Okkervil River - Happy hearts

^FWhy must happy ^Ghearts break so ^Dmhard ^Dm leave you curled up in the ^Fback seat of a ^Gcar, ^Dmstaring ^Fup at the ^Dm7windshield? ^FWhen will broken ^Ghearts learn how to ^Fheal?

^FThis boy I knew was ^Gfive years older than ^Dmme ^DmHis daddy'd left him when ^Fhe was three. ^{G Dm}After we went ^Fwalking by a ^Dm7stream, ^Fhe held me down and made me feel as ^Fbad as ^Ghe.

^FWhy must happy ^Ghearts break so ^Dmhard, ^Dm leave you standing in the ^Fdarkness of the ^Gbarn, ^Dm staring at ^Fthose rusty ^Dm7wheels? ^F When will broken ^Ghearts learn how to ^Fheal?

^FAnd everybody's ^Fsearching for a ^Gplace to put their ^Dmlove. ^FSee the people ^Fon the street? ^GThey go home and what do you think they dream of? F F G Dm U-n-F-o-n-G-i-t-i-o-n-D-l l-o-v-A. W^Fhy did you leave me^G?

^FMother, why do you ^Gsleep with ^Dmhim? ^DmHe says he's smothering, then ^Fhe comes back agai^Gn, ^Ain our ^Fhouse for the ^Dm7weekend. ^FWhy must people's ^Gbreaking hearts ^Fpretend?

^FWhy must happy ^Ghearts break so ^Dmhard, ^Dmleave you staring in the ^Fmirror at a ^Gbar? ^DmLeave you ^Ftalking to ^Dm7yourself, ^Fbecause you can't ^Gtalk to anybody ^Felse