The Light Of The Heart
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Intro
E B/D# C#m7 E/B A E/G# F#m F#m7
[Verso 1]
E B/D#
The marketplace is quiet now, the hunger for the gold has fled,
C#m A
But a subtler thief is waking in the silence of your head.
E
He traded iron chains for silk, and pride for humble prayer,
C#m A
But the one who seeks the mountain peak is the one who put it there.
A E
The costume changes color, from the scarlet to the white,
F#m7 Bsus4
But a shadows just a shadow, even in the clearest light.
[Refrão]
E C#m
Let the seeker dissolve in the sea,
A E Bsus4
Where the "I" is no longer the key.
E
Beyond the becoming, the struggle, the climb,
C#m G#m
Is the pearl of the present, the stillness of time.
A E B/D# C#m A E
Light of the heart, setting us free.
[Verso 2]
E B/D#
You count your steps of progress like a merchant counts his gain,
C#m A
But a golden cage is still a cage, a holy chain is pain.
E B/D#
Who is this "one" who meditates? Who claims the inner throne?
C#m7 A
Look deep into the mirror till the mirror stands alone.
A E
No fireworks in the heavens, no drums to mark the way,
F#m7 Bsus4
Just the falling of the heavy clouds before the break of day.
[Refrão]
E C#m
Let the seeker dissolve in the sea,
A E Bsus4
Where the "I" is no longer the key.
E
Beyond the becoming, the struggle, the climb,
C#m G#m
Is the pearl of the present, the stillness of time.
A E C#m A E
Light of the heart, setting us free.
[Ponte]
A E
It is not a battle to win or to lose,
A E
Not a path that the ego can choose.
C#m A E
When the "me" is exposed in the glare of the soul,
F#m
The fragment returns to the heart of the whole.
[Refrão]
E C#m
Let the seeker dissolve in the sea,
A E Bsus4
Where the "I" is no longer the key.
E
Beyond the becoming, the struggle, the climb,
C#m G#m
Is the pearl of the present, the stillness of time.
A E
Light of the heart, setting us free.
Outro
B/D# C#m A
"I am the sky, watching the clouds of thought."
E B/D# C#m
"Resting in the Silence that hears all sound."
A E/G# F#m
"No seeker, only the seeking. No me, only the Being."
A E B/D# C#m7 A E
The light I see is the light I am.
How to play The Light Of The Heart
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.