John Mellencamp
"Void in My Heart" (1989)
[Intro]
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[Verse]
G Em
There's a void in my heart I can't seem to fill
G Em
Been a parent, had three children and a big house on the hill
G C G
Hundred dollar in my pocket and it didn't buy a thing
C G
Now there's a void in my heart and a hole in my dreams
[Verse]
G Em
Well I poured miles of concrete and strung wire for telephones
G Em
Dug ditches when I was a young boy when I first left my parents' home
G C G
Sang my songs for millions of people, sang good and bad news
C G
Now there's a void in my heart and a fire at my fuse
[Verse]
G Em
Well I did everything just like they said so I could find happiness
G Em
Went to school and got a college degree and at my job I did my best
G C G
As I sit here alone tonight I see a billion just like me
C G
With a void in their hearts and running from eternity
[Bridge]
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D
[Verse]
G Em
There's a void in my heart I can't seem to fill
G
I do charity work when I believe in the cause
Em
But in my soul it bothers me still
G C G
Hey, Lord, well you made me like I am
C G
Can You heal this restlessness?
Will there be a void in my heart
C G
When they carry me out to rest?
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