Verse 1: C Am Broke into her house. F Saw her sittin’ there, F Drinking coke and whiskey C in her bra and underwear. Am Saw him in the kitchen, F hangin’ up the phone. F I asked him nicely once C to pack his things and go. Am He gave her a reassuring look, F that said he wouldn’t leave. F But I asked him once more time C and this time pulled out my shiv. Am I struck him in the back F and I pulled it out slow, F Watched him fall down, F And as the morning sun rose, G He looked at me and said: Chorus: C You missed my heart, Am you missed my heart. F You got me good. G I knew you would. C But you missed my heart, Am you missed my heart. F Were his last words, G before he died. Verse 2: C Am Looking out the window, F up at the blue sky, F Listening to her scream, C listening to her cry. Am a feeling of relief F came over my soul. F I couldn’t take it any longer C and I lost control. Am I chased her up the stairs F And I pinned her to the ground, F And underneath her whimpering, C I could hear the sirens sound. Am I rattled off a list, F of all the things I missed F Like going to the movies with her C And the way she kissed me. Am Driving into downtown Wheeling F and showing her off. F Backyard barbecues C and reunions in the park. Am I said I missed her skin F and she started laughing F And while I clenched down on her wrist F She said “That's quite a list.." G “But there’s one thing you missed.\ Chorus: C You missed my heart, Am you missed my heart F That’s quite a list, G but what you really missed, C You missed my heart, Am you missed my heart F That’s quite a list, G but what you really missed.” Verse 3: C Am Running through the parking lots F Running through the fields F Policemen on my back C Something hit my skull and cracked Am They dragged me off to jail, F set a million dollar bail F Where I tried to tie a noose, C but I failed and I broke loose Am Went racing through the prison yard, F Shot down by a tower guard F He got me in the shins C And he got me in the arms Am Strapped me in the gurney F Took me off to the infirmary F Where the priest read my last rites… F And just before, G everything went dark, I said: Chorus: C "You missed my heart, Am you missed my heart F you got me good, G I knew you would. C Said you missed my heart, Am you missed my heart” F And just before, G everything went dark, Outro: C Am The most poetic dream F came flowing like the sea F Laying there my lifeblood, C draining out of me Am a childhood scene, F night sky moon beams, F Fishing with my friends C sitting in the wild reeds Am F Watching the Ohio river flow at night F C Waiting for the bullhead catfishes to bite Am F G C Downriver from the Moundsville prison graveyards… Am F G C Downriver from the Moundsville prison graveyards… Am F G C Downriver from the Moundsville prison graveyards… Am F G C Downriver from the Moundsville prison graveyards…
