Re-worked version of Nick Lowe's Rockpile hit.
Played against a gentle but definite reggae beat,
this version appeared on the Nick The Knife album,
then on Basher - The Best Of.
This took a long time to work out, I hope you enjoy it!
Standard tuning
G 320033
Em 02200x
Am x02210
D xx0232
G7 3x300x
C x35553
Cm x35543
D6 x5443x
Dm6 x5343x
[ch]Em/Eb[/ch] 021000
Em/D 020000
A/C# x4222x
Intro
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G Em Am D
Mmm-mmm
G Em Am D
Mmm-mmm yeah
G Em Am D
uh
G C G
I said da da da da
C G
da da da da da
C G D
da da da da da da da
Verse 1
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G Em Am D
Ah heart why are you pounding like a hammer
G Em Am D
Heart why are you beating like a drum
G G7 C Cm
Heart why do you make such a com-motion
G Em Am D
When I'm waiting for my baby to come
G Em Am D
Oh heart don't do it if it's not the real thing
G Em Am D
Heart I get so easily de-ceived
G G7 C Cm
Heart there is no other I can turn to
G Am D G G7
If not you then heart who can I be-lieve
Refrain 1
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C Cm
Oh oh heart there must be no mistake
G D6 Dm6
Be-ware special care from the start
Em /Eb
Woh oh oh heart though I'm glad
/D A/C#
For the first bit of love we've had
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nick_lowe/heart_crd.html ]
Am D
Make certain or else you're gonna break
Verse 2
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G Em Am D
Woh oh oh oh heart you motor of e-motion
G Em Am D
Heart you've never been like this be-fore
G G7 C Cm
Heart at first I thought that you were joklng
G Am D G G7
But I know deep down in you that you're sure
Inst
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G Em Am D
G Em Am D
G G7 C Cm
G Am D G G7
Refrain 2
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C Cm
Oh oh heart there must be no mistake
G D6 Dm6
Be-ware special care from the start
Em /Eb
Woh oh oh heart though I'm glad
/D A/C#
For the first bit of love we've had
Am D
Make certain or else you're gonna break
Verse 3
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G Em Am D
Woh oh oh oh heart you motor of e-motion
G Em Am D
Heart you've never been like this be-fore
G G7 C Cm
Heart at first I thought that you were joklng
G Am D G G7
But I know deep down in you that you're sure
Out
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G Em Am D
Oh woh oh heart mmmm
G Em Am D
Heart wooo-ooo-oooh
G Em Am D
Hear-eart
G Em Am D
I said heart heart heart
to fade...
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I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
August 2013
watfordkev@gmail.com
