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What Makes The Irish Heart Beat

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Verse# 1
EAll that trouble all that B7grief
That's Awhy I had to leaveE  
Staying away too F#7long is in deB7feat
Why I'm ESinging this B7song
Why I'Am Heading Back hEome
That's what makes the B7Irish heart beatE  
Verse# 2
I'm just like a hobo riding a train
I'm like a gangster living in Spain
Have to watch my back and I'm
running out of time
when I roll the dice again
If lady luck will call my name
that's what makes the 
Irish heart beat
Bridge:
Well that'As what makes it beat
when I'm Estanding on the street
and I'm standing underneaF#7th
this Wrigley's B7sign
Oh sEo far away from B7home
but I Aknow I've got to Eroam
Ethat's what makes the
B7Irish heart beaEt
Solo:  verse chords
Bridge:
And it was off to foreign climbs
on the Piccadilly line
we where standing underneath
the Wrigley's sign
so far away from home
but know I've got roam
that's what makes the
Irish heart beat
Verse# 3
Just like a sailor out on the foam
any port in a storm
where we tend to burn the candle
at both ends
Down the corridors of fame
like the spark ignites the flame
that's what makes the
Irish heart beat
But I roll the dice again
If lady luck will call my name
that's what makes the
Irish heart beat
Oh that's what make the
Irish heart beat
EThat's what makes the
          B7         A      EEnd
Irish heart beat

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What Makes The Irish Heart Beat

by Van Morrison

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#7

Verse# 1

E B7

All that trouble all that grief

A E

That's why I had to leave

F#7 B7

Staying away too long is in defeat

E B7

Why I'm Singing this song

A E

Why I'm Heading Back home

B7 E

That's what makes the Irish heart beat

Verse# 2

I'm just like a hobo riding a train

I'm like a gangster living in Spain

Have to watch my back and I'm

running out of time

when I roll the dice again

If lady luck will call my name

that's what makes the

Irish heart beat

Bridge:

Well that's what makes it beat

when I'm standing on the street

F#7

and I'm standing underneath

this Wrigley's sign

E B7

Oh so far away from home

A E

but I know I've got to roam

that's what makes the

B7 E

Irish heart beat

Solo: verse chords

Bridge:

And it was off to foreign climbs

on the Piccadilly line

we where standing underneath

the Wrigley's sign

so far away from home

but know I've got roam

that's what makes the

Irish heart beat

Verse# 3

Just like a sailor out on the foam

any port in a storm

where we tend to burn the candle

at both ends

Down the corridors of fame

like the spark ignites the flame

that's what makes the

Irish heart beat

But I roll the dice again

If lady luck will call my name

that's what makes the

Irish heart beat

Oh that's what make the

Irish heart beat

That's what makes the

B7 A E

End

Irish heart beat

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