"Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight"
1997 Barland Music (BMI) / Bug Music
By David Ryan Adams
From Whiskeytown's album STRANGER'S ALMANAC (Outpost Records/Mood Food Records)
INTRO: G G Em7 Em7 G G Em7 Em7
VERSE ONE: G Em7
Well, excuse me if I break my own heart
G
It's mine from the finish I guess
G Em7
It's mine from the start
C G
Situation just don't seem so goddamned smart
C D
Situation is tearing me apart
interrupted CHORUS:
G Em7
So you'll have to excuse me if I break my own heart
G G Em7 Em7
VERSE TWO: G Em7
Well, excuse me if I break my own heart tonight
G
Some things are born too strong
G Em7
Have to learn how to fight
C G
Situation keeps me drinking every goddamned day and night
C D
Situation don't seem so right
CHORUS: G Em7
So excuse me if I break my own heart tonight
G Em7
Well, excuse me if I break my own heart tonight
C G
After all it's mine, after all it's mine
C D
After all it's mine, Can I have it back sometime?
VERSE THREE: G Em7
So if the rain falls down on your Mississippi talent, Your eyes drift easy in the mighty
G Em7
If the rain falls down on your Mississippi talent, Your eye's drift into mine
C G
You're on the road, but your diary entry reads blank
C D
Is this some sort of joke to you? Is this some sort of joke to you?
repeat CHORUS:
G Em7
So excuse me if I break my own heart tonight
G Em7
Well, excuse me if I break my own heart tonight
C G
After all it's mine, after all it's mine
C D
After all it's mine, Can I have it back sometime?
Finish On G