Over The Hill chords by John Hiatt

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: DmDm

Difficulty: Intermediate

Songwriter: John Hiatt, 2018
Strumming: Groovy feel

Intro:
DmDm  Dm/C  Dm/H  Dm/C  (2x)

Verse 1:
  DmDm       FF
I'm over the hill, under the bridge
G+G           FF        DmDm  FF  G+G  FF
Still a few peaks and valleys, I ain't seen
  DmDm         FF
You talk about love, I talk about love
 G+G       FF       DmDm   FF  G+G  FF
I don't know any better than to dream
C majorC                 Bb majorBb
  I know your father's house, it has many rooms
C majorC                Bb majorBb      A augmentedA  A7A7
  I see the young men sweeping up with their brooms

Chorus:
DmDm      FF
  But if you want me
G+G  FF        DmDm  FF  G+G  FF
    I'm over the hill
DmDm       FF
  Yeah if you want me
G+G  FF        DmDm  FF  G+G  FF
    I'm over the hill

Verse 2:
  DmDm          FF
I'm longing a tooth, and what can I say
   G+G          FF         DmDm  FF  G+G  FF
I've taken huge bites of life and I ate the bones
  DmDm         FF
The gristle and mellow feeds my soul
G+G              FF           DmDm   FF  G+G  FF
Gives me the strength to forgive all the sticks and stones
C majorC               Bb majorBb
  And what you see in me you think I see too
C majorC              Bb majorBb     A augmentedA  A7A7
  I didn't get here telling stories for you

Chorus:
DmDm      FF
  But if you want me
G+G  FF        DmDm  FF  G+G  FF
    I'm over the hill
DmDm       FF
  Yeah if you want me baby
G+G  FF        DmDm  FF  G+G  FF
    I'm over the hill

Bridge:
C majorC
  I hear a distant cry
E7E7
  A augmentedA tear forms in your eye
FF
  For the way things might have been
D MajorD
  We can't live that again
C majorC
  No time to fill the cup
E7E7
  No time to screw it up
FF
  We'll have to place our bets
G+G         A augmentedA   A7A7
  On a door with no regrets

Instrumental:
DmDm  FF  G+G  FF  (4x)

Verse 3:
   DmDm        FF
Well time won't tell, heaven or hell
G+G          FF        DmDm   FF  G+G  FF
Time just pisses his secrets down the street
  DmDm         FF
You talk about love, I talk about love
G+G          FF           DmDm  FF  G+G  FF
Sometimes I'll even think we know what we mean
C majorC               Bb majorBb
  No band of angels bringing peace to the streets
C majorC               Bb majorBb     A augmentedA  A7A7
  We wear the garments and we shuffle our feet

Chorus:
DmDm      FF
  But if you want me
G+G  FF        DmDm     FF  G+G  FF
    I'm over the hill, yeah
DmDm       FF
  But if you want me baby
G+G  FF        DmDm  FF  G+G  FF
    I'm over the hill

Outro:
           DmDm     FF  G+G  FF
   Oh, I'm over the hill baby
         DmDm       FF  G+G  FF
   I'm over the hill baby
         DmDm       FF  G+G  FF
   I'm over the hill baby

DmDm  (rit.)