"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: Well, excuse me if I break my own heart tonight Some things are born too strong Have to learn how to fight Situation keeps me drinking every goddamned day and night 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: So if the rain falls down on your Mississippi talent Your eyes drift easy in the mighty If the rain falls down on your Mississippi talent Your eye's drift into mine You're on the road, but your diary entry reads blank Is this some sort of joke to you? Is this some sort of joke to you? repeat CHORUS: [resolve to G]
