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