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Brighten My Heart

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Artist Name : Sixpence None the Richer
Song Name   : Brighten My Heart
[Verse 1]
  DMy heart is as D7dark as the soil, sodden with Gmaj7winter rainsGm  
  DMy soul is as hD7eavy as the peat, freshly Gmaj7dug  from the bogGm  
  DMy thoughts swirl like D7willow branches caught in aGmaj7utumn windsGm  
  DMy body is as D7tense as a cat's as it sGmaj7talks its preyGm  
[Chorus]
   GHelp me Dopen my heart to YGou
   Help me Dopen my heart to YGou
   Help me Dopen my heart to YFou, oh JesF2us
It's whCat I loAng to dDo
OoGh, to doD, ooGh
[Verse 2]
  DMy heart is as D7dark as the soil, sodden with Gmaj7winter rains   Gm(Lord, brighten my heart)
  DMy soul is as hD7eavy as the peat, freshly dGmaj7ug from the bog   Gm(Lord, lighten my soul)
  DMy thoughts swirl like D7willow branches caught in aGmaj7utumn winds  Gm(Lord, still my thoughts)
  DMy body is as tD7ense as a cat's as it sGmaj7talks its prey    Gm(Lord relax my boGdy)
[Chorus]
   Help me Dopen my heart to YGou (Help me open my heart to You)
   Help me Dopen my heart to YGou (Help me open my heart to You)
   Help me Dopen my heart to YFou, oh JesF2us
It's whCat I loAng to dDo
OoGh, to doD, ooGh
[Instrumental]
D   D7   Gmaj7   Gmaj7
D   D7   Gmaj7   Gm
E        G       Gsus2
Bsus2
Soloish thing, tab instead of chords:
e|----5--2--0--0-2-0-0-0--0-2--0-----3-3-2-0-2-|
B|----3--3---3-1---1-1-1-3-----3-----3-3-----3-|
G|-2--2--2-----2---2-----------0-----3-3-----2-|
D|-0--0--0-----0---0-----------0-----2-2-----0-|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------3---3-----------|
e|-5--2---0-2-3-2-0--0-0---0-2--0-----3-3-2-0-2-|
B|-3--3--3--1-1-1-1--1-1--3-----3-----3-3-------|
G|-2--2-----2-2-2-2--2-2--------0-----3-3-------|
D|-0--0-----0-0-0-0--0-0--------0-----2-2-------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------3---3-----------|
e|-0--0-0-0-0---0--h2-0---2-5-5--5-5--2-2---10/3-|
B|-0--0-0-2-3-2-0-----3-r-----3--3-3--2-2----8/3-|
G|-1--1-1-2-4-2-1-----0-i-----0--2-2--4-4------0-|
D|-2--2-2-2-0-2-2-----0-n-----0--2-2--4-4------0-|
A|-2--2-2-0---0-2-------g--------0----2-2------2-|
E|-0--0-0-------0-----3-------3----------------3-|
[Chorus]
   GHelp me Dopen my heart to YGou (Help me open my heart to You)
   Help me Dopen my heart to YGou (Help me open my heart to You)
   Help me Dopen my heart to YFou, sweet JF2esus, I
(Help me Gopen my heart to You) I want to Dopen my heart to YGou
(Help me open my heart to You) I want to Dopen my heart to YGou
(Help me open my heart to You) I want to Dopen my heart to YFou, oh Jesus
It's whCat I loAng to dDo
OoGh, to doD, ooGh
To doD, ooGh
To doD, ooGh
C    A7/C#    D
Chords used:
e|-D2--D72--Gmaj7--2----Gm3--G3--F1--F23--C0-|
B|-3--1----0----3--3--1--1--1-|
G|-2--2----0----3--0--2--2--0-|
D|-0--0----0----5--0--3--3--2-|
A|---------2----5--2--------3-|
E|--------------3--3----------|
That is all you need to play and sing that song with one voice 
and one guitar. The solo isn't exactly what is played...it's sorta 
improvised, because it's played on a dobro or something, and there 
are a lot of other stringed instruments playing at that point.
So the solo is basically my best interpretation of how you can play 
that without the violins, cellos and stuff.

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Brighten My Heart

by Sixpence None The Richer

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Gsus2

Bsus2

A7/C#

Artist Name : Sixpence None the Richer

Song Name : Brighten My Heart

[Verse 1]

D D7 Gmaj7 Gm

My heart is as dark as the soil, sodden with winter rains

D D7 Gmaj7 Gm

My soul is as heavy as the peat, freshly dug from the bog

D D7 Gmaj7 Gm

My thoughts swirl like willow branches caught in autumn winds

D D7 Gmaj7 Gm

My body is as tense as a cat's as it stalks its prey

[Chorus]

G D G

Help me open my heart to You

D G

Help me open my heart to You

D F F2

Help me open my heart to You, oh Jesus

C A D

It's what I long to do

G D G

Ooh, to do, ooh

[Verse 2]

D D7 Gmaj7 Gm

My heart is as dark as the soil, sodden with winter rains (Lord, brighten my heart)

D D7 Gmaj7 Gm

My soul is as heavy as the peat, freshly dug from the bog (Lord, lighten my soul)

D D7 Gmaj7 Gm

My thoughts swirl like willow branches caught in autumn winds (Lord, still my thoughts)

D D7 Gmaj7 Gm G

My body is as tense as a cat's as it stalks its prey (Lord relax my body)

[Chorus]

D G

Help me open my heart to You (Help me open my heart to You)

D G

Help me open my heart to You (Help me open my heart to You)

D F F2

Help me open my heart to You, oh Jesus

C A D

It's what I long to do

G D G

Ooh, to do, ooh

[Instrumental]

D D7 Gmaj7 Gmaj7

D D7 Gmaj7 Gm

E G Gsus2

Bsus2

Soloish thing, tab instead of chords:

e|----5--2--0--0-2-0-0-0--0-2--0-----3-3-2-0-2-|

B|----3--3---3-1---1-1-1-3-----3-----3-3-----3-|

G|-2--2--2-----2---2-----------0-----3-3-----2-|

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

A|---------------------------------------------|

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

e|-5--2---0-2-3-2-0--0-0---0-2--0-----3-3-2-0-2-|

B|-3--3--3--1-1-1-1--1-1--3-----3-----3-3-------|

G|-2--2-----2-2-2-2--2-2--------0-----3-3-------|

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

A|----------------------------------------------|

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

e|-0--0-0-0-0---0--h2-0---2-5-5--5-5--2-2---10/3-|

B|-0--0-0-2-3-2-0-----3-r-----3--3-3--2-2----8/3-|

G|-1--1-1-2-4-2-1-----0-i-----0--2-2--4-4------0-|

D|-2--2-2-2-0-2-2-----0-n-----0--2-2--4-4------0-|

A|-2--2-2-0---0-2-------g--------0----2-2------2-|

E|-0--0-0-------0-----3-------3----------------3-|

[Chorus]

G D G

Help me open my heart to You (Help me open my heart to You)

D G

Help me open my heart to You (Help me open my heart to You)

D F F2

Help me open my heart to You, sweet Jesus, I

G D G

(Help me open my heart to You) I want to open my heart to You

D G

(Help me open my heart to You) I want to open my heart to You

D F

(Help me open my heart to You) I want to open my heart to You, oh Jesus

C A D

It's what I long to do

G D G

Ooh, to do, ooh

D G

To do, ooh

D G

To do, ooh

C A7/C# D

Chords used:

D D7 Gmaj7 Gm G F F2 C

e|-2--2----2----3--3--1--3--0-|

B|-3--1----0----3--3--1--1--1-|

G|-2--2----0----3--0--2--2--0-|

D|-0--0----0----5--0--3--3--2-|

A|---------2----5--2--------3-|

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

That is all you need to play and sing that song with one voice

and one guitar. The solo isn't exactly what is played...it's sorta

improvised, because it's played on a dobro or something, and there

are a lot of other stringed instruments playing at that point.

So the solo is basically my best interpretation of how you can play

that without the violins, cellos and stuff.

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