"Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake"
By Kate Bush
From 1978's "Lionheart"
Intro: Cm Bb Ab Bb (Repeat)
Cm Eb Bb
Emma's come down.
Cm
She's stopped the light
F
Shining out of her eyes.
Cm Eb Bb
Emma's been run out on.
Cm
She's breaking down
F
In so many places,
Cm
Stuck in low gear
F
Because of her fears
Cm Gm
Of the skidding wheels,
F
(The skid of her wheels she feels.)
Cm Gm
Skidding wheels,
F
(The skid of her wheels she feels.)
Cm Gm
Spinning wheels.
F
(Wheel-skidding feeling.)
Bb Eb Bb
Her heart is there,
Eb Bb
But they've greased the road.
Eb Bb Eb
Her heart is out there,
Bb Eb Bb Eb
But she's no control.
C Ab
Come on, you've got to use your flow.
C Ab
You know what it's like, and you know you want to go.
Gb Eb
Don't drive too slowly.
Gb Ab
Don't put your blues where your shoes should be.
B A
Don't put your foot on the heartbrake.
Dm C Bb Cm
(She's losing, she's losing, she's losing, she's losing...)
Dm F
She's losing that inner flame.
Dm
It was burning bright,
G
But she's losing the light fast.
Dm F
She's only herself to blame.
Dm
Well, take care of yourself,
G
And remember Georgie.
Dm
But she's so O.D.'d on weeping
G
She can hardly see
Dm
That she's dropping beads.
G
(Red, red glass is bleeding.)
Dm
Dropping beads.
G
(Red, red glass is bleeding.)
Dm
Dropping beads.
G
(Red, red on the parquet.)
C F C
Her heart is there,
F C
But they've greased the road.
F C F
Her heart is out there,
C F C F
But she's no control.
C Ab
Come on, you've got to use your flow.
C Ab
You know what it's like, and you know you want to go.
Gb Eb
Don't drive too slowly.
Gb Ab
Don't put your blues where your shoes should be.
B A
Don't put your foot on the heartbrake.
D Bb
Oh, come on, you've got to use your flow.
D Bb
You know what it's like, and you know you want to go.
Ab F
Don't drive too slowly.
Ab Bb
Don't put your blues where your shoes should be.
Db B
Don't put your foot on the heartbrake.
Em D C D
Em D C D Em