Hand On Heart
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb EbTecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by Queensrÿche
(From the 1990 Album EMPIRE)
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[Intro]
F# E F# E
D C
[Verse 1]
A
All eyes were staring
G
You floated through the room
A
Armed with your razor smile
G
Cutting to the bone
A
My voice fell useless
G
You flashed a quick "Hello."
A
Feeling the fool
G F G
Could you tell it showed?
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb
But that was "Sometime Ago."
C
A memory vague and fading slow
D F
Of somewhere I'd been
[Chorus]
G
Hand On Heart
Eb F
A promise, a word and a voice
G
Hand On Heart
Eb F
A rhythm of hope and choice, will keep us together
Dm
I don't know if I
Dm
Can reach that high
Bb C
It's a long way to fall
[Guitar Solo]
A G
[Verse 2]
A
Hauntingly holding
G
My fate with a gaze
A
Like a child, mesmerized
G
By the candle's flame
A
Oh what lies behind those eyes
G
I could only guess
A
That certain way you stood
G F
Apart from all the rest
[Pre-Chorus]
G Bb
Now where is "Sometime Ago?"
C
When everything moved in slo-motion
D F
Caught by my watering eye
[Chorus]
G
Hand On Heart
Eb F
A promise, a word and a voice
G
Hand On Heart
Eb F
A rhythm of hope and a vision of choice
G
Hand On Heart
Eb F
Promising, I'll never go
G
Hand On Heart
Eb F
For reasons you'll never know
Dm
Together through thick and thin
Bb C
Lose or win, I'll be there for you
[Guitar Solo]
A G A C
D Em D Em
C D Em G F
[Verse 3]
A
Strange how the mind changes
G
Time and time again
A
Things once important, now
G F
Pale in comparison
[Chorus]
G
Hand On Heart
Eb F
A promise, a word and a voice
G
Hand On Heart
Eb F
A rhythm of hope and a vision of choice
G
Hand On Heart
Eb F
Promising, I'll never go
G
Hand On Heart
Eb F
For reasons you'll never know
F G Eb F
I promise girl, Hand On Heart
[Outro]
G Eb F
Hand On Heart
G Eb F
Hand On Heart
G Eb F
Hand On Heart
G Eb F
Hand On Heart
G Eb F
Hand On Heart
How to play Hand On Heart
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Eb. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.