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Hearts A Mess

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ARTIST: Gotye
TITLE:  Heart's a Mess
Key:    F minor
There's essentially 5 parts to this song, and most of them are variations on the same thing.
Violin line:      |  Fm  | Eb  |  Db  |  Cm |x1 (usually just an intro)
                     Fm        F11
Verse:            |    |  /  |   |  /  |x6
                     Fm  Cm   Db   Eb
Chorus:           |    |   |    |   |x4
                     Fm  Eb   Db   Eb
Acoustic chorus:  |    |   |    |   |x4
The Outro is just written in the tab, have a look!
I play Fm up high, so the chords just descend
     Fm    F11
E|--------------|
A|---8------8---|
D|---10-----8---|
G|---10-----8---|
b|---9------8---|
e|--(8)----(8)--|
INTRO:
Fm     Eb     Db       Cm
Fm          F11
  |  /  |      |  /  |
VERSE:
Fm
            Pick apart
F11
         The pieces of your heart
Fm                         F11
         And let me peer inside
Fm
          Let me in
F11
  Where only your thoughts have been
Fm                        F11
       Let me occupy your mind
As you do mine
   Fm        F11
|    |  /  |   |  /  |
   Fm        F11
|    |  /  |   |  /  |
Fm      Eb      Db      Cm
CHORUS:
Fm      Cm      Db      Eb
   (woooooooooooooooooooo)
                      Fm
Your hearts a mess
Cm      Db           Eb
            You wont admit to it
Fm      Eb              Db
            It makes no sense
         Cm            Fm
But Im desperate to connect
Db        Eb             Cm
      And you, you cant live like this
(2 bar gap)
(4 bar drum break) (Fm)
VERSE:
Fm
       You have lost(Too much love)
F11
     To fear, doubt and distrust (Its not enough)
Fm
     You just threw away the key
F11
     (To your heart)
Fm
      You dont get burned (Cause nothing gets through)
F11
       It makes it easier (Easier on you)
      Fm                         F11
But that much more difficult for me
To make you see
   Fm        F11
|    |  /  |   |  /  |
   Fm        F11
|    |  /  |   |  /  |
PRE CHORUS:
Fm               Eb
Love aint fair
       Db        Cm
So there you are
         Fm
My love
F11
 Fm   Eb    Db    Cm
(                 )
ACOUSTIC CHORUS:
Fm     Eb     Db     Eb
                 Fm     Eb      Db
Your hearts a mess
           Eb        Fm
You wont admit to it
Eb                     Db
       It makes no sense
         Eb             Fm
But Im desperate to connect
Db         Eb            Eb
      And you, you cant live like this
CHORUS:
Fm      Cm      Db      Eb
   (woooooooooooooooooooo)
                      Fm
Your hearts a mess
Cm      Db           Eb
            You wont admit to it
Fm      Eb              Db
            It makes no sense
         Cm            Fm
But Im desperate to connect
Db        Eb             Cm
      And you, you cant live like this
   Fm        F11
|    |  /  |   |  /  |
   Fm        F11
|    |  /  |   |  /  |
OUTRO
Fm             Eb
Love aint safe
               Db                Eb
You wont get hurt if you stay chaste
                 Db
So you can wait
                 Cm
But I don't wanna waste...
(1 bar break)
My love
Fm (x4)

Hearts A Mess chords and lyrics

Free chords for Hearts A Mess by Gotye. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

ARTIST: Gotye
TITLE:  Heart's a Mess
Key:    F minor
There's essentially 5 parts to this song, and most of them are variations on the same thing.
Violin line:      |  Fm  | Eb  |  Db  |  Cm |x1 (usually just an intro)
Verse:            |  Fm  |  /  | F11  |  /  |x6
Chorus:           |  Fm  | Cm  |  Db  |  Eb |x4
Acoustic chorus:  |  Fm  | Eb  |  Db  |  Eb |x4
The Outro is just written in the tab, have a look!
I play Fm up high, so the chords just descend
INTRO:
Fm     Eb     Db       Cm
Fm  |  /  |   F11   |  /  |
VERSE:
As you do mine
|  Fm  |  /  | F11  |  /  |
|  Fm  |  /  | F11  |  /  |
Fm      Eb      Db      Cm
CHORUS:
(2 bar gap)
(4 bar drum break) (Fm)
VERSE:
To make you see
|  Fm  |  /  | F11  |  /  |
|  Fm  |  /  | F11  |  /  |
PRE CHORUS:
F11
(Fm     Eb      Db      Cm)
ACOUSTIC CHORUS:
Fm     Eb     Db     Eb
CHORUS:
|  Fm  |  /  | F11  |  /  |
|  Fm  |  /  | F11  |  /  |
OUTRO
(1 bar break)
My love
Fm (x4)

Hearts A Mess Chords by Gotye

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