VerseA
M y heart's in the ice house Come hill or come valley
D
Like a long ago Sunday when I walked through the alley
AE
On a cold winter's morning to a church house
A
Just to shovel some snow
VerseA
I heard sirens on the train track Howl naked gettin' nuder
D
An alter boy's been hit by a local commuter
AE
Just from walking with his back turned to the train
A
That was coming so slow
Chorus:
D
You can gaze out the window Get mad and get madder
A
Throw you hands in the air Say "What does it matter?"
E
But it don't do no good to get angry
A
So help me I know
D
For a heart stained in anger Grows weak and grows bitter
A
You become your own prisoner
E
As you watch yourself sit there wrapped up in a trap
A
Of your very own chain of sorrow.
Verse:
A
I been brought down to zero Pulled out and put back there
D
I sat on the park bench kissed the girl with the black hair
AE
And my head shouted down to my heart
A
You better look out be low.
VerseA
H ey, it ain't such a long drop Don't stammer. Don't stutter
D
From the diamonds in the sidewalk to the dirt in the gutter
AE
And you carry those bruises to remind you
A
Wherever you go.
Chorus:
D
You can gaze out the window Get mad and get madder
A
Throw you hands in the air Say "What does it matter?"
E
But it don't do no good to get angry
A
So help me I know
D
For a heart stained in anger Grows weak and grows bitter
A
You be come your own prisoner
E
As you watch yourself sit there wrapped up in a trap
A
Of your very own chain of sorrow.
Instrumental:
A , D , A , E x4
VerseA
M y heart's in the ice house Come hill or come valley
D
Like a long ago Sunday when I walked through the alley
AE
On a cold winter's morning to a church house
A
Just to shovel some snow
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.