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[Estrofa]C AmBroke into her house.FSaw her sittin’ there,FDrinking coke and whiskeyCin her bra and underwear.AmSaw him in the kitchen,Fhangin’ up the phone.FI asked him nicely onceCto pack his things and go.AmHe gave her a reassuring look,Fthat said he wouldn’t leave.FBut I asked him once more timeCand this time pulled out my shiv.AmI struck him in the backFand I pulled it out slow,FWatched him fall down,FAnd as the morning sun rose,GHe looked at me and said:[Estribillo]CYou missed my heart,Amyou missed my heart.FYou got me good.GI knew you would.CBut you missed my heart,Amyou missed my heart.FWere his last words,Gbefore he died.[Estrofa]C AmLooking out the window,Fup at the blue sky,FListening to her scream,Clistening to her cry.AmA feeling of reliefFcame over my soul.FI couldn’t take it any longerCand I lost control.AmI chased her up the stairsFAnd I pinned her to the ground,FAnd underneath her whimpering,CI could hear the sirens sound.AmI rattled off a list,Fof all the things I missedFLike going to the movies with herCAnd the way she kissed me.AmDriving into downtown WheelingFand showing her off.FBackyard barbecuesCand reunions in the park.AmI said I missed her skinFand she started laughingFAnd while I clenched down on her wristFShe said “That's quite a list.."G“But there’s one thing you missed.\[Estribillo]CYou missed my heart,Amyou missed my heartFThat’s quite a list,Gbut what you really missed,CYou missed my heart,Amyou missed my heartFThat’s quite a list,Gbut what you really missed.”[Estrofa]C AmRunning through the parking lotsFRunning through the fieldsFPolicemen on my backCSomething hit my skull and crackedAmThey dragged me off to jail,Fset a million dollar bailFWhere I tried to tie a noose,Cbut I failed and I broke looseAmWent racing through the prison yard,FShot down by a tower guardFHe got me in the shinsCAnd he got me in the armsAmStrapped me in the gurneyFTook me off to the infirmaryFWhere the priest read my last rites…FAnd just before,Geverything went dark, I said:[Estribillo]C"You missed my heart,Amyou missed my heartFyou got me good,GI knew you would.CSaid you missed my heart,Amyou missed my heart”FAnd just before,Geverything went dark,[Outro]C AmThe most poetic dreamFcame flowing like the seaFLaying there my lifeblood,Cdraining out of meAmA childhood scene,Fnight sky moon beams,FFishing with my friendsCsitting in the wild reedsAm FWatching the Ohio river flow at nightF CWaiting for the bullhead catfishes to biteAm F G CDownriver from the Moundsville prison graveyards…Am F G CDownriver from the Moundsville prison graveyards…Am F G CDownriver from the Moundsville prison graveyards…Am F G CDownriver from the Moundsville prison graveyards…