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Heart Attack by Wild Rivers
Capo 5
The intro is also the strumming pattern for the verses.
[Intro]
e|C/G-----------------|G-----------------|C/G-----------------|-F----------------|  ^
B|-----------------|--------^0h1-----|------|1----^1|1-|^1------|1^1-----|  | = strum up
G|-----------------|--------|0-------|------|0----|0|0-||0h2----|2|0--^0-|
D|^2------^2|0^0|0-|^0------|0----^0-||0----|0-0h2|2v2-||3------|3|3--|3-|  |
A||3------|3|3|3|3-||2------|2----|2-||2----|3---------|--------v3|3--|3-|  | = strum down
E||3------|3v3|3v3-||3------|3----|3-|v3----v3---------|-----------------|  v
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|Am-----------------|D/F#-----------------|-F----------------|C/G-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-1^1|1^1--^1|1^1-|--------^1-------|
G|--------^2-------|-------------2p0-|-0|0|0|0--|0|0|0-|--------|0-------|
D|^2------|2|0^0|2-|^0----^0-0h2-----|^3|3|3|3^3|3|3|3-|^2------|2-------|
A||0------|0v0|0v0-||0----|0---------||3|3v3|3|3|3v3|3-||3---------------|
E|-----------------||2---2-----------|-----------------||3---------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
[Verse 1]
I stepped back just to Gframe it
And CI didn’t know too Fmuch
AmNarrowed my eyes, tried to Dcut through lies
I was Flosing GtouchC  
[Verse 2]
Darling I didn’t know Gnothing
CHead like a head full of Fwine
AmCame like a curse I was Ddown in the first
You didn’t Fuse youGr eyeC  
[Chorus]
  GOh Cmy you just gotta take a Fpiece of me
  GTrying to Ctease out the other Fside
  GCuz Cdarling I just see you been so Fsweet to me
I been Amwaiting on the Gday all Fnight
Would it Amkill you for some Gpiece of Fmind
Would you Amtake me and Gnot look Fback
Good gracious you’re a heart attack
[Interlude]
C G C F Am D F G C
[Verse 3]
We were something like a Gmovie
But Cshe was more the shoFw
SprAmead roots wide in the Dback of my eyes
And she Fnever leGt it slCow
[Verse 4]
I had my hand full of Gaces
Ran her fCingers down the back of my Fneck
AmI stepped back when she Dlaid down that jack
I was Flosing bGreathC  
[Interlude]
   AmoGo-oo-oFo-oo-oo    AmooG-oo-oFo
[Chorus]
  GOh Cmy you just gotta take a Fpiece of me
  GTrying to Ctease out the other Fside
  GCuz darCling I just seen you been so Fsweet to me
I been Amwaiting on the Gday all Fnight
Would it Amkill you for some Gpiece of Fmind
Would you Amtake me and Gnot look Fback
Good gracious you’re a heart attack
[Outro]
C G C F Am D F G C

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Heart Attack

by Wild Rivers

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

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

D/F#

Heart Attack by Wild Rivers

Capo 5

The intro is also the strumming pattern for the verses.

[Intro]

C/G G C/G F

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ^

B|-----------------|--------^0h1-----|------|1----^1|1-|^1------|1^1-----| | = strum up

G|-----------------|--------|0-------|------|0----|0|0-||0h2----|2|0--^0-|

D|^2------^2|0^0|0-|^0------|0----^0-||0----|0-0h2|2v2-||3------|3|3--|3-| |

A||3------|3|3|3|3-||2------|2----|2-||2----|3---------|--------v3|3--|3-| | = strum down

E||3------|3v3|3v3-||3------|3----|3-|v3----v3---------|-----------------| v

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Am D/F# F C/G

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

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

G|--------^2-------|-------------2p0-|-0|0|0|0--|0|0|0-|--------|0-------|

D|^2------|2|0^0|2-|^0----^0-0h2-----|^3|3|3|3^3|3|3|3-|^2------|2-------|

A||0------|0v0|0v0-||0----|0---------||3|3v3|3|3|3v3|3-||3---------------|

E|-----------------||2---2-----------|-----------------||3---------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

[Verse 1]

I stepped back just to frame it

C F

And I didn’t know too much

Am D

Narrowed my eyes, tried to cut through lies

F G C

I was losing touch

[Verse 2]

Darling I didn’t know nothing

C F

Head like a head full of wine

Am D

Came like a curse I was down in the first

F G C

You didn’t use your eye

[Chorus]

G C F

Oh my you just gotta take a piece of me

G C F

Trying to tease out the other side

G C F

Cuz darling I just see you been so sweet to me

Am G F

I been waiting on the day all night

Am G F

Would it kill you for some piece of mind

Am G F

Would you take me and not look back

Good gracious you’re a heart attack

[Interlude]

C G C F Am D F G C

[Verse 3]

We were something like a movie

C F

But she was more the show

Am D

Spread roots wide in the back of my eyes

F G C

And she never let it slow

[Verse 4]

I had my hand full of aces

C F

Ran her fingers down the back of my neck

Am D

I stepped back when she laid down that jack

F G C

I was losing breath

[Interlude]

Am G F Am G F

oo-oo-oo-oo-oo oo-oo-oo

[Chorus]

G C F

Oh my you just gotta take a piece of me

G C F

Trying to tease out the other side

G C F

Cuz darling I just seen you been so sweet to me

Am G F

I been waiting on the day all night

Am G F

Would it kill you for some piece of mind

Am G F

Would you take me and not look back

Good gracious you’re a heart attack

[Outro]

C G C F Am D F G C

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