Beck - Heart Is A Drum

chords ( eadgbe )
C/A : x02010
C/G : 3×2010
Dm7 : xx0211
D#6 : xx1313 or x68888
[ ch ] D#6/D [ /Ch ] : xx0313 or x58888

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C C/A C/G x8

C C/A C/G x4
free as a driving wheel
Dm7 C C/A C/G x2
circling around your iron will
C C/A C/G x4
see only what you feel
Dm7 C C/A C/G x2
keeps you turning when you’re standing still

G Dm7 F
you try to run from trouble when it comes
C
you follow the drum
F C C/A C/G x4
keeping time with everyone

C C/A C/G x4
high as the light of day
Dm7 C C/A C/G x2
falling down across your lost highway
C C/A C/G x4
why does it hurt this way?
Dm7 C C/A C/G x2
to come so far to find they’ve closed the gates

G Dm7 F
you’ve lost your tongue when you fall from the pendulum
C
your heart is a drum
F C C/A C/G x2
keeping time with everyone

G Dm7 F
everyone , hear the drum from the undertow
G Dm7 F
i need to find someone to show me how to play it slow
C C/A C/G x4
and just let it go

D#6 [ ch ] D#6/D [ /Ch ]
C C/A C/G x2
D#6 [ ch ] D#6/D [ /Ch ]
C C/A C/G x4

G Dm7 F
your eyes get stung by the rays of the sinkin’ sun
C
you follow the drum
F C C/A C/G x2
keeping time with everyone

D#6
going beat , beat , beat
[ ch ] D#6/D [ /Ch ] C C/A C/G x2
it’s beating me down
D#6
beat , beat , beat , beat
[ ch ] D#6/D [ /Ch ] C C/A C/G x2
it’s beating me down
D#6 [ ch ] D#6/D [ /Ch ] C C/A C/G x2
day after day it’s turning around
Dm7 G
till all my days are drowning out

C C/A C/G . . .

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the original riff ( or main theme ) shifts between C and Csus4 , but it’s difficult to play
in standard tuning , and it can’t really be expressed with chords .
so i’ll recommend an alternative strumming pattern for the riff :

C /A /G
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – |
D | – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – |
A | – – 3 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – |

if you want to play the original riff , you can use a capo on the third fret and
transpose the chords ( beck plays the C – note an octave lower , though ) :

Cadd4 /A /G
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A# | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
F | – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – |
C | – – – – 4 – – – – – 4 – – – – – 4 – – |
G | – – 5 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 0 – – – – |