Heart On My Sleeve
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by The K's
(From the 2024 Album I WONDER IF THE WORLD KNOWS)
[Intro]
B C#m E
[Verse 1]
B
Someone call me a Doctor
B
Or call me a nurse
C#m
So I know it ain’t real
C#m
But I swear it still hurts
E
It’s like everyone round here
E
Wants to observe me be
E
Punched to the pavement
G#m
Or kicked to the kerb
B
So I could disappear
B
You know I swear I’ve been debating it
C#m
Life wouldn’t feel so short if I didn’t spend
C#m
So much time wasting it
E
But now it’s running out
E
I’ll be glad when it’s over
E
Can’t remember the last time
E
I spoke to you sober
[Chorus]
B
But the truth is I need ya
B
The truth is I care
C#m
But I’d rather leave ya
C#m
To save my own head
E
My heart from the pain
E
If you chose to leave
E
So I’ll put on my jacket
B
And cover the heart on my sleeve
[Interlude]
C#m E
[Verse 2]
B
And all of my friends, they try and reach out
C#m
But I can’t even whisper what my conscience shouts
E
Says they don’t even love ya, they don’t even care
E
When I look in the mirror, it’s not me standing there
B
I don’t recognise me, or my face or my hair
C#m
Or my eyes or my teeth or the clothes that I wear
E
Cos all I ever hear is beauties only skin deep
E
Which means you all fucking hate me
E
But what’s underneath
[Chorus]
B
But the truth is I need ya
B
The truth is I care
C#m
But I’d rather leave ya
C#m
To save my own head
E
My heart from the pain
E
If you chose to leave
E
So I’ll put on my jacket
B
And cover the heart on my sleeve
[Interlude]
C#m E
[Chorus]
B
The truth is I need ya
B
The truth is I care
C#m
But I’d rather leave ya
C#m
To save my own head
E
My heart from the pain
E
If you chose to leave
E
So I’ll put on my jacket
B
And cover the heart on my sleeve
[Verse 3]
B
Pass me a T-Shirt ??
C#m
Tells me something I need to cover the heart that I wear on my sleeve
E
Put me in the papers or put me on the screen
E
Take me from the boy that I was meant to be
B
Although you toss me a life ring to save me from drowning
C#m
Fall in love with myself with my thorny crown
E
I’ll never be human, and I’ll never be sane
E
So I’ll keep taking substance to numb all the pain
[Chorus]
B
But the truth is I need ya
B
The truth is I care
C#m
But I’d rather leave ya
C#m
To save my own head
E
My heart from the pain
E
If you chose to leave
E
So I’ll put on my jacket
B
And cover the heart on my sleeve
[Outro]
C#m E B C#m
E B
How to play Heart On My Sleeve
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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.