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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American Standard: My Heart Stood Still | James Taylor chords
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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]
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
F#m
123111112
A
1231
G#m
123111114
E
2311
B
12341112
F#m
123111112
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To start learning James Taylor - My Heart Stood Still chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: C#m, F#m, B, E, B, C# and F#m. Set your pace at 49 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 98. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of E Major.

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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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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