Heart Of Hearts

from gbs’s latest compilation album & box set , “great big sea : xx” . this is A
brand new song recorded specifically for the collection . great song , if i do say
so myself! very simple , too .

– no capo –

– standard tuning –

– chords played as follows : –
G : 320003
C : 032010
D : xx0232
Em : 022000

[ intro ]
G

[ verse 1 ]
( G ) C D
i drove a million miles with you
G C D
i broke a million smiles with you
G C D
i told a million lies with you
C D
what else would i do?

[ verse 2 ]
we answer every siren’s call
we watch the stars at night and fall
stood back to back against the wall
we ran before we crawled

[ chorus ]
G C G D
all together now until the end
G C G D
when this story’s over a new one begins
C G
in my heart of hearts
D G
there’s a special place
C G
for every man who shook my hand
D G
and every girl who kissed my face
C G D G
in my heart of hearts , there hides no shame
C D G
in my heart of hearts i’d do it all again

[ instrumental ]
G , C , D ( x2 )

[ verse 3 ]
you always said we were the lucky ones
you always said the night had just begun
we always stayed up till the morning sun
and missing something to the dawn

[ chorus ]
all together now until the end
when this story’s over a new one begins
in my heart of hearts
there’s a special place
for every man who shook my hand
and every girl who kissed my face
in my heart of hearts , there hides no shame
in my heart of hearts i’d do it all again

[ bridge ]
C G C G
never had a nasty legion or a phone call of mine
C G D
never had a chart to guide us down the tide
C G C G
never had no money , but i always had the time
C D
to finish all your lies

[ instrumental ]
G , C , D ( x4 )

[ verse 4 ]
so far behind us , so far to go
we never give what minds us , what we’ve always known
time will never find us in the secrets of the show
up or down below
so long we go

[ outro ]
G , C , D ( x2 )