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"Poet's Heart"
Capo 2
[Intro] 
G   D   G   D
[Verse]
GWhen did I lose my voDice?
GWhen did I maDke the choice to Em7be
living so eDasy in the quiEm7et?D  
GToo much of restDless thinking
GBut they say timDe is everythingEm7  
You came Dand opened up the silEm7enceD  
[Pre chorus]
So I Em7lie awakGe,
writing Cadd9symphonies trapped insDide me,
But now Em7I knoGw, what you gCadd9ive to me,
I'm liDving with the poet's hGeartD,   Em7heartD  
[Chorus]
Now all the liGghts turned on and I'm nevDer gonna stop
As the woGrds come out, it's becauDse you lit the spark
You're a Em7priceless, timeless, precioDus work of art
Though Em7everywhere you are,
I'm livDing with the poet's heGart.
[Verse]
GWhisper to me aDgain
GYou fall from my eaDrs straight to my Em7pen,
How did you sDee right throEm7ugh?
It's like you're aDlways new.
[Pre Chorus]
So I Em7lie awaGke
writing sCadd9ymphonies, you awDoken me
Cause nEm7ow I kGnow, what you sCadd9ing to me,
I'm lDiving with the poet's GhearDt,  Em7heart.D  
[Chorus]
Now all the liGghts turned on and I'm nevDer gonna stop
As the woGrds come out, it's becauDse you lit the spark
You're a Em7priceless, timeless, precioDus work of art
Though Em7everywhere you are,
I'm livDing with the poet's heGart.
[Link]
    G      D  GOh, Doh
[Pre Chorus]
So lEm7et's lie aGwake, making Cadd9history
Yeah, yDou and me
Cause Em7now we knGow,
so won't you Cadd9sing to me,
our mDelody, yDeahDsus  D  
[Chorus]
Now all the liGghts turned on and I'm nevDer gonna stop
As the woGrds come out, it's becauDse you lit the spark
You're a Em7priceless, timeless, precioDus work of art
Though Em7everywhere you are,
I'm livDing with the poet's heGart.
GHearDt,   Em7heartD  
[Outro]
Now my fEm7eet won't touch the groGund,
Yeah, we're Cadd9flying high homewaDrd bound
Take my Em7hand, yeah, just like tGhat.
We'll keep Cadd9riding, riding
Don't lDook back, doCadd9n't look back, Dno, no.G.. 

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Poets Heart

by Westlife

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cadd9

Dsus

"Poet's Heart"

Capo 2

[Intro]

G D G D

[Verse]

G D

When did I lose my voice?

G D Em7

When did I make the choice to be

D Em7 D

living so easy in the quiet?

G D

Too much of restless thinking

G D Em7

But they say time is everything

D Em7 D

You came and opened up the silence

[Pre chorus]

Em7 G

So I lie awake,

Cadd9 D

writing symphonies trapped inside me,

Em7 G Cadd9

But now I know, what you give to me,

D G D Em7 D

I'm living with the poet's heart, heart

[Chorus]

G D

Now all the lights turned on and I'm never gonna stop

G D

As the words come out, it's because you lit the spark

Em7 D

You're a priceless, timeless, precious work of art

Em7

Though everywhere you are,

D G

I'm living with the poet's heart.

[Verse]

G D

Whisper to me again

G D Em7

You fall from my ears straight to my pen,

D Em7

How did you see right through?

It's like you're always new.

[Pre Chorus]

Em7 G

So I lie awake

Cadd9 D

writing symphonies, you awoken me

Em7 G Cadd9

Cause now I know, what you sing to me,

D G D Em7 D

I'm living with the poet's heart, heart.

[Chorus]

G D

Now all the lights turned on and I'm never gonna stop

G D

As the words come out, it's because you lit the spark

Em7 D

You're a priceless, timeless, precious work of art

Em7

Though everywhere you are,

D G

I'm living with the poet's heart.

[Link]

G D G D

Oh, oh

[Pre Chorus]

Em7 G Cadd9

So let's lie awake, making history

Yeah, you and me

Em7 G

Cause now we know,

Cadd9

so won't you sing to me,

D D Dsus D

our melody, yeah

[Chorus]

G D

Now all the lights turned on and I'm never gonna stop

G D

As the words come out, it's because you lit the spark

Em7 D

You're a priceless, timeless, precious work of art

Em7

Though everywhere you are,

D G

I'm living with the poet's heart.

G D Em7 D

Heart, heart

[Outro]

Em7 G

Now my feet won't touch the ground,

Cadd9 D

Yeah, we're flying high homeward bound

Em7 G

Take my hand, yeah, just like that.

Cadd9

We'll keep riding, riding

D Cadd9 D G

Don't look back, don't look back, no, no...

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