Em
G
He threw one down from the top of the stairs,
Am
C
D
beautiful women were standing everywhere
Em
G
They all got wet when he smashed that thing
Am
D
G
but off in the dark you could hear somebody sing
Am
Em
Oh it breaks my heart to see those stars
G
C
D
Em
smashing a perfectly good guitar
Am
Em
D
I don’t know who they think they are
G
C
D
Em
smashing a perfectly good guitar
D
Em
D
Em
Em
G
Am
It started back in 1963, his momma wouldn’t
C
D
buy him that new red Harmony
Em
G
He settled for a Sunburst with a crack,
Am
D
G
now he’s still tryin’ to break his momma’s back
Am
Em
Oh it breaks my heart to see those stars
G
C
D
Em
smashing a perfectly good guitar
Am
Em
D
I don’t know who they think they are
G
C
D
Em
smashing a perfectly good guitar
D
Em
D
Em
Em
G
He loved that guitar just like a girlfriend,
Am
C
D
but every good thing comes to an end
Em
G
Now he just sits in his room all day,
Am
D
G
whistlin’ every note he ever played
Am
Em
Oh it breaks my heart to see those stars
G
C
D
Em
smashing a perfectly good guitar
Am
Em
D
I don’t know who they think they are
G
C
D
Em
smashing a perfectly good guitar
D
Em
D
Em
Em
G
There oughta be a law with no bail,
Am
C
D
smash a guitar and you go to jail
Em
G
With no chance of early parole,
Am
D
G
ya don’t get out until you get some soul
Am
Em
Oh it breaks my heart to see those stars
G
C
D
Em
smashing a perfectly good guitar
Am
Em
D
I don’t know who they think they are
G
C
D
Em
smashing a perfectly good guitar
D
Em
D
Em
Em
G
Late at night the end of the road,
Am
C
D
he wishes he still had that old guitar to hold
Em
G
He’d rock it like a baby in this arms,
Am
D
G
never let it come to any harm
G
Em
D
C
Am
