Chords with lyrics
Intro:
E minorEm A augmentedA
Verse 1:
D MajorD
I met her when I was 15
G+G
Introduce by dear ol’ dad
D MajorD D/C# B minorBm AsusAsus
She seemed a little older than I expected
G+G
But I guess that wasn’t so bad
Pre-Chorus:
D MajorD
Over many long nights and longer weekends
G+G G/F#
We spent all the time that we had
E minorEm
What is that I see in her
A augmentedA
What is it that she has
Chorus:
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
She listens to every word that I sing
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
She comforts me without saying a thing
G+G AsusAsus A augmentedA
When the walls start crashing down around me
B minorBm A augmentedA G+G
When my worlds falling apart
D/F#D/F# E minorEm
She may break a string
A augmentedA
But she won’t break my heart
Verse 2:
D MajorD
We traveled the world together
G+G
To make a dollar and a name
D MajorD D/C# B minorBm A augmentedA
We drove from Montreal to Sarasota
G+G
But couldn’t find fortune or fame
Pre-Chorus 2:
D MajorD
Over many long nights and longer weekends
G+G G/F#
We spent all the time that we had
E minorEm
I traded her in for a bus ticket home
A augmentedA
I never felt quite so bad
Chorus:
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
She listened to every word that I sang
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Comforted me without saying a thing
G+G AsusAsus A augmentedA
When the walls were crashing down around
B minorBm A augmentedA G+G
When my whole world fell apart
D/F#D/F# E minorEm
She may have broke a string
A augmentedA
But she never broke my heart
Solo:
B minorBm A augmentedA D MajorD
B minorBm A augmentedA D MajorD
G+G A augmentedA B minorBm
E minorEm A augmentedA
Verse 3:
D MajorD
He met her in late December
G+G
Down at Murphy’s Cash and Pawn
D MajorD D/C# B minorBm A augmentedA
She cost him every dollar that he had saved
G+G
From a Summer mowing neighborhood lawns
Drum Fill
Chorus 2:
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
She listens to every word that he sings
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
She comforts him without saying a thing
G+G AsusAsus A augmentedA
When the walls start crashing down around
B minorBm A augmentedA G+G
When his world's falling apart
D/F#D/F# E minorEm
She may break a string
A augmentedA D MajorD (band hold)
But she won’t break his heart
Tag (Acoustic/Vocal)
G+G
She may break a string
A augmentedA B minorBm A augmentedA G+G D/F#D/F#
But she won’t break my heart
E minor 7Em7
She may break a string
D MajorD (Swell)
But she won’t break your heart