missing pieces by john hiatt from beneath this gruff exterior
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reworked from version submitted by unregistered

G C9 G
i sit all day staring at a leaf .
Em C G
i know that my time here is brief .
Am C/B D
i’d like to get some details down .
C G
before i move on to another town .

G C9 G
i met a man he lost both arms .
Em C G
he got ’em caught up in her charms .
Am C/B D
she took the kids and the color tv .
C G
he said , “i wish she’d taken the rest of me . ”

( chorus )
G C9 G
this travelin’ life well it ain’t no good .
Em C G
i’d quit it honey oh if i could .
Am C/B D
a puzzle to me why i even care .
C G
the missing pieces are everywhere .

G C9 G
he drove to dixie to hush his mouth .
Em C G
she started talking like to wore him out .
Am C/B D
they found love beneath the southern stars .
C G
and some bruises and some scars .

G C9 G
he sees her on that back porch swing .
Em C G
and i believe he would do any – thing .
Am C/B D
stand all night in the pourin’ rain .
C G
to wash her memory from her brain .

repeat chorus

G C9 G
a false move here , a stumble there .
Em C G
a box of letters and a lock of hair .
Am C/B D
that’s all that’s left when i turn out the light .
C G
i count the missing pieces every night .

chorus 2

x C9 C/B G
E | – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – – |
B | – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – – |
G | – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – – |
D | – – – 2 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – – |
A | – – – 3 – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – – |
E | – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 3 – – – – – |