John Hiatt – Cherry Red chords
Chords:
Intro: G D C G Em D G/B C G D C G Verse I:G D I was thinking backC GTo the first time we metG DOver plangent chordsG/B CIn a sad vignetteG D You were waving goodbyeC G In a cherry red corvetteEm D CAnd your lips were tooG D Cherry red that is,C G with the sky so blueEm D It was almost meanG/B Cand your eyes were tooG DSo blue that is,C G now I am tooEm D C And my heart burns cherry red for youChorus:G Em C GNow my heart burns cherry red for youEm D C G Like a fire of beech wood, the saw don't like itEm D C G But you get some cut, one match will strike itEm D C And the embers glow till the wee small hoursEm D CWhen the old seems almost newAm G/B CThat's when my heart burns cherry red for youVerse II: It was cherry red with custom flames At the hot rod show when the Kingsmen came And that bass guitar, it rattled my frame And it shook you too The corvette was Big Daddy Roth's design Get your picture for a dollar And have it signed First you got yours then I got mine And my heart burned cherry red for you Chorus: Now my heart burns cherry red for you Like a fire of beech wood, the saw don't like it But you get some cut, one match will strike it And the embers glow till the wee small hours When the old seems almost new That's when my heart burns cherry red for you That's when my heart Burns cherry red My heart burns cherry red That's when my heart burns Cherry red for you Verse III: Now that fake blue sky, It sure looks real Like you were goin' To California to make a deal With the God of youth, With the man of steel Waving toodle-oo Now if I was young, I might track you down But this old picture is all I found Now my bones are shakin', My teeth are ground down And my heart burns cherry red for you Chorus III: Now my heart burns cherry red for you Like a fire of beech wood, the sun don't like it But you get some cut, one match will strike it And the embers glow till the wee small hours When the old seems almost new That's when my heart burns cherry red That's when my heart burns cherry red That's when my heart burns cherry red for you