(up)=Upstroke 
 
Intro:  Em D  (up) Em     D   C   D 
 
Em          D         Em                  D 
No one ever thought this one would survive. 
Em          D                     Am            D 
Helpless child, gonna walk a drum beat behind. 
Em          D         Em                D 
Lock you in a dream , never let you go, 
Em          D                     Am 
never let you laugh or smile..oh................. oh, not you. 
 
(Chorus :) 
Am                  D             G              C  
   Well, I just want to walk right out of this world, 
Am                  D            Em 
   'cause everybody has a poison heart. 
Am                D              G         C  
   I just want to walk right out of this world, 
Am            D                   Em 
   'cause everybody has a poison heart. 
 
 
Em D  (up) Em     D   C   D 
 
Em                    D        Em        D 
Making friends with a homeless torn up man, 
Em           D         Am                   D 
he just kind of smiles, it really shakes me up. 
Em                      D      Em         D 
There's danger on every corner but I'm okay, 
Em               D         Am             D 
walking down the street trying to forget yesterday. 
 
(Chorus :) 
Am                    D             G              C  
   Well, I just want to walk right out of this world, 
Am                  D            Em 
   'cause everybody has a poison heart. 
   Am                D      G             C  
   I just want to walk right out of this world, 
         Am            D         Em 
   'cause everybody has a poison heart. 
 
(i'm not too sure on this next part, but I tried! You make the Call! I'm offering 2  

of the little bridge) 
 
Version #  :   
C     D   C     D 
Version #2    
F   C      F    C  
 
Em            D    Em               D 
You know that life really takes its toll 
      Em         D            Am                D 
and a poet's gut reaction is to search his very soul. 
Em          D          Em        D 
So much damn confusion before my eyes, 
    Em                 D         Am              D 
but nothing seems to phase me and this one still survives. 
 
  (Chorus) 
 

Em  D                   Em   D                

 D                  Em D 
               a poison heart, a poison heart, a poison heart. 
Em  D                   Em   D                

 D                  Em D 
               a poison heart, a poison heart, a poison heart.