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)
Cm Bb
Emma's come down.
Cm
She's stopped the light
F
Shining out of her eyes.
Cm Bb
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
Cm Gm
Of the skidding wheels,
F
(The skid of her wheels she feels.)
Cm Gm
Skidding wheels,
F
(The skid of her wheels she feels.)
Cm Gm
Spinning wheels.
F
(Wheel-skidding feeling.)
BEb Bb
Her heart is there,
Eb Bb
But they've greased the road.
Eb Bb Eb
Her heart is out there,
Eb
But she's no control.
C Ab
Come on, you've got to use your flow.
C Ab
You know what it's like, and you know you want to go.
Gb Eb
Don't drive too slowly.
Gb Ab
Don't put your blues where your shoes should be.
B A
Don't put your foot on the heartbrake.
DCBCm
(She's losing, she's losing, she's losing, she's losing...)
Dm F
She's losing that inner flame.
Dm
It was burning bright,
G
But she's losing the light fast.
Dm F
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.)
CF C
Her heart is there,
F C
But they've greased the road.
F C F
Her heart is out there,
F
But she's no control.
C Ab
Come on, you've got to use your flow.
C Ab
You know what it's like, and you know you want to go.
Gb Eb
Don't drive too slowly.
Gb Ab
Don't put your blues where your shoes should be.
B A
Don't put your foot on the heartbrake.
D Bb
Oh, come on, you've got to use your flow.
D Bb
You know what it's like, and you know you want to go.
Ab F
Don't drive too slowly.
Ab Bb
Don't put your blues where your shoes should be.
Db B
Don't put your foot on the heartbrake.
EDCD
EDCDEm