Hide Your Heart

	  		 

Intro: A F G A (3x) 

G                          F 
Johnny saw her riding on a street car named desire 
             G 
His fate was sealed 
G                               F 
She could see him coming like a hundred other liars 
              G 
It was no big deal 
G                       F 
Rosa had a lover on the shady side of town 
                         G 
Tito, he was king of the streets 
G                                 F 
And she was his possession like a jewel on his crown 
F 
Johnny better run, better run 

                 A                     F 
Better hide your heart, better hold on tight 
         G                               A 
Say your prayers, 'cause there's trouble tonight 
               A                F 
When pride and love battle with desire 
                 G                                 A 
Better hide your heart, 'cause you're playing with fire 
A                 F          G               A 
Ah ah ah, hey hey hey, do do do, do do do do do 
A                 F          G               A 
Ah ah ah, hey hey hey, do do do, do do do do do 

G                         F 
The ride was over but the story doesn't end 
            G 
He took her heart 
G                                       F 
She looked him in the eye and said they couldn't meet again 
                          G 
You could see the trouble start 
G                             F 
The word went out that Rosa's messin' with someone 
              G 
It was on the street 
G                             F 
Tito looked for Johnny with a vengeance and a gun 
F 
Johnny better run, better run 

                 A                     F 
Better hide your heart, better hold on tight 
         G                               A 
Say your prayers, 'cause there's trouble tonight 
               A                F 
When pride and love battle with desire 
                 G                                 A 
Better hide your heart, 'cause you're playing with fire, come on 
A                 F          G               A 
Ah ah ah, hey hey hey, do do do, do do do do do 
A                 F          G               A 
Ah ah ah, hey hey hey, do do do, do do do do do Yeah! 

Solo: A F G A   A F G A  G 

G                                  F 
Listen, Johnny's holdin' Rosa on a rooftop in the night 
              G 
As time stood still 
G                                     F 
They couldn't hear him coming 'til he had them both in sight 
                 G 
You could feel a chill 
G                                   F 
A shot ran out like thunder and the blood was on her hands 
             G 
With nothing won 
G                               F 
When someone lies dying, lovers finally understand, whoa! 

               A                     F 
Baby hide your heart, better hold on tight 
         G                               A 
Say your prayers, 'cause there's trouble tonight 
               A                F 
When pride and love battle with desire 
                 G                                 A 
Better hide your heart, 'cause you're playing with fire, come on 

A                 F          G               A 
Ah ah ah, hey hey hey, do do do, do do do do do 
(Better hide your heart, better hold on tight) 
A                 F          G               A 
Ah ah ah, hey hey hey, do do do, do do do do do 
('Cause when pride and love battle with desire hide your heart, 'cause you're playing with fire) 

A                 F          G               A 
Ah ah ah, hey hey hey, do do do, do do do do do 
(Hide your heart, hold on tight) 
A                 F          G               A 
Ah ah ah, hey hey hey, do do do, do do do do do 
(Say your prayers, 'cause there's trouble tonight) 

A                 F          G               A 
Ah ah ah, hey hey hey, do do do, do do do do do 
A                 F          G               A 
Ah ah ah, hey hey hey, do do do, do do do do do Yeah! 
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)