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Wooden Heart

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 6Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Boom Forest
Wooden Heart
Standard Tuning
Chords:
    G     G/Em     G/A     G/D     G/B     G/Em*
e|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|   
B|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|  
G|--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--2--| |--0--| |--0--|   
D|--0--| |--0--| |--2--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--|   
A|--x--| |--2--| |--x--| |--x--| |--x--| |--2--|   
E|--3--| |--x--| |--x--| |--x--| |--2--| |--0--|   
Notes:
The G/Em* he plays the E open at the top while keeping his finger on the second fret of the A string. I think
there are variations to what he plays but both sound fine to me.
[Intro]
G (tabs)
[Verse 1]
                    G/DG/Em                  G/A  G  
As a young man I lived deep inside a forest
                    G/DG/Em                      G/A           G  
With a wooden heart to help me bide my time
                            G/DG/Em                   G/A  G  
You've heard stories like it a million times before this
             G/DG/Em            G/A  G  
But this is mine, this is mine
     G/Em                               G/A                      G/D  G  
It's about a time when a man had felt he'd finally met his match
        G/Em*                           G/A        G/D  G  
She had lost her way while dancing in the shade
        G/Em*                        G/A               G/D  G  
And she told him if he'd carve her name into his wooden heart
          G/Em*  G/A  G/D
She would stay, stay
[Chorus 1]
G     G/B           G/Em*
But I lived inside a wooden heart
I couldnG't, couldn't G/Bsee the foresG/At for the trees
G         G/B                    G/Em*                          
But if I would come down for anyone
It was sG/Dhe, Git was G/Dshe, Git was sG/Dhe, Git was sheG/D  G  
[Verse 2]
                  G/DG/Em                  G/A  G  
So the shadow dancer made a proposition
                     G/DG/Em                    G/A                                      G  
And my wooden heart was still em-petrified
                   G/DG/Em                     G/A  G  
I had lived alone for so long in that forest
                      G/DG/Em                     G/A                     G  
That I could not bear to share it with a bride
     G/Em*                       G/A              G/D                                     G  
So I sent that girl away and all I gave her was a lie
        G/Em*                            G/A               G/D  G  
I said everything worthwhile would come in time
    G/Em*                           G/A             G/D  G  
And since she's gone away I swear I've never felt so alone
       G/Em*                       G/A                                            
Living in a wooden heart inside my mind
[Chorus 2]
G     G/B           G/Em*
But I lived inside a wooden heart
I couldnG't, couldn't G/Bsee the foresG/At for the trees
G         G/B                    G/Em*                          
But if I would come down for anyone
It was sG/Dhe, Git was G/Dshe, Git was sG/Dhe, Git was sheG/D  G  
[Verse 3]
                  G/DG/Em                      G/A  G  
For years I wandered nights inside the forest
                      G/DG/Em                 G/A           G  
Crying as her name would echo from the trees
                          G/DG/Em                   G/A           G  
Though years have past since last I left the forest
                     G/DG/Em                G/A           G  
I can hear her dance in every shadow that I see
[Outro]
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Wooden Heart

by Boom Forest

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/D

G/A

G/B

Boom Forest

Wooden Heart

Standard Tuning

Chords:

G G/Em G/A G/D G/B G/Em*

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

B|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|

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

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

A|--x--| |--2--| |--x--| |--x--| |--x--| |--2--|

E|--3--| |--x--| |--x--| |--x--| |--2--| |--0--|

Notes:

The G/Em* he plays the E open at the top while keeping his finger on the second fret of the A string. I think

there are variations to what he plays but both sound fine to me.

[Intro]

G (tabs)

[Verse 1]

G/D G/A G

G/Em

As a young man I lived deep inside a forest

G/D G/A G

G/Em

With a wooden heart to help me bide my time

G/D G/A G

G/Em

You've heard stories like it a million times before this

G/D G/A G

G/Em

But this is mine, this is mine

G/A G/D G

G/Em

It's about a time when a man had felt he'd finally met his match

G/A G/D G

G/Em*

She had lost her way while dancing in the shade

G/A G/D G

G/Em*

And she told him if he'd carve her name into his wooden heart

G/Em* G/A G/D

She would stay, stay

[Chorus 1]

G G/B G/Em*

But I lived inside a wooden heart

G G/B G/A

I couldn't, couldn't see the forest for the trees

G G/B G/Em*

But if I would come down for anyone

G/D G G/D G G/D G G/D G

It was she, it was she, it was she, it was she

[Verse 2]

G/D G/A G

G/Em

So the shadow dancer made a proposition

G/D G/A G

G/Em

And my wooden heart was still em-petrified

G/D G/A G

G/Em

I had lived alone for so long in that forest

G/D G/A G

G/Em

That I could not bear to share it with a bride

G/A G/D G

G/Em*

So I sent that girl away and all I gave her was a lie

G/A G/D G

G/Em*

I said everything worthwhile would come in time

G/A G/D G

G/Em*

And since she's gone away I swear I've never felt so alone

G/Em* G/A

Living in a wooden heart inside my mind

[Chorus 2]

G G/B G/Em*

But I lived inside a wooden heart

G G/B G/A

I couldn't, couldn't see the forest for the trees

G G/B G/Em*

But if I would come down for anyone

G/D G G/D G G/D G G/D G

It was she, it was she, it was she, it was she

[Verse 3]

G/D G/A G

G/Em

For years I wandered nights inside the forest

G/D G/A G

G/Em

Crying as her name would echo from the trees

G/D G/A G

G/Em

Though years have past since last I left the forest

G/D G/A G

G/Em

I can hear her dance in every shadow that I see

[Outro]

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