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That's How I knew This Story Would Break My Heart

Aimee Mann
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
G6
e|--2-----------0-----
B|--3-----2-----3-------
G|--2-----3-----0-------
D|--4-----4-----0--------
A|--------------2----
E|--------------3----
 D then Em then G
 I drew a picture  of you
 You and your anchor  tattoo
 And saw the face  that I  knew
 Covered in shame
 You drew a bird that was here
 A kind of sweet chanticleer
 But with a terrible fear
 That the cage couldn't tame
 That's  how I knew this story  would break my heart
 When you wrote  it
 That's  how I knew this story  would break my heart
 So, like a ghost in the snow
 I'm getting ready to go
 'Cause baby, that's all I know –
 How to open the door
 And though the exit is crude
 It saves me coming unglued
 For when you're not in the mood
 For the gloves and the canvas floor
 That's how I knew this story would break my heart
 When you wrote it
 That's how I knew this story would break my heart
 That's how I knew this story would break my heart
 When you wrote it
 That's how I knew this story would break my heart

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Readable chord sheet for That's How I knew This Story Would Break My Heart by Aimee Mann

[D9]   [F#] [F#]  [G6]
e|--2-----------0-----
B|--3-----2-----3-------
G|--2-----3-----0-------
D|--4-----4-----0--------
A|--------------2----
E|--------------3----

D then Em then G

I drew a pict[D]ure of yo[Em]u        [G]
You and your [D]anchor ta[Bm]ttoo     [G]
And saw the f[D]ace that [Bm]I knew   [G]
Covered in shame[D9]     [F#]        [F#]            [G6]

You drew a bird that was here
A kind of sweet chanticleer
But with a terrible fear
That the cage couldn't tame

T[A]hat's how I knew this st[G]ory would break my hear[D]t
When you wro[A]te it
T[A]hat's how I knew this st[G]ory would break my hear[D]t  [Em]      [G]

So, like a ghost in the snow
I'm getting ready to go
'Cause baby, that's all I know –
How to open the door
And though the exit is crude
It saves me coming unglued
For when you're not in the mood
For the gloves and the canvas floor

That's how I knew this story would break my heart
When you wrote it
That's how I knew this story would break my heart

That's how I knew this story would break my heart
When you wrote it
That's how I knew this story would break my heart

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