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Keep Me In Your Heart
Warren Zevon & Jorge Calderon
[Intro]
G  G  G  G
[Verse 1]
GShadows are Gmaj7falling and I’m Crunning out of Gbreath
Cadd9Keep me in your heart for a Gwhile
If I Gleave you it Gmaj7doesn’t mean I Clove you any Gless
Cadd9Keep me in your heart for a Gwhile
[Verse 2]
When you Gget up in the Gmaj7morning and you Csee that crazy Gsun
Cadd9Keep me in your heart for a Gwhile
There’s a Gtrain leaving Gmaj7nightly called when aCll is said and dGone
Cadd9Keep me in your heart for a Gwhile
[Chorus]
GSha-la  Gmaj7la-la-la  la-la-Cli  li-lGo
Cadd9Keep me in your heart for a Gwhile
GSha-la  Gmaj7la-la-la  Cla-la-li  li-Glo
Cadd9Keep me in your heart for a Gwhile
[Interlude]
G   Gmaj7   C   G
Cadd9       G
G   Gmaj7   C   G
Cadd9       G
[Verse 3]
GSometimes when you’re Gmaj7doing simple thCings around the hoGuse
Cadd9Maybe you’ll think of me and Gsmile
You know I’m Gtied to Gmaj7you like the Cbuttons on your Gblouse
Cadd9Keep me in your heart for a Gwhile
[Bridge]
Cadd9Hold me in your thoughts, G/Btake me to your dreams
Am7Touch me as I fall into Gview
Cadd9When the winter comes G/Bkeep the fires lit
Am7And I will be right next D7to you
[Verse 4]
   GEngine dGmaj7river’s headed nCorth to Pleasant SGtream
Cadd9Keep me in your heart for a Gwhile
These Gwheels keep Gmaj7turning but they’re Crunning out of Gsteam
Cadd9Keep me in your heart for a Gwhile
[Chorus]
GSha-la  Gmaj7la-la-la  la-la-Cli  li-lGo
CKeep me in your heart for a wGhile
GSha-la  Gmaj7la-la-la  Cla-la-li  li-Glo
CKeep me in your heart for a Gwhile
G  Gmaj7  C   G
Cadd9     G
G  Gmaj7  C   G
[Outro]
Cadd9Keep me in your heart for a Gwhile

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Keep Me In Your Heart

by Warren Zevon

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Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Cadd9

G/B

Am7

Keep Me In Your Heart

Warren Zevon & Jorge Calderon

[Intro]

G G G G

[Verse 1]

G Gmaj7 C G

Shadows are falling and I’m running out of breath

Cadd9 G

Keep me in your heart for a while

G Gmaj7 C G

If I leave you it doesn’t mean I love you any less

Cadd9 G

Keep me in your heart for a while

[Verse 2]

G Gmaj7 C G

When you get up in the morning and you see that crazy sun

Cadd9 G

Keep me in your heart for a while

G Gmaj7 C G

There’s a train leaving nightly called when all is said and done

Cadd9 G

Keep me in your heart for a while

[Chorus]

G Gmaj7 C G

Sha-la la-la-la la-la-li li-lo

Cadd9 G

Keep me in your heart for a while

G Gmaj7 C G

Sha-la la-la-la la-la-li li-lo

Cadd9 G

Keep me in your heart for a while

[Interlude]

G Gmaj7 C G

Cadd9 G

G Gmaj7 C G

Cadd9 G

[Verse 3]

G Gmaj7 C G

Sometimes when you’re doing simple things around the house

Cadd9 G

Maybe you’ll think of me and smile

G Gmaj7 C G

You know I’m tied to you like the buttons on your blouse

Cadd9 G

Keep me in your heart for a while

[Bridge]

Cadd9 G/B

Hold me in your thoughts, take me to your dreams

Am7 G

Touch me as I fall into view

Cadd9 G/B

When the winter comes keep the fires lit

Am7 D7

And I will be right next to you

[Verse 4]

G Gmaj7 C G

Engine driver’s headed north to Pleasant Stream

Cadd9 G

Keep me in your heart for a while

G Gmaj7 C G

These wheels keep turning but they’re running out of steam

Cadd9 G

Keep me in your heart for a while

[Chorus]

G Gmaj7 C G

Sha-la la-la-la la-la-li li-lo

C G

Keep me in your heart for a while

G Gmaj7 C G

Sha-la la-la-la la-la-li li-lo

C G

Keep me in your heart for a while

G Gmaj7 C G

Cadd9 G

G Gmaj7 C G

[Outro]

Cadd9 G

Keep me in your heart for a while

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