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Head Over Heels

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1/11

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 11Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning:Standard
*Chords listed at end
You might want to check the chord inversions at the bottom before you try
mark stands for a chord that I could not find the name for, but it sounded
good, so I didn't try changing it. I t is also listed at the end.
  D   D5    D   D5    G   Gadd9    G   Gmaj7X2
DHead over here and Gmtake me
DHead over heels and Gmaching
When I Bmtold you AI was Gmyours I was Dyours
  (D)                 D5             D     D5     G   Gadd9   G  Gmaj7  
In this life you're the one place I call home
In Dthis life D5you're the Dfeeling D5I beGlongGadd9  G  Gmaj7  
In Bmthis life Gmaj9you're the Bmflower Gmaj9and the GthornGadd9  G  
                       Bm                  A      D(Gm)
You're everything that's fair in love and war
DI'm coming down like a Gmgunshot
DIn all these battles GmI've fought
You're the Bmmark I'm Aaiming Gmfor I was Dyours
~REPEAT CHORUS~
And Gadd9love and Dsus2war
Head over BmheelsGmaj9  Bm  Gmaj9  Bm  Gmaj9  
BmHead Gmaj9over BmheelsGmaj9  Bm  Gmaj9  Bm  Gmaj9  Bm  Gmaj9  
   D(let ring)
In this life I'm stubborn to the core
In this life I've been burning after more
We both know what these open arms are for
You're Dsus2everything that's fair
In Dthis lifD5e you're my Donly oD5ne
      Dsus2?            Dsus2?
In this life you're my only one
In Dthis lifD5e you're my Donly oD5ne
      Dsus2?            Dsus2?
In this life you're my only one
In Dthis lifD5e you're the Done place D5I call GhomeGadd9  G  Gmaj7  
In Dthis lifD5e you're the Dfeeling D5I beGlongGadd9  G  Gmaj7  
In Bmthis lifGmaj9e you're the Bmflower anGmaj9d the GthornGadd9  G  Gmaj7  
You're Bmeverything that's Afair in love and Dwar
*Chords used
            D      D5     G   Gadd9     Gmaj7      Gm    Bm     Gmaj9     A     Dsus2?
e|-----2-----5-----3-----5-----2-----3-----2-----5-----0-----0-----6-----|
B|-----3-----3-----0-----0-----0-----3-----3-----3-----2-----3-----3-----|
G|-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----4-----4-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----5-----4-----4-----2-----0-----0-----|
A|-----x-----x-----2-----2-----2-----5-----2-----2-----0-----x-----x-----|
E|-----x-----x-----3-----3-----3-----3-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----|
Peace, Love, I'm out.

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Head Over Heels

by Switchfoot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gadd9

Gmaj7

Gmaj9

Dsus2

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Tuning:Standard

*Chords listed at end

You might want to check the chord inversions at the bottom before you try

mark stands for a chord that I could not find the name for, but it sounded

good, so I didn't try changing it. I t is also listed at the end.

D D5 D D5 G Gadd9 G Gmaj7

D Gm

Head over here and take me

D Gm

Head over heels and aching

Bm A Gm D

When I told you I was yours I was yours

D D5 D D5 G Gadd9 G Gmaj7

()

In this life you're the one place I call home

D D5 D D5 G Gadd9 G Gmaj7

In this life you're the feeling I belong

Bm Gmaj9 Bm Gmaj9 G Gadd9 G

In this life you're the flower and the thorn

Bm A D Gm

()

You're everything that's fair in love and war

D Gm

I'm coming down like a gunshot

D Gm

In all these battles I've fought

Bm A Gm D

You're the mark I'm aiming for I was yours

~REPEAT CHORUS~

Gadd9 Dsus2

And love and war

Bm Gmaj9 Bm Gmaj9 Bm Gmaj9

Head over heels

Bm Gmaj9 Bm Gmaj9 Bm Gmaj9 Bm Gmaj9 Bm Gmaj9

Head over heels

(let ring)

In this life I'm stubborn to the core

In this life I've been burning after more

We both know what these open arms are for

Dsus2

You're everything that's fair

D D5 D D5

In this life you're my only one

Dsus2 Dsus2

? ?

In this life you're my only one

D D5 D D5

In this life you're my only one

Dsus2 Dsus2

? ?

In this life you're my only one

D D5 D D5 G Gadd9 G Gmaj7

In this life you're the one place I call home

D D5 D D5 G Gadd9 G Gmaj7

In this life you're the feeling I belong

Bm Gmaj9 Bm Gmaj9 G Gadd9 G Gmaj7

In this life you're the flower and the thorn

Bm A D

You're everything that's fair in love and war

*Chords used

D D5 G Gadd9 Gmaj7 Gm Bm Gmaj9 A Dsus2

e|-----2-----5-----3-----5-----2-----3-----2-----5-----0-----0-----6-----|

B|-----3-----3-----0-----0-----0-----3-----3-----3-----2-----3-----3-----|

G|-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----4-----4-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|

D|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----5-----4-----4-----2-----0-----0-----|

A|-----x-----x-----2-----2-----2-----5-----2-----2-----0-----x-----x-----|

E|-----x-----x-----3-----3-----3-----3-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----|

Peace, Love, I'm out.

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