Jonathan Coulton - Artificial Heart

taken from :

author’s note :
“the chords in parenthesis are implied by the melody and from the final verse where they are
actually played on guitar . i put them them just in case you wanted to have some accompaniment
to go along with the vocals . ”

C x32010
F/C x33211
E 022100
Am x02210
D xx0232
Fdim xx3434
Dm x57765
D7/F# 200212
G# 466544
C ( 2 ) 8 ( 10 ) ( 10 ) 988

( C ) ( F/C ) ( C ) F/C ) ( C ) ( G ) ( C )
they gave me a test to make me the best that i could be
( C ) ( F/C ) ( C ) ( F/C ) ( C ) ( G ) ( C )
they knew all along that there was something wrong with me
F/C E Am D G Fdim
we picked out a spot and made a hole
F/C C
wire and glass and stainless steel
F E
now i can imagine how i’d feel

F/C
got a new heart
F/C
got a new heart
Dm
got a new heart
Dm Am G
got a new artificial heart
F/C
it’s not a real heart
F/C
it’s not a real heart
Dm
it’s not a real heart
Dm Am G D7/F# G
it is a real artificial heart

( C ) ( F/C ) ( C ) ( F/C ) ( C ) ( G ) ( C )
there’s blood on the bed but here in my head i’m feeling fine
( C ) ( F/C ) ( C ) ( F/C ) ( C ) ( G ) ( C )
it’s easy to sleep when i’m not buzzing all the time
F/C E Am D G Fdim
so funny the way i was before
F/C C
i was blind but now i see
F/C E
once i was him but now he’s me

F/C
got a new heart
F/C
got a new heart
Dm
got a new heart
Dm Am
got a new artificial heart

F/C
it’s not a real heart
F/C
it’s not a real heart
Dm
it’s not a real heart
Dm Am
it is a real artificial heart
bridge
| G | D7/F# | F E | F | G# | C ( 2 ) |

C F/C C F/C C G C
you’re happy again i nod and pretend to think it through
F/C C F/C C G C
i don’t need to think at all if i don’t care for you
F/C E Am D G Fdim
it’s not an emergency for me
F/C C
i look at the walls and they go clear
F/C E
i cover my eyes and disappear
F/C
got a new heart
F/C
got a new heart
Dm
got a new heart
Dm Am G
got a new artificial heart
F/C
it’s not a real heart
F/C
it’s not a real heart
Dm
it’s not a real heart
Dm Am
it is a real artificial heart