Shape of My Heart Sting
Shape of My Heart - Sting from "Ten Summoner's Tales" album
Transcription: Luis Ferreira
This is NOT the way Dominic Miller plays it. I've got Sting's concert in
Oslo (1994) in videocassette and it is definitely harder than this.
Dominic Miller uses an electric-shaped acoustic guitar, which makes it
easier to play in the high frets as he does.
The names of the chords might not be correct, too.
( If you want to play with the record, then use a capo on the 2nd fret )
Intro:
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0[C/E]x2013 xx[Bm]0x02 00[Am]2210 223[B]332
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C B C B7 ? Em
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He deals the cards as a meditation
And those he plays never suspect
He doesn't play for the money he wins
He doesn't play for respect
He deals the cards to find the answer
The sacred geometry of chance
The hidden law of a probable outcome
The numbers lead a dance
I know that the spades are swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
He may play the jack of diamonds
He may lay the queen of spades
He may conceal a king in his hand
While the memory of it fades
I know that the spades are swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
Em Em7 C B7?
That's not the shape The shape of my heart
Now there's a change in key, which goes something like:
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e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|--------|-- B--3--------3-----|--2--------2-----|--0--------0-----|--0-----|--------|-- G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|--3-----|-- D--------4-----4--|--------4-----4--|--------2-----2--|-----2--|-----4--|-- A--2--2-----------|--0--0-----------|-----------------|--------|--------|-- E-----------------|-----------------|--0--0-----------|--0-----|--2-----|--
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e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|--------|-- B--3--------3-----|--2--------2-----|--0--------0-----|--0-----|--------|-- G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|--3-----|-- D--------5-----5--|--------4-----4--|--------2-----2--|-----2--|-----4--|-- A--2--2-----------|--0--0-----------|-----------------|--------|--------|-- E-----------------|-----------------|--0--0-----------|--0-----|--2-----|--
35[C]5433 x0[D]0232 24[F#]4322 35[G]5433 24[F#7]2322 22[Bm]4432
e------------------------|-------------2--|-----------|--3--3--|--2--|--2--|- B---------------3--------|-------------3--|--------2--|--3--3--|--2--|--3--|- G------------------4-----|----------2-----|--------3--|--4--4--|--3--|--4--|- D---------5-----------5--|-------0--------|-----4-----|--5--5--|--2--|--4--|- A------5-----5-----------|----------------|--4--------|--5--5--|--4--|--2--|- E---3--------------------|--2^0-----------|-----------|--3--3--|--2--|--2--|-
Bm7 G F#7 Em ( And now back to the original key )
And if I told you that I loved you
You'd maybe think there's something wrong
I'm not a man of too many faces
The mask I wear is one
Those who speak know nothing
And find out to their cost
Like those who curse their luck in too many places
And those who smile are lost
I know that the spades are swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
Em Em7 C B7? Em
That's not the shape of my heart
Em7 C B7?
That's not the shape The shape of my heart
Repeat the intro, and while the e----12--|-- last Em is still ringing, play: B---12---|-- Enjoy! G--12----|--
| | "You see a city in the desert lies |
| Luis Ferreira | The vanity of an ancient king |
| | But the city lies on broken pieces |
| | Sting - The Soul Cages |
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