Verso 1:
G
Tony came back to town
With his cap and gown
That they give 'em at the state pen
Em
Breaking and entering will do that
Tony's momma says: "He's only human"
G
Look what the cat dragged in
From his next of kin
His little sister hugs the Tin Man
Em
Tony, she's grown
Ain't she pretty in a little black dress
C
He's digging up the heart
G
To know the price he paid
Verso 2:
G
You can hear the train
When you're in the cage
C
And you can smell the rain
And you can see the sage
G
Brush threaten the highway
D
But you can't drive
Em
And when he finally put the asphalt to the tire
C
It looked something like Sistene oil and fire
D
Ripping through the dark
G
He's diggin' up the heart
C G
Diggin' up the heart
D G
Diggin' up the heart
C
Well it ain't that strange
D G
Any boy can change
D C D G
Diggin' up the heart
Verso 3:
G
One, two, three, four, five
Oh me, oh my
Count the reasons that you shouldn't be messing
Em
With the sons of perdition
Never gonna take you down the straight and narrow
G
Fever dreaming of a place
That you just can't get
Like you're burning in a pit
Em
Little brother, you're lying to yourself
If you think you've changed
C
It's just another part
G
Ain't this something strange
Verso 4:
G
When Tony left they were scratching at the door
C
In particular, one wanted him more
G
Her name was Christie
D
The Queen of Humboldt County
Em
But 3 to 5 is a lifetime at that age
C
Christie met herself another boy, got engaged
D
Left him in the dark
G
He's diggin' up the heart
C G
Diggin' up the heart
D G
Diggin' up the heart
C
Well it ain't that strange
D G
Any boy can change
D C D
Diggin' up the heart
C G
He's diggin' up the heart
D G
Diggin' up the heart
C
With a little luck
D G
With the times get rough
D C D G
Diggin' up the heart
Bridge:
G
Now the clerk's got his hands up
But his mind's on the mark
His 38 beneath the register
He's diggin' up the heart
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