Chords for American Standard: My Heart Stood Still | James Taylor
Tempo:
98.1 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
F#m
A
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] I laughed at sweethearts I met at [B] schools
[E] All [D] indiscreet hearts [B] They seemed [E] romantic fools
[G#m] A house in Iceland [A#m] It was [G#] my heart's domain
[B] I see [F#] you arrived [G#] Now castles [F#] [E] rise in Spain
[B] I [E]
[A] [B]
[E] [F#m] [B]
[E] [C#m] took one [F#m] look [B] at you [E] That's all [A] I meant to [E] [C] do
[G#m] And [C#m] then [F#m] my heart [B] stood [E] still [B] [Em] [F#m] [B]
[E] My feet [F#m] could step [B] and [A] walk
[G#m] My lips [C#m] could [A] move [Am] and talk [G#m] And yet [C#m] [F#m] my heart [B] stood [E] still
[F#m] [A] [Em] Though not a single [B] word [Em] was spoken [C#] I could [B] tell you knew
[F#] [B] That [C#] secret touch of hands [F#] Told me [Am] so [A#] well you [A] knew
[E]
[C#] I [F#] never lived [B] at [A] all [G#m] [G#] Until [A] the thrill [D] of [G#m] that [C#m] moment
When [A] my heart [B] stood
[E] still Though [F#] [E]
[F#m] [Em]
not a single [B] word [Em] was spoken
[C#] I [B] could tell you knew [E] [F#] [B] That [C#] secret touch of hands
[B] [F#] Told [A#] me so well you [A] knew [E]
I [F#m] never lived [B] at [A] all
[G#m] [G#] Until the [A] thrill [Am] of [G#m] that [C#m] moment When [F#m] my heart [E]
stood [G#m] [G#] still
[Bm] [F#] [C#]
[F#m] Oh that [E] moment when [A] my heart [E] stood still
[B] [C#] [F#m] [B] [E] [B] [C#] [F#m] [E]
[F#m] [B]
[E] [F#m] [E]
[F#m] [E]
[C#m] [F#m] [E] [B]
[E]
[E] All [D] indiscreet hearts [B] They seemed [E] romantic fools
[G#m] A house in Iceland [A#m] It was [G#] my heart's domain
[B] I see [F#] you arrived [G#] Now castles [F#] [E] rise in Spain
[B] I [E]
[A] [B]
[E] [F#m] [B]
[E] [C#m] took one [F#m] look [B] at you [E] That's all [A] I meant to [E] [C] do
[G#m] And [C#m] then [F#m] my heart [B] stood [E] still [B] [Em] [F#m] [B]
[E] My feet [F#m] could step [B] and [A] walk
[G#m] My lips [C#m] could [A] move [Am] and talk [G#m] And yet [C#m] [F#m] my heart [B] stood [E] still
[F#m] [A] [Em] Though not a single [B] word [Em] was spoken [C#] I could [B] tell you knew
[F#] [B] That [C#] secret touch of hands [F#] Told me [Am] so [A#] well you [A] knew
[E]
[C#] I [F#] never lived [B] at [A] all [G#m] [G#] Until [A] the thrill [D] of [G#m] that [C#m] moment
When [A] my heart [B] stood
[E] still Though [F#] [E]
[F#m] [Em]
not a single [B] word [Em] was spoken
[C#] I [B] could tell you knew [E] [F#] [B] That [C#] secret touch of hands
[B] [F#] Told [A#] me so well you [A] knew [E]
I [F#m] never lived [B] at [A] all
[G#m] [G#] Until the [A] thrill [Am] of [G#m] that [C#m] moment When [F#m] my heart [E]
stood [G#m] [G#] still
[Bm] [F#] [C#]
[F#m] Oh that [E] moment when [A] my heart [E] stood still
[B] [C#] [F#m] [B] [E] [B] [C#] [F#m] [E]
[F#m] [B]
[E] [F#m] [E]
[F#m] [E]
[C#m] [F#m] [E] [B]
[E]
Key:
E
B
F#m
A
G#m
E
B
F#m
[E] _ I laughed at sweethearts _ I met at _ [B] schools
[E] _ All [D] indiscreet hearts [B] They seemed [E] romantic _ fools
_ _ [G#m] A house in Iceland [A#m] It was [G#] my heart's domain
[B] I see [F#] you arrived [G#] Now castles [F#] [E] rise in Spain
[B] _ _ I _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ [C#m] took one [F#m] look [B] at you [E] _ That's all [A] I meant to [E] [C] do
[G#m] And [C#m] then [F#m] my heart [B] stood [E] still [B] _ [Em] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _
[E] _ My feet [F#m] could step [B] and [A] walk
[G#m] _ My lips [C#m] could [A] move [Am] and talk [G#m] _ And yet [C#m] [F#m] my heart [B] stood [E] still
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] [Em] Though not a single [B] word [Em] was spoken [C#] I could [B] tell you knew
_ [F#] _ [B] That [C#] secret touch of hands [F#] _ Told me [Am] so [A#] well you [A] knew
_ _ [E] _
_ _ [C#] I [F#] never lived [B] at [A] all [G#m] _ _ [G#] Until [A] the thrill [D] of [G#m] that [C#m] moment
When [A] my heart [B] stood _
[E] still Though [F#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _
not a single [B] word [Em] was spoken
[C#] I [B] could tell you knew [E] _ [F#] _ _ [B] That [C#] secret touch of hands
[B] _ _ [F#] Told [A#] me so well you [A] knew _ _ [E] _
_ _ I [F#m] never lived [B] at [A] all
[G#m] _ [G#] Until the [A] thrill _ [Am] of [G#m] that [C#m] moment When [F#m] my heart [E] _
stood [G#m] [G#] still
_ [Bm] _ [F#] _ [C#] _
[F#m] Oh that [E] moment when [A] my heart [E] stood still
[B] _ [C#] _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [C#] _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ [B] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ All [D] indiscreet hearts [B] They seemed [E] romantic _ fools
_ _ [G#m] A house in Iceland [A#m] It was [G#] my heart's domain
[B] I see [F#] you arrived [G#] Now castles [F#] [E] rise in Spain
[B] _ _ I _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ [C#m] took one [F#m] look [B] at you [E] _ That's all [A] I meant to [E] [C] do
[G#m] And [C#m] then [F#m] my heart [B] stood [E] still [B] _ [Em] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _
[E] _ My feet [F#m] could step [B] and [A] walk
[G#m] _ My lips [C#m] could [A] move [Am] and talk [G#m] _ And yet [C#m] [F#m] my heart [B] stood [E] still
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] [Em] Though not a single [B] word [Em] was spoken [C#] I could [B] tell you knew
_ [F#] _ [B] That [C#] secret touch of hands [F#] _ Told me [Am] so [A#] well you [A] knew
_ _ [E] _
_ _ [C#] I [F#] never lived [B] at [A] all [G#m] _ _ [G#] Until [A] the thrill [D] of [G#m] that [C#m] moment
When [A] my heart [B] stood _
[E] still Though [F#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _
not a single [B] word [Em] was spoken
[C#] I [B] could tell you knew [E] _ [F#] _ _ [B] That [C#] secret touch of hands
[B] _ _ [F#] Told [A#] me so well you [A] knew _ _ [E] _
_ _ I [F#m] never lived [B] at [A] all
[G#m] _ [G#] Until the [A] thrill _ [Am] of [G#m] that [C#m] moment When [F#m] my heart [E] _
stood [G#m] [G#] still
_ [Bm] _ [F#] _ [C#] _
[F#m] Oh that [E] moment when [A] my heart [E] stood still
[B] _ [C#] _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [C#] _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ [B] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _