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Heavenfaced

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1/22

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 22Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[See below for Fig. 1 and 2, and how to play the used chords in a way that sounds quite 
similar to the piano.]
(2x)  C   G   Dm  Am  
CI could walk out, Gbut I won't,
DmIn my mind I am Amin your arms.
CI wish someone would Gtake my place,
DmCan't face heaven all Amheavenfaced.
CNo one's careful all Gthe time,
DmIf you lose me, I'm Amgonna die.
[2x Fig. 1]
CHow completely Ghigh was I?
DmI was off by a Amthousand miles.
CHit the ceiling, Gthen you fall,
DmThings are tougher than Amwe are.
CI could walk out, Gbut I won't,
DmIn my mind I am Amin your arms.
CI wish someone would Gtake my place,
DmCan't face heaven all Amheavenfaced.
[2x Fig. 1]
(4x) CLet's go wait out in the Gfields with the ones we Dmlove.Am  
[3x Fig. 2]
      C(Cadd9)      G(Cmaj9)
She's a griever, my believer
F/AIt's not a fever, Dm/Ait's a freezer
   C(Cadd9)                Am    Em7/G  Em  
I believe her, I`m a griever now
      C(Cadd9)      G(Cmaj9)
She's a griever, my believer
DmIt's not a fever, Amit's a freezer
   C(Cadd9)                Am  G  
I believe her, I`m a griever now
BeCcause we'll Gall arrive Fin heaven Dmalive
CWe'll Amall arGriveEm  
BeCcause we'll Gall arrive Dmin heaven aAmlive
CWe'll Amall arGrive
[6x Fig. 2]
 Am   G   Em   G      C[All without high  Estring]
---
Fig. 1:
e|G------Em/B------C------------|
B|------0-------1-1---1-1-|
G|-0----0-------0-0---0-0-|
D|-0----2-------2-2---2-2-|
A|-2----2-----3-----3-----|
E|-3----------------------|
Fig. 2:
e|G------Em/B------C--|
B|------0-----1-|
G|-0----0-----0-|
D|-0----2-----2-|
A|-2----2-----3-|
E|-3------------|
---
Used chords:
e|-C0--G---Dm1--Am---Cadd90-----Cmaj90-----F/A1---Dm/A1----Em7/G0-----Em0--F1-|
B|-1--0--3--1--3-----1-----1---3----0-----0--1-|
G|-0--0--2--2--0-----0-----2---2----0-----0--2-|
D|-2--0--0--2--2-----0-----3---0----2-----2--3-|
A|-3--2-----0--3-----2-----0---0----2-----2--3-|
E|----3--------------3--------------3-----0--1-|

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Heavenfaced

by The National

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Cmaj9

F/A

Dm/A

Em7/G

Em/B

[See below for Fig. 1 and 2, and how to play the used chords in a way that sounds quite

similar to the piano.]

C G Dm Am

(2x)

C G

I could walk out, but I won't,

Dm Am

In my mind I am in your arms.

C G

I wish someone would take my place,

Dm Am

Can't face heaven all heavenfaced.

C G

No one's careful all the time,

Dm Am

If you lose me, I'm gonna die.

[2x Fig. 1]

C G

How completely high was I?

Dm Am

I was off by a thousand miles.

C G

Hit the ceiling, then you fall,

Dm Am

Things are tougher than we are.

C G

I could walk out, but I won't,

Dm Am

In my mind I am in your arms.

C G

I wish someone would take my place,

Dm Am

Can't face heaven all heavenfaced.

[2x Fig. 1]

C G Dm Am

(4x) Let's go wait out in the fields with the ones we love.

[3x Fig. 2]

C Cadd9 G Cmaj9

() ()

She's a griever, my believer

F/A Dm/A

It's not a fever, it's a freezer

C Cadd9 Am Em7/G Em

()

I believe her, I`m a griever now

C Cadd9 G Cmaj9

() ()

She's a griever, my believer

Dm Am

It's not a fever, it's a freezer

C Cadd9 Am G

()

I believe her, I`m a griever now

C G F Dm

Because we'll all arrive in heaven alive

C Am G Em

We'll all arrive

C G Dm Am

Because we'll all arrive in heaven alive

C Am G

We'll all arrive

[6x Fig. 2]

Am G Em G C E

[All without high string]

---

Fig. 1:

G Em/B C

e|------------------------|

B|------0-------1-1---1-1-|

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

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

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

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

Fig. 2:

G Em/B C

e|--------------|

B|------0-----1-|

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

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

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

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

---

Used chords:

C G Dm Am Cadd9 Cmaj9 F/A Dm/A Em7/G Em F

e|-0-----1-----0-----0-----1---1----0-----0--1-|

B|-1--0--3--1--3-----1-----1---3----0-----0--1-|

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

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

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

E|----3--------------3--------------3-----0--1-|

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