The Great American Napkin

(intro)

    E                  B                 F#m              A
E |---7-4---7-4---7-|---7-----7-------|---9-5---9-5---9-|---9-5---9-5-----|
B |-5-----5-----5---|-----7-----7-----|-7-----7-----7---|-----------------|
G |-----------------|-4-----4-----4---|-----------------|-7-----7-----7---|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E              B
---No-one ever told your folks
F#m              A
that stupid joke until this day,
E                    B
---I never stopped to see what broke,
  F#m                 A
Your only thought was don't stop kicking
   E     B
away, away.
    F#m         A
Your heart will lead you
  E     B
away, away.
        F#m     A
But your heart won't know.

( E  A )

E                   B
---Someone said the job you got
    F#m                   A
will last you 'til you're old and grey,
E                        B
---She wrote the great american
  F#m             A
napkin but she sold the rights
   E    B
away, away.
    F#m            A
Your heart will lead you
   E    B
away, away.
         F#m       A
But your heart won't know.

( E  B  F#m  A ) (2x)

E               B
---Every single heart can break,
     F#m                 A
You'll break them all until the day,
E                        B
---You find yourself an honest joke,
  F#m          A
a solid ??? place you can pass
   E    B
away, away.
      F#m         A
Your heart will lead you
  E     B
away, away.
        F#m       A
But your heart won't know.