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Saltwater Heart

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1/4

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 4Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

CAPO 5
Chords:
e|-F3--Am7-3---G3---C3---|
B|-1---1---1---1---|
G|-2---0---0---0---|
D|-3---2---0---2---|
A|-0---0---2---3---|
E|-1---x---3---x---|
[Intro]
  F    Am7x2
[Verse 1]
FTalking to myself in a land-locked parking lot
Am7Cough drop dripping from my mouth like a long Fshot
My writer's block ink oh Am7oh oh
FSick of all the small talk, tripping non-stop
from the Am7open mouthed graves of the faux-hawk cinderblock Fmall
my blood clot pen oh oh Am7oh
Oh, maybe I could break cFlean
Yeah, maybe I could break cGlean
[Chorus]
When I'm on your shCore again
I can feel the ocFean
I can feel your oAm7pen arms
That pure emFotion
I'm finally fCree again
Like my own explFosion
when I'm on your Am7shore again
I can feel the Focean
[Verse 2]
FSaltwater running through my veins like a blind spot
Am7Like I got caught, saltwater like a teardrop
FWith a saltwater heart oh way ohAm7  
Now it's an Fabstract thought but I've been thinking non-stop
'bout the Am7fact that my body's made most out of raindroFps
With this saltwater heart oh way ohAm7  
Oh, maybe I could wash clFean
Yeah, maybe I could belGieve
[Chorus]
When I'm on your sChore again
I can feel the oFcean
I can feel your Am7open arms
That pure emFotion
I'm finally fCree again
Like my own explFosion
When I'm on your sAm7hore again
I can feel the oFcean
Woah-oh-oh
  C    F    Am7    Fx2
[Bridge]
Maybe I could wash clFean
Yeah, maybe I could wash cGlean
All my land-locked drFeams
Yeah maybe I could belGieve
[Chorus]
When I'm on your shCore again
I can feel the oFcean
I can feel your Am7open arms
That pure emFotion
I'm finally frCee again
Like my own expFlosion
When I'm on your sAm7hore again
I can feel the oFcean
CYeaFh! Am7Woah-Foh-oh x3
I can feel the Cocean
FWoaAm7h-oh-Foh x4

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Saltwater Heart

by Switchfoot

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

CAPO 5

Chords:

F Am7 G C

e|-3---3---3---3---|

B|-1---1---1---1---|

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

D|-3---2---0---2---|

A|-0---0---2---3---|

E|-1---x---3---x---|

[Intro]

F Am7

[Verse 1]

Talking to myself in a land-locked parking lot

Am7 F

Cough drop dripping from my mouth like a long shot

Am7

My writer's block ink oh oh oh

Sick of all the small talk, tripping non-stop

Am7 F

from the open mouthed graves of the faux-hawk cinderblock mall

Am7

my blood clot pen oh oh oh

Oh, maybe I could break clean

Yeah, maybe I could break clean

[Chorus]

When I'm on your shore again

I can feel the ocean

Am7

I can feel your open arms

That pure emotion

I'm finally free again

Like my own explosion

Am7

when I'm on your shore again

I can feel the ocean

[Verse 2]

Saltwater running through my veins like a blind spot

Am7

Like I got caught, saltwater like a teardrop

F Am7

With a saltwater heart oh way oh

Now it's an abstract thought but I've been thinking non-stop

Am7 F

'bout the fact that my body's made most out of raindrops

Am7

With this saltwater heart oh way oh

Oh, maybe I could wash clean

Yeah, maybe I could believe

[Chorus]

When I'm on your shore again

I can feel the ocean

Am7

I can feel your open arms

That pure emotion

I'm finally free again

Like my own explosion

Am7

When I'm on your shore again

I can feel the ocean

Woah-oh-oh

C F Am7 F

[Bridge]

Maybe I could wash clean

Yeah, maybe I could wash clean

All my land-locked dreams

Yeah maybe I could believe

[Chorus]

When I'm on your shore again

I can feel the ocean

Am7

I can feel your open arms

That pure emotion

I'm finally free again

Like my own explosion

Am7

When I'm on your shore again

I can feel the ocean

C F Am7 F

Yeah! Woah-oh-oh x3

I can feel the ocean

F Am7 F

Woah-oh-oh x4

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