Chords for Shape of a Heart

Tempo:
124.25 bpm
Chords used:

A

B

E

Bm

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Shape of a Heart chords
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I always thought that the word record was [F#]
a great word for it, meaning like a record of events.
I still call them records even if they're CDs, you know, because it's a record of events.
Like that great line in the Leonard Cohen song, you know, in [C#] Famous William Fowler,
I hope you're keeping some kind of [A] record.
[B]
[A] [B]
[E] Was a ruby that you wore on a chain around her neck
[A] In the shape of a [Bm] heart, [A]
in the shape of a [B] heart
[E] It was a time I won't forget [C#m] For the sorrow [F#] and regret
[C#m]
[A] In the shape of a [Bm] heart, [A] in the shape of a [B] heart
[E]
[C#m]
[A] I [Bm] guess I [A] never knew [D#] what she was talking [A] about
I [Bm] guess I [A] never knew [B] what she was living for
[E] People speak of love, don't know what that thing [C#m] is for
Wait around for the one that's just like [A] a glove
Speak in terms [Bm] of belief and live on
[A] Try to fit [B] some word to them, I [E] mean
[C#m]
[A] People speak [Bm] of love, [A] [B]
[E] but there's a hole left in them all
From [C#m] some ancient fight, [A] about the size of a fist
[B]
[A] Something thrown that it missed
[B]
And [E] there were other holes as well
[C#m] In that house where our nights fell
[E] Far too [A] many [Bm] to relive
In the time that we [B] were there
[E] People speak of love, don't know what that thing [C#m] is for
Reach out to each other through the push and [A] shove
Speak in terms [Bm] of life and the life
[A] Try to think [B] of a word for the burning
[E] Keep
[C#m]
[A] it up, [Bm] you try so [A] hard
Keep the life [C#] from coming apart
[A] You never [B] know what [A] reaches and what's out to see you
In the shape of a heart, [F#] in the [A] shape of a heart
[C#m]
[A] [F#] [B] [E] In the shape of a heart
[E]
[C#m] [C#m]
[A] [Bm]
[A] [Bm]
[E] Was a ruby that she wore
[C#] On the stand beside the bed
[A] In the hour before [B] dawn
[A]
When I knew she was gone
And [E] I held it in my hand [C#] for a little while
And [A] dropped it into the [Bm] water
I [A] let it go into the [Bm] forest
[E] [Bm]
[A] [Bm]
[A] I [F#] guess I never knew what [F#] she was talking about
[A] [F#] I guess I [A] never knew that [B] she was living
[E] People speak of love, don't know what that thing [C#m] is for
Played around for the one just like [A] a drug
Speak in terms [Bm] of life and [A] [B] the words were [E] forgiving
[C#m]
[A] Keep it up, [B] you try so [A] hard
Keep the life [C#] from coming apart
[A] You never [C#] know the shallow [A] and the unseen
Reach [B] better than the [A] sky
[E] [B] [A] In the shape of a heart, [C#m]
[A] [B] in the [A] shape of a heart
[B]
[A] [Em] Sometimes it just amazes me that time has passed
That there was this life and it was this way
And it changed so radically so suddenly that
Key:  
A
1231
B
12341112
E
2311
Bm
13421112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
B
12341112
E
2311
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To start learning Jackson Browne - (Live in 1996) In The Shape Of A Heart chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: B, E, C#m, A, B, A, Bm, A, E and A. For best results, commence at 62 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 124. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: E Major.

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I always thought that the word record was _ [F#]
a great word for it, meaning like a record of events.
I still call them records even if they're CDs, you know, because _ it's a record of events.
Like that great line in the Leonard Cohen song, you know, in [C#] Famous William Fowler,
_ I hope you're keeping some kind of [A] record.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] Was a ruby that you wore _ on a chain around her neck
_ [A] In the shape of a [Bm] heart, _ [A]
in the shape of a [B] heart _ _
[E] It was a time I won't forget [C#m] For the sorrow [F#] and regret
[C#m] _
[A] In the shape of a [Bm] heart, _ _ [A] in the shape of a [B] heart _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ I _ [Bm] guess I [A] never knew [D#] what she was talking [A] about
I _ _ [Bm] guess I [A] never knew [B] what she was living for
_ [E] _ People speak of love, don't know what that thing [C#m] is for
Wait around for the one that's just like [A] a glove
Speak in terms [Bm] of belief and live on
[A] _ Try to fit [B] some word to them, I [E] mean _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ People speak [Bm] of love, _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] but there's a hole left in them all
From [C#m] some ancient fight, _ _ _ [A] about the size of a fist
[B] _ _ _
[A] Something thrown that it missed
[B] _ _
And [E] there were other holes as well
[C#m] In that house where our nights fell _
[E] Far too [A] many _ [Bm] to relive
In the time that we [B] were there
_ [E] _ People speak of love, don't know what that thing [C#m] is for
Reach out to each other through the push and [A] shove
Speak in terms [Bm] of life and the life
[A] _ Try to think [B] of a word for the burning
[E] _ _ Keep _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ it up, [Bm] you try so [A] hard
Keep the life [C#] from coming apart
[A] You never [B] know what [A] reaches and what's out to see you
In the shape of a heart, _ [F#] _ _ _ _ in the [A] shape of a heart
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [A] _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] In the shape of a heart _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[E] Was a ruby that she wore _
[C#] On the stand beside the bed _
[A] In the hour before [B] dawn
_ _ [A] _
When I knew she was gone _ _
And [E] I held it in my hand [C#] for a little while _ _ _
And [A] dropped it into the [Bm] water
I _ [A] let it go into the [Bm] forest _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ I [F#] _ guess I never knew what [F#] she was talking about
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#] I guess I [A] never knew that [B] she was living _
_ [E] _ People speak of love, don't know what that thing [C#m] is for
Played around for the one just like [A] a drug
Speak in terms [Bm] of life and [A] _ _ _ [B] the words were [E] forgiving _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Keep it up, [B] _ you try so [A] hard
Keep the life [C#] from coming apart
[A] You never [C#] know the shallow [A] and the unseen
Reach [B] better than the [A] sky
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] In the shape of a heart, _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] in the [A] shape of a heart
_ [B] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Em] Sometimes it just amazes me that time has passed
That there was this _ _ life and it was this way
And it changed so radically so suddenly that

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