Submitted by: WildCard76 
 
No Intro (cold start) 
 
(G) Baby when your heart breaks down 
When you're low on love 
And there isn't anybody ar(G7)ound 
You're (C) gonna feel bad 
And you'll wanna get back 
The (D) only good thing that you ever had 
(G) Honey, when he turns you loose 
And you keep on tryin' to forget him 
But, it ain't no use 
(C) Then you're gonna know what I'm feelin' now 
(D) Baby when your heart breaks (G) down 
 
Well, I (Em) left Cotton Valley on a 309 
(C) Gave up the job on the gas pipe line 
And I (G) chased you across the country 
Like that's (D) all I had to do 
There ain't (Em) nothin' in the world would've changed my mind 
(C) You were the girl with the starry eyes 
And (G) all those dreams that never had a (D) chance of comin' true 
 
repeat chorus 
 
Well, I (Em) come along way to get hung up on 
So I (C) bought another ticket on a big grey dog 
I'm (G) back out on this highway 
Tryin' (D) not to think of you 
(Em) One of these nights when he says good-bye 
(C) Just to see how hard you'll cry 
(G) You'll be tryin' not to want me, (D) too 
 
repeat chorus 
 
--key change-- 
 
(A) Baby when your heart breaks down 
When you're low on love 
And there isn't anybody ar(A7)ound 
You're (D) gonna feel bad 
And you'll wanna get back 
The (E) only good thing that you ever had 
(A) Honey, when he turns you loose 
And you keep on tryin' to forget him 
But, it ain't no use 
(D) Then you're gonna know what I'm feelin' now 
(E) Baby when your heart breaks (A) down 
 
fade out......