John Hiatt (Live NRK): Perfectly good guitar Chords
Tempo:
110.75 bpm
Chords used:
Em
G
A
D
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [A]
[Em] [G]
[C] [D] [Em] [Am]
[E] [E] [G]
[C] [D]
[A] [Em]
[D] [E]
[Em] [G] [A]
Oh, [C] [D] [Em]
[G] [Am]
[D] [G] [A] it breaks my heart [Em] to see [E] those stars, [G]
[C] smashing a [D] perfectly [Em] good guitar.
[A] I don't know what to do.
[Em] They think they are [G]
[C] smashing a [D] perfectly [E] good guitar.
[D] [Em]
[E] [Em]
Started [G] back in 1963, [A]
his mama would [C] invite him that [D] midnight on.
[Em]
He said, oh poor, [G] a sunburst with a crack.
[Am]
But he's still [A] trying to break [G] his mama's back.
Oh, [A] it breaks my [E] heart to see those [F#] stars, [G] smashing [C] a perfectly [E] good guitar.
[A] I don't know [Em] who they think they [G] are, smashing [C] a perfectly [D] good [Em]
guitar.
[D] [Em]
[E] She loved that guitar [G] just like a girlfriend.
[A]
But [Am] every good thing [C] comes [A] to an end.
[E] Now she just [Em] sits in his [G] room all [G] day, [A] whistling every note [G] he ever plays.
[A] [E] [G]
[D] [Em]
[A] [Em] [G]
[C] [D] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[D] [E] There ought to [Em] be a law, [G] oh with no bail, [A] you smash a guitar [C] and you go [A] to jail.
[Em]
With no [G] chance for a liberal, [Am] you don't [Em] get out [A] until you get [G] some.
Oh, [A] it breaks my heart [Em] to see those stars, [G]
[C] smashing a [D] perfectly [E] good guitar.
I [A] don't know who [Em] they think [E] they are, [G]
[C] smashing a [D] perfectly good [Em] guitar.
[D] [E]
Late at night, [G] the end of the road, [Am] he wishes he still [G] had that old [D] guitar to own.
[Em]
He'd rock it like [G] a baby in his [A] arms, never [D] let it come [G] to any harm.
[A] Oh, it breaks my heart [E] to see those stars, [G]
[C] smashing a [D] perfectly [Em] good guitar.
[A] Oh, who [Em] they think [A] they are, [C] smashing a [D] perfectly good guitar.
[E]
[Em] [D]
[Em]
[Em] [E]
[Em]
[E]
[Em] [G]
[C] [D] [Em] [Am]
[E] [E] [G]
[C] [D]
[A] [Em]
[D] [E]
[Em] [G] [A]
Oh, [C] [D] [Em]
[G] [Am]
[D] [G] [A] it breaks my heart [Em] to see [E] those stars, [G]
[C] smashing a [D] perfectly [Em] good guitar.
[A] I don't know what to do.
[Em] They think they are [G]
[C] smashing a [D] perfectly [E] good guitar.
[D] [Em]
[E] [Em]
Started [G] back in 1963, [A]
his mama would [C] invite him that [D] midnight on.
[Em]
He said, oh poor, [G] a sunburst with a crack.
[Am]
But he's still [A] trying to break [G] his mama's back.
Oh, [A] it breaks my [E] heart to see those [F#] stars, [G] smashing [C] a perfectly [E] good guitar.
[A] I don't know [Em] who they think they [G] are, smashing [C] a perfectly [D] good [Em]
guitar.
[D] [Em]
[E] She loved that guitar [G] just like a girlfriend.
[A]
But [Am] every good thing [C] comes [A] to an end.
[E] Now she just [Em] sits in his [G] room all [G] day, [A] whistling every note [G] he ever plays.
[A] [E] [G]
[D] [Em]
[A] [Em] [G]
[C] [D] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[D] [E] There ought to [Em] be a law, [G] oh with no bail, [A] you smash a guitar [C] and you go [A] to jail.
[Em]
With no [G] chance for a liberal, [Am] you don't [Em] get out [A] until you get [G] some.
Oh, [A] it breaks my heart [Em] to see those stars, [G]
[C] smashing a [D] perfectly [E] good guitar.
I [A] don't know who [Em] they think [E] they are, [G]
[C] smashing a [D] perfectly good [Em] guitar.
[D] [E]
Late at night, [G] the end of the road, [Am] he wishes he still [G] had that old [D] guitar to own.
[Em]
He'd rock it like [G] a baby in his [A] arms, never [D] let it come [G] to any harm.
[A] Oh, it breaks my heart [E] to see those stars, [G]
[C] smashing a [D] perfectly [Em] good guitar.
[A] Oh, who [Em] they think [A] they are, [C] smashing a [D] perfectly good guitar.
[E]
[Em] [D]
[Em]
[Em] [E]
[Em]
[E]
Key:
Em
G
A
D
E
Em
G
A
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
Oh, _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [A] it breaks my heart [Em] to see [E] those stars, [G] _
[C] smashing a [D] perfectly [Em] good guitar.
[A] I don't know what to do.
[Em] They think they are [G] _
[C] smashing a [D] perfectly _ _ [E] good guitar.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
Started [G] back in 1963, [A]
his mama would [C] invite him that [D] midnight on.
_ [Em]
He said, oh poor, [G] a sunburst with a crack.
[Am]
But he's still [A] trying to break [G] his mama's back.
Oh, [A] it breaks my [E] heart to see those [F#] stars, [G] smashing [C] a perfectly [E] good guitar.
[A] I don't know [Em] who they think they [G] are, smashing [C] a perfectly [D] _ good [Em]
guitar.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ She loved that guitar [G] just like a girlfriend.
[A]
But [Am] every good thing [C] comes [A] to an end.
[E] Now she just [Em] sits in his [G] room all [G] day, [A] whistling every note [G] he ever plays.
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ There ought to [Em] be a law, [G] oh with no bail, [A] you smash a guitar [C] and you go [A] to jail.
[Em]
With no [G] chance for a liberal, [Am] you don't [Em] get out [A] until you get [G] some.
Oh, [A] it breaks my heart [Em] to see those stars, [G] _
[C] smashing a [D] perfectly [E] good guitar.
I [A] don't know who [Em] they think [E] they are, [G] _
[C] smashing a [D] perfectly _ good [Em] guitar.
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Late at night, [G] the end of the road, [Am] he wishes he still [G] had that old [D] guitar to own.
[Em]
He'd rock it like [G] a baby in his [A] arms, never [D] let it come [G] to any harm.
[A] Oh, it breaks my heart [E] to see those stars, [G] _
[C] smashing a [D] perfectly [Em] good guitar.
[A] Oh, _ who [Em] they think [A] they are, [C] smashing a [D] perfectly _ _ _ good _ _ _ _ guitar. _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
Oh, _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [A] it breaks my heart [Em] to see [E] those stars, [G] _
[C] smashing a [D] perfectly [Em] good guitar.
[A] I don't know what to do.
[Em] They think they are [G] _
[C] smashing a [D] perfectly _ _ [E] good guitar.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
Started [G] back in 1963, [A]
his mama would [C] invite him that [D] midnight on.
_ [Em]
He said, oh poor, [G] a sunburst with a crack.
[Am]
But he's still [A] trying to break [G] his mama's back.
Oh, [A] it breaks my [E] heart to see those [F#] stars, [G] smashing [C] a perfectly [E] good guitar.
[A] I don't know [Em] who they think they [G] are, smashing [C] a perfectly [D] _ good [Em]
guitar.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ She loved that guitar [G] just like a girlfriend.
[A]
But [Am] every good thing [C] comes [A] to an end.
[E] Now she just [Em] sits in his [G] room all [G] day, [A] whistling every note [G] he ever plays.
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ There ought to [Em] be a law, [G] oh with no bail, [A] you smash a guitar [C] and you go [A] to jail.
[Em]
With no [G] chance for a liberal, [Am] you don't [Em] get out [A] until you get [G] some.
Oh, [A] it breaks my heart [Em] to see those stars, [G] _
[C] smashing a [D] perfectly [E] good guitar.
I [A] don't know who [Em] they think [E] they are, [G] _
[C] smashing a [D] perfectly _ good [Em] guitar.
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Late at night, [G] the end of the road, [Am] he wishes he still [G] had that old [D] guitar to own.
[Em]
He'd rock it like [G] a baby in his [A] arms, never [D] let it come [G] to any harm.
[A] Oh, it breaks my heart [E] to see those stars, [G] _
[C] smashing a [D] perfectly [Em] good guitar.
[A] Oh, _ who [Em] they think [A] they are, [C] smashing a [D] perfectly _ _ _ good _ _ _ _ guitar. _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _