Soft-Hearted Hana

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Step 1 / 39Position: 2
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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From: "George Harrison" (1979)
Tuning: Standard
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Capo on the 7th fret, one of Harrison’s favourites. One can hear the 7th
fret all over the recording. And the Em shapes lend themselves perfectly
Em1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + A71 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----3---0---0---|3-3---0---------|--3-------------|----------------|
B|----0---0-3-0-3-|0-0---0---3-----|2-2-------------|----------------|
G|----0-----0---0-|0---------0-----|0---------------|----------------|
D|2---------------|2---------------|2---------------|----------------|
A|2---------------|2---------------|0---------------|----------------|
E|0---------------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
C1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Em1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + C1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + D1 + 2 G+ 3 + 4 +
e|----3---0---0---|3-3---0---------|----3---0---0---|5-5---3---3---3-|
B|----1---1-3-1-3-|0-0---0---------|----1---1-3-1-3-|3-3---0---0---0-|
G|0---------0---0-|0---------------|0---------0---0-|2-----0---------|
D|2---------------|2---------------|2---------------|0-----0---------|
A|3---------------|2---------------|3---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|0---------------|----------------|------3---------|
B71 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 B7sus4+ 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--2-------------|--0-0---0---0-0-|
B|--0-------------|--0-0---0---0-0-|
G|2---------------|--2-2---2---2-2-|
D|1---------------|--4-4---4---4-4-|
A|2---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
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Capo: 7th fret 2nd fret
Play: Em Am
Key Bm Bm
For chords in original key transpose -5
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
B7sus4 x-x-4-2-0-0
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[Intro]
| Em| % | A7| % |
| C| Em| C| D   G|
| B7| B7sus4|
[Verse 1]
EmI ate it and at once my eyes could A7see you
CNo sooner had I Emooped it down
CI felt so far off Dfrom the Gground I B7stood on
[Verse 2]
EmMy legs seemed to me like high-rise A7buildings
CMy head was high Emup in the sky
CMy skin the sun beDgan to frGy like baB7con
And B7then somebody old appeared and asked had I come far
And B7hadn't they just seen me up on EmHaleakala (Haleakala)
I B7kept on body surfing to pretend I hadn't heard
There was B7someone there beside me, swimming Emlike Richard III
| A7| % |
I'm still smiling (I'm still smiling)
[Solo]
| Em| % | A7| % |
| C| Em| C| D   G|
| B7| % |
| Em| % | A7| % |
| C| Em| C| D   G|
| B7| % |
B7Seven naked native girls swam seven sacred pools
Lone-B7ranger smoking doobies said you're Embreaking all the rules
B7Better get your clothes on or else there'll be a row
If it B7wasn't for my sunstroke I would Emtake you on right now
| A7| % |
I'm still smiling (I'm still smiling)
[Verse 3]
EmI fell in love with my soft-hearted A7Hana
CShe entered right in Emthrough my heart
CAnd now although we're Dmiles aGpart, I still B7feel her
[Verse 4]
EmShe lives beneath the crater in the A7meadow
CShe grows among the Emfruit and grain
CYou can meet her after Dheavy Grain has B7fallen
[Outro]
| Em| % | A7| % |
| C| Em| C| D   G|
| B7| % |
(repeat and fade)
All chords in this song (7)

The story behind the song

This song captures the hallucinatory experience of magic mushrooms, with lyrics inspired by George Harrison's time in Hana, a remote town on the Hawaiian island of Maui. It recounts vivid psychedelic imagery, like feeling elevated above the ground with legs like "high-rise buildings" and a head "up in the sky." The composition, with its dobro, jazz piano, and prominent chorus vocals, has an old-time music hall feel, reflecting a mood similar to some of Harrison's earlier rustic songs. At its heart, it's a whimsical journey through an altered state, where the singer encounters various characters and remains "still smiling" despite the wildness.

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