The Heart (acoustic)
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Intro:
Instrumental:
Bb C Bb Fm
Bbm Gm F# Dm Bb Ab
Gm Eb D F
Bb F Bb F#
[Verso 1]
Bb F
Think of these thoughts as hackneyed and trite
Bb G7 G
Clichéd, depraved, disturbing and contrived
Cm Gm Ab Cm D
Shallow, cold, wretched, miserable, dark and any other adjective
(*Three low G octave quarter notes*)
[Verso 2]
Bb F
Choose to sit safely out of the sun
Ab G
Away from rays so blinding to the eye
Eb D
Singing songs someone's already sung
C Cm D Gm
Averting gaze from beautiful light
(*Four low G octave half notes*)
(*Four low G octave quarter notes*)
[Verso 3]
Bb F
But as complacency settles, anxieties will rise
F# F D
And part this Soul as Jekyll parted Hyde
Gm Eb
Now I'm but half of a hollow man's lies
Bb D Dm Gm
The love, the hate, the emotional side
(*Three low G octave half notes*)
(*Three low G octave quarter notes*)
(*G, A, Bb, B quarter notes*)
[Ponte]
Cm Gm F G
What's the point in trying if this end result of dying sits per-
Dm A
-sistently encloaked in dimness
Cm G
Life can't thrive controlled by digits
[Verso 4]
Bb
"I know I'm weak
D G
I know that I'm vile
Gm Eb Bb
But sometimes that is needed to survive"
Bb F
That's what I'll say to rationalize
Eb F Gm
"I'm needed if we're to stay alive"
Bb F
And yet, here I lie with black, sunken eyes
Eb F D
My Mind's consigned our sighs to a leaden void
Gm D
The Soul remains tempered, I remain plied
Bb C D
Condemned til we are both all but destroyed
(*Four low G octave half notes*)
(*Four low G octave quarter notes*)
(*G, A, Bb, B quarter notes leading into But I know that-*)
[Ponte]
Cm G
But I know that one plus one can't equal two
Cm G
If happiness is both our truths
Cm G Cm G
Our total sum must equal one if we're to find that golden hue
C G
So spiraling down entropically
C G
I beg of thee, have mercy on me
C G
I am just a boy, you see
C G Cm
I plead of thee, have sympathy for me
(*6 measures of Cm waltz-like pattern, 2 of the same pattern in B*)
[Refrão]
Em G
See how it hurts when the sound (begins to ring)
C Em
And you feel it start to rot
C Em
And you beg for it to stop
C Em
But you've already dug your lot in the ground
Em G
See how The Mind tricks The Soul
C Cm G
Into being something sickly, dead and cold
C Cm G Am Bm C
As you feel it start to tire and fester so, so slowly
C Cm B7 Em D
Up until the point where it will finally die
C Cm G
Just in time to see what could have been
(*3 measures of G in heartbeat quarter notes, slowly slowing.*)
(*3 measures of G in quarter notes at final tempo*)
Outro:
Bb Gm Cm F
Do what you want, you automaton freak
Bb Gm Cm F
No, I can no longer bring myself to care
N.C. (Bb quarter notes at tempo)
This hollowed out vessel's beginning to creak
N.C. (Bb quarter notes at tempo
So take control, let's see how you fare
How to play The Heart (acoustic)
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 Bb. 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.