Hung on the Heart (Of a Man Back Home)

 

Written by John Stewart

 

‘Hung on the Heart (Of a Man Back Home)’ is from “Wingless Angels”, RCA 1975, re-released as CD by Bear Family Records 1990 on one CD together with “Cannons in the Rain” (RCA 1973). 

This is a good song when you´ve got a couple of friends who like to sing.  Sent this one to Charlie, who changed some of my major chords to minors.  That does not really mean I´m a major sort of a guy and he´s but a minor one.  And no, we absolutely won´t tell you why this song was referred to as ‘The Burning Horse Song’ by Charlie and me.  None of your business, so don´t ask.  Get out the guitars and banjos and enjoy instead.

 

 

Capo 4th fret

 

(C) She could have (Cj7)gone to Colo(Dm)rado,

(F) We were riding on that (C)road. (Cj7) (C)

I said "I'm (Cj7))going, will you (Dm)follow?"

(F) She said, "Yes," and then said, (C)"No."

 

She's (Dm)hung on the heart of a (G)man back home,

(C)She's got the (C/B)heart of a (Am)rolling (Am7/G)stone,

(F) Hung on the (G)heart of a (Am)man back home.  (Dm) (G)

 

(C) We'd spend our (Cj7)time mostly just(Dm)laughing,

(F) But not enough time to make a (C)day.(Cj7) (C)

You should have seen her (Cj7)eyes when I was (Dm)asking,

(F) "Do you ever feel like running a(C)way?"

 

She's (Dm)hung on the heart of a (G)man back home,

(C)She's got the (C/B)heart of a (Am)rolling (Am7/G)stone,

(F) Hung on the (G)heart of a (Am)man back home.

(Dm)La lala la lala (G)la lala,

Lala (C)lalala (C/B)lalala (Am)la la (Am7/G)la, 

(F) Hung on the (G)heart of a (Am)man back home.  (Dm) (G)

 

(C) We saw the (Cj7)road house lights were (Dm)burning,

(F) We heard the music of the (C)band. (Cj7) (C)

She said, "Come (Cj7)on, honey, let's go (Dm)dancing,"

(F) And I just had to under(C)stand.

 

She's (Dm)hung on the heart of a (G)man back home,

(C)She's got the (C/B)heart of a (Am)rolling (Am7/G)stone,

(F) Hung on the (G)heart of a (Am)man back home.

(Dm)Hung on the heart of a (G)man back home,

(C)She's got the (C/B)heart of a (Am)rolling (Am7/G)stone,

(F) Hung on the (G)heart of a (Am)man back home.

(Dm)  (G) (C) (C/B) (Am) (Am7/G) (F)  (G)  (Am)

(Dm) Hung on the heart of a (G)man back home,

(C)She's got the (C/B)heart of a (Am)rolling (Am7/G)stone,

(F) Hung on the (G)heart of a (Am)man back home.

(Dm)La lala la lala (G)la lala,

Lala (C)lalala (C/B)lalala (Am)la la (Am7/G)la,

(F)(hold) Hung on the (G)(hold)heart of a (Am)(hold)man back home.

High single notes: e d c a c d e

 

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

janhauenstein@gmx.de & Charlie Woodward

(The team)

 

11/2002