Capo 1

DSherry (xx0232@1)had a pawn shop band of gold,

A sink full of dishes and a love grown cold,
G (320003@1)               AAlong (x02220@1)came a boy, pretty as the devil,
    D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)          	BmShe (x24432@1)took his hand, the whole thing unravelled,
G (320003@1)                AThere's (x02220@1)no turnin' round, 
           DIt's (xx0232@1)broke down.

DBilly (xx0232@1)took the ring, jammed it in his pocket,

Drove down town and tried to hock it,
G (320003@1)	ADown (x02220@1)at the bottom of Lake Ponchartrain,
	   D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1)            BmThere's (x24432@1)a love not carved inside a wedding ring.

G (320003@1)         ABroke (x02220@1)down, cracked and shattered,
D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)          BmLeft (x24432@1)in pieces like it never even mattered,
G (320003@1)         ABroke (x02220@1)down, torn and frayed,
D (xx0232@1)             A (x02220@1)         BmAin't (x24432@1)nothin' left you could give away,
G (320003@1)                AThere's (x02220@1)no turnin' round, 
           D (xx0232@1)It's broke down.

G (320003@1)             
Ain't no tellin' where love goes,
A (x02220@1)                  DMaybe (xx0232@1)down where the black river flows,
G (320003@1)                  AWon't (x02220@1)be comin' back round, 
           DIt's (xx0232@1)broke down.

DBaby (xx0232@1)in the back seat, another on the way,

Sherry thinks of Billy at the end of every day,
G (320003@1)    	        AShe (x02220@1)spends her nights waiting for real life to start,
D (xx0232@1)  A (x02220@1)BmListening (x24432@1)to the sound of her double crossed heart.

G (320003@1)    ABroke (x02220@1)down, cracked and shattered, 
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)BmLeft (x24432@1)in pieces like it never even mattered,
G (320003@1)    AThere's (x02220@1)no turnin' round,
           DIt's (xx0232@1)broke down.

DOn (xx0232@1)the other side of town, two lovers lie still,

Cigarette smokin' on a window sill,
	   G (320003@1)            AThere's (x02220@1)a picture locked up in an old suitcase,
       D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)BmBilly (x24432@1)closes his eyes but he still sees her face.

G (320003@1)ABroke (x02220@1)down, cracked and shattered,
D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1) BmLeft (x24432@1)in pieces like it never even mattered,
G (320003@1)     ABroke (x02220@1)down, torn and frayed,
      D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)BmAin't (x24432@1)nothin' left you could give away,
G (320003@1)   	     AThere's (x02220@1)no turnin' round,
      DIt's (xx0232@1)broke down.
DBroke (xx0232@1)down.