Kate Bush — Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake
"Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake"
By Kate Bush
From 1978's "Lionheart"
Intro: Cm Bb Ab Bb (Repeat)
CmBb
Emma's come down.
Cm
She's stopped the light
F
Shining out of her eyes.
CmBb
Emma's been run out on.
Cm
She's breaking down
F
In so many places,
Cm
Stuck in low gear
F
Because of her fears
CmGm
Of the skidding wheels,
F
(The skid of her wheels she feels.)
CmGm
Skidding wheels,
F
(The skid of her wheels she feels.)
CmGm
Spinning wheels.
F
(Wheel-skidding feeling.)
BEbBb
Her heart is there,
EbBb
But they've greased the road.
EbBbEb
Her heart is out there,
Eb
But she's no control.
CAb
Come on, you've got to use your flow.
CAb
You know what it's like, and you know you want to go.
GbEb
Don't drive too slowly.
GbAb
Don't put your blues where your shoes should be.
BA
Don't put your foot on the heartbrake.
DCBCm
(She's losing, she's losing, she's losing, she's losing...)
DmF
She's losing that inner flame.
Dm
It was burning bright,
G
But she's losing the light fast.
DmF
She's only herself to blame.
Dm
Well, take care of yourself,
G
And remember Georgie.
Dm
But she's so O.D.'d on weeping
G
She can hardly see
Dm
That she's dropping beads.
G
(Red, red glass is bleeding.)
Dm
Dropping beads.
G
(Red, red glass is bleeding.)
Dm
Dropping beads.
G
(Red, red on the parquet.)
CFC
Her heart is there,
FC
But they've greased the road.
FCF
Her heart is out there,
F
But she's no control.
CAb
Come on, you've got to use your flow.
CAb
You know what it's like, and you know you want to go.
GbEb
Don't drive too slowly.
GbAb
Don't put your blues where your shoes should be.
BA
Don't put your foot on the heartbrake.
DBb
Oh, come on, you've got to use your flow.
DBb
You know what it's like, and you know you want to go.
AbF
Don't drive too slowly.
AbBb
Don't put your blues where your shoes should be.
DbB
Don't put your foot on the heartbrake.
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