Pretty simple song. I'm pretty sure it was co-written with Daniel Johnston.
[G]Why must happy [D]hearts break so [Em]hard
[Am] leave you curled up in the [C]back seat of a [D]car,
[Em]staring [C]up at the [Am7]windshield?
[G]When will broken [D]hearts learn how to [G]heal?
[G]This boy I knew was [D]five years older than [Em]me
[Am]His daddy'd left him when [C]he was three.[D]
[Em]After we went [C]walking by a [Am7]stream,
[G]he held me down and made me feel as [C]bad as [D]he.
[G]Why must happy [D]hearts break so [Em]hard,
[Am] leave you standing in the [C]darkness of the [D]barn,
[Em] staring at [C]those rusty [Am7]wheels?
[G] When will broken [D]hearts learn how to [G]heal?
[C]And everybody's [G]searching for a [D]place to put their [Em]love.
[C]See the people [G]on the street?
[D]They go home and what do you think they dream of?
[C] [G] [D] [Em]
U-n-C-o-n-D-i-t-i-o-n-a-l l-o-v-e.
W[G]hy did you leave me[D]?
[G]Mother, why do you [D]sleep with [Em]him?
[Am]He says he's smothering, then [C]he comes back agai[D]n,
e C Am7
in our house for the weekend.
[G]Why must people's [D]breaking hearts [G]pretend?
[G]Why must happy [D]hearts break so [Em]hard,
[Am]leave you staring in the [C]mirror at a [D]bar?
[Em]Leave you [C]talking to [Am7]yourself,
[G]because you can't [D]talk to anybody [G]else
[G]Why must happy [D]hearts break so [Em]hard
[Am] leave you curled up in the [C]back seat of a [D]car,
[Em]staring [C]up at the [Am7]windshield?
[G]When will broken [D]hearts learn how to [G]heal?
[G]This boy I knew was [D]five years older than [Em]me
[Am]His daddy'd left him when [C]he was three.[D]
[Em]After we went [C]walking by a [Am7]stream,
[G]he held me down and made me feel as [C]bad as [D]he.
[G]Why must happy [D]hearts break so [Em]hard,
[Am] leave you standing in the [C]darkness of the [D]barn,
[Em] staring at [C]those rusty [Am7]wheels?
[G] When will broken [D]hearts learn how to [G]heal?
[C]And everybody's [G]searching for a [D]place to put their [Em]love.
[C]See the people [G]on the street?
[D]They go home and what do you think they dream of?
[C] [G] [D] [Em]
U-n-C-o-n-D-i-t-i-o-n-a-l l-o-v-e.
W[G]hy did you leave me[D]?
[G]Mother, why do you [D]sleep with [Em]him?
[Am]He says he's smothering, then [C]he comes back agai[D]n,
e C Am7
in our house for the weekend.
[G]Why must people's [D]breaking hearts [G]pretend?
[G]Why must happy [D]hearts break so [Em]hard,
[Am]leave you staring in the [C]mirror at a [D]bar?
[Em]Leave you [C]talking to [Am7]yourself,
[G]because you can't [D]talk to anybody [G]else
