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Pretty simple song. I'm pretty sure it was co-written with Daniel Johnston.
GWhy must happy Dhearts break so Emhard
 Amleave you curled up in the Cback seat of a Dcar,
Emstaring Cup at the Am7windshield?
GWhen will broken Dhearts learn how to Gheal?
GThis boy I knew was Dfive years older than Emme
AmHis daddy'd left him when Che was three.D  
EmAfter we went Cwalking by a Am7stream,
Ghe held me down and made me feel as Cbad as Dhe.
GWhy must happy Dhearts break so Emhard,
 Amleave you standing in the Cdarkness of the Dbarn,
 Emstaring at Cthose rusty Am7wheels?
 GWhen will broken Dhearts learn how to Gheal?
CAnd everybody's Gsearching for a Dplace to put their Emlove.
CSee the people Gon the street?
DThey go home and what do you think they dream of?
C       G        D           Em
U-n-C-o-n-D-i-t-i-o-n-A-l l-o-v-E.
WGhy did you leave meD?
GMother, why do you Dsleep with Emhim?
AmHe says he's smothering, then Che comes back agaiDn,
Ein our Chouse for the Am7weekend.
GWhy must people's Dbreaking hearts Gpretend?
GWhy must happy Dhearts break so Emhard,
Amleave you staring in the Cmirror at a Dbar?
EmLeave you Ctalking to Am7yourself,
Gbecause you can't Dtalk to anybody Gelse

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Happy Hearts

by Okkervil River

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Am7

Pretty simple song. I'm pretty sure it was co-written with Daniel Johnston.

G D Em

Why must happy hearts break so hard

Am C D

leave you curled up in the back seat of a car,

Em C Am7

staring up at the windshield?

G D G

When will broken hearts learn how to heal?

G D Em

This boy I knew was five years older than me

Am C D

His daddy'd left him when he was three.

Em C Am7

After we went walking by a stream,

G C D

he held me down and made me feel as bad as he.

G D Em

Why must happy hearts break so hard,

Am C D

leave you standing in the darkness of the barn,

Em C Am7

staring at those rusty wheels?

G D G

When will broken hearts learn how to heal?

C G D Em

And everybody's searching for a place to put their love.

C G

See the people on the street?

They go home and what do you think they dream of?

C G D Em

C D A E

U-n--o-n--i-t-i-o-n--l l-o-v-.

G D

Why did you leave me?

G D Em

Mother, why do you sleep with him?

Am C D

He says he's smothering, then he comes back again,

E C Am7

in our house for the weekend.

G D G

Why must people's breaking hearts pretend?

G D Em

Why must happy hearts break so hard,

Am C D

leave you staring in the mirror at a bar?

Em C Am7

Leave you talking to yourself,

G D G

because you can't talk to anybody else

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