Pretty simple song. I'm pretty sure it was co-written with Daniel Johnston. G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) EmWhy (022000@1)must happy hearts break so hard Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)leave you curled up in the back seat of a car, Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) Am7staring (x02010@1)up at the windshield? G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GWhen (320003@1)will broken hearts learn how to heal? G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) EmThis (022000@1)boy I knew was five years older than me Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) DHis (xx0232@1)daddy'd left him when he was three. Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) Am7After (x02010@1)we went walking by a stream, G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Dhe (xx0232@1)held me down and made me feel as bad as he. G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) EmWhy (022000@1)must happy hearts break so hard, Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)leave you standing in the darkness of the barn, Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) Am7 (x02010@1)staring at those rusty wheels? G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)When will broken hearts learn how to heal? C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) EmAnd (022000@1)everybody's searching for a place to put their love. C (x32010@1) GSee (320003@1)the people on the street? DThey (xx0232@1)go home and what do you think they dream of? C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) EmU-n-C-o-n-D-i-t-i-o-n-a-l (022000@1)l-o-v-e. G (320003@1) DWhy (xx0232@1)did you leave me? G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) EmMother, (022000@1)why do you sleep with him? Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) DHe (xx0232@1)says he's smothering, then he comes back again, e (022000@1) C (x32010@1) Am7in (x02010@1)our house for the weekend. G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GWhy (320003@1)must people's breaking hearts pretend? G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) EmWhy (022000@1)must happy hearts break so hard, Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) Dleave (xx0232@1)you staring in the mirror at a bar? Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) Am7Leave (x02010@1)you talking to yourself, G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Gbecause (320003@1)you can't talk to anybody else