HAND ME DOWN HEART
As recorded by Dwight Yoakam
(From the 2024 Album BRIGHTER DAYS)


[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
     D
This hand me down heart
         A
Has been used
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And passed around
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And it has been known
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To skip a beat


[Verse 2]
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It's been lost
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And kicked to ground
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Too many times
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To even count
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Yet each small
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Lonely piece still believes


[Verse 3]
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Yeah this hand me down heart
      A
Has a long and checkered past
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There's no hurtful place
          D    A
It hasn't seen
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It's ragged and torn
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Scarred with all the scorn
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Left by every love
     A
That found
         D
A way to leave


[Bridge]
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There's so many
         A
Things inside
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That it could show you
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Beyond the tears
         A
Lies the joy
           D
Of another life
         G
A closer look
              A
And you might see
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All the risk
            G
It took for me
        D
That an unbroken heart
            A
Would never try


[Guitar Solo]
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[Pedal Steel Solo]
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[Bridge]
           G
There's so many
         A
Things inside
              D
That it could show you
           G
Beyond the tears
         A
Lies the joy
           D
Of another life
         G
A closer look
              A
And you might see
        D
All the risk
            G
It took for me
        D
That an unbroken heart
            A
Would never try


[Verse 4]
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This hand me down heart
A
Could be yours to steal
   G            A
If you can look past
         D  A
Its history
   D
So keep that in mind
    A
And call any time
     G            A
If a hand me down heart
                D     A
Would suit your needs


[Outro]
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