Missing Pieces

missing pieces by john hiatt from beneath this gruff exterior submitted by bendave cbennett35@nc . rr . com reworked from version submitted by unregistered G C9 G i sit all day staring at a leaf . Em C G i know that my time here is brief . Am C/B D i’d like to get some details down . C G before i move on to another town . G C9 G i met a man he lost both arms . Em C G he got ’em caught up in her charms . Am C/B D she took the kids and the color tv . C G he said , "i wish she’d taken the rest of me . " ( Chorus ) G C9 G this travelin’ life well it ain’t no good . Em C G i’d quit it honey oh if i could . Am C/B D a puzzle to me why i even care . C G the missing pieces are everywhere . G C9 G he drove to dixie to hush his mouth . Em C G she started talking like to wore him out . Am C/B D they found love beneath the southern stars . C G and some bruises and some scars . G C9 G he sees her on that back porch swing . Em C G and i believe he would do any - thing . Am C/B D stand all night in the pourin’ rain . C G to wash her memory from her brain . repeat Chorus G C9 G a false move here , a stumble there . Em C G a box of letters and a lock of hair . Am C/B D that’s all that’s left when i turn out the light . C G i count the missing pieces every night . Chorus 2 x C9 C/B G E | - - - 3 - - - - 3 - - - - 3 - - - - - | B | - - - 3 - - - - 3 - - - - 3 - - - - - | G | - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - | D | - - - 2 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - | A | - - - 3 - - - - 2 - - - - 2 - - - - - | E | - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 3 - - - - - |