my Aheart
 DTake a Elook at my Aheart
[Outro]
D   E   A
D   E   A
D   E   A
D   E   A

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Take A Look At My Heart

by John Prine

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Written by Prine and John Mellencamp.

Featuring Bruce Springsteen on background vocals.

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

A E

I seen my old lady's boyfriend

A E

He don't look nothing like me

A E

Cept for a bit of confusion

A E

Same kind she laid on me

[Chorus]

D E A

You don't know what you're getting into

D E A

She's gonna tear you apart

D E A

You're gonna places I've been to

D E A

Take a look at my heart

G A D

Take a look at my heart

[Verse 2]

A E

You're probably sending her flowers

A E

And talking to her on the phone

A E

You're gonna get it together

A E

And find yourself all alone

[Chorus]

D E A

You don't know what you're getting into

D E A

She's gonna tear you apart

D E A

You're gonna places I've been to

D E A

Take a look at my heart

G A D

Take a look at my heart

[Bridge]

Do you think you can be her lover

And not become her fool

F# G E

Do you think that you are the exception to the rule

[Verse 3]

A E

You're gonna hate all her girlfriends

A E

And everything that they say

A E

You ask me how do I know this

A E

They come around every day

[Chorus]

D E A

You don't know what you're getting into

D E A

She's gonna tear you apart

D E A

You're gonna places I've been to

D E A

Take a look at my heart

G A D

Take a look at my heart

[Instrumental]

F# D

F# G E

[Verse 4]

A E

I seen my old lady's boyfriend

A E

He don't look nothing like me

A E

Cept for a bit of confusion

A E

Same kind she laid on me

[Chorus]

D E A

You don't know what you're getting into

D E A

She's gonna tear you apart

D E A

You're gonna places I've been to

D E A

Take a look at my heart

D E A

Take a look at my heart

D E A

Take a look at my heart

[Outro]

D E A

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