Okkervil River - Happy Hearts

pretty simple song . i’m pretty sure it was co – written with daniel johnston .

G D Em
why must happy hearts break so hard
Am C D
leave you curled up in the back seat of a car ,
Em C Am7
staring up at the windshield?
G D G
when will broken hearts learn how to heal?

G D Em
this boy i knew was five years older than me
Am C D
his Daddy’d left him when he was three .
Em C Am7
after we went walking by a stream ,
G C D
he held me down and made me feel as bad as he .

G D Em
why must happy hearts break so hard ,
Am C D
leave you standing in the darkness of the barn ,
Em C Am7
staring at those rusty wheels?
G D G
when will broken hearts learn how to heal?

C G D Em
and everybody’s searching for a place to put their love .
C G
see the people on the street?
D
they go home and what do you think they dream of?
C G D Em
u – n – C – o – n – D – i – t – i – o – n – A – l l – o – v – E .
G D
why did you leave me?

G D Em
mother , why do you sleep with him?
Am C D
he says he’s smothering , then he comes back again ,
E C Am7
in our house for the weekend .
G D G
why must people’s breaking hearts pretend?

G D Em
why must happy hearts break so hard ,
Am C D
leave you staring in the mirror at a bar?
Em C Am7
leave you talking to yourself ,
G D G
because you can’t talk to anybody else