The Dead Heart
View chords used in this chart
[ These two bars three timer ]
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|--2----------------------------
B-|--------2-----3-----2-----|--------------------------|--3----------------------------
G-|--4-----------------------|--4-----2--2--------------|--4----------------------------
D-|-----4-----4-----4-----4--|-----4--------------------|--4----------------------------
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|--2----------------------------
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------
THEN CHORD STRUMMING over vocals is:
(each vert line is one beat)
B E A B E A B E A B(no 3rd)
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Do Do Do Do Do Do Do
VERSE 1: (over bass and drums)
We don't serve your country
Don't serve your king
Know your custom don't speak your tongue
White man came took everyone
(With intro riff over top)
Do do do do do do do
VERSE 2:
We don't server your country
Don't serve your king
White man listen to the songs we sing
White man came took everything
(With intro riff)
Do do do do do do do
CHORUS:
Bm A G
We carry in our hearts the true country
F#m D A/C#
And that cannot be sto - len
Bm A G
We follow in the steps of our ancestry
F#m A D A/C#
And that cannot be bro - ken
(With intro riff)
Do do do do do do do
Repeat earlier verse then:
VERSE 3:
We don't need protection
Don't need your land
Keep your promise on where we stand
We will listen we'll understand
CHORUS (TWICE) - Finish second chorus on B(no 3rd)
With intro riff(over top)
Mining companies, pastoral companies
Uranium companies
Collected companies
Got more right than people
Got more say than people
THEN CHORD STRUMMING over vocals is:
(each vert line is one beat)
B E A B E A B E A B(no 3rd)
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Forty thousand years can make a difference to the state of things
The dead heart lives here
END song on B Major Chord
CHORDS:
Bm : x24432
A : x02220
G : 320003
F#m : 244222
B(no 3rd): x24400
A/C# : x4222x
D : xx0232
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How to play The Dead Heart
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. 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.