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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 7Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

On the Mary Weiss album , it's played in B
I tabbed this off of Greg playing it live, which
Intro:
A  A A D E  E E
e|-5------------5--5-------0-------0---0-------------|
B|-5------------5--5---7---0-------0---0-------------|
G|-6------------6--6---7---1-------1---1-------------|
D|-7--ring------7--7---7---2-------2---2-------------|
A|-7------------7--7---5---2-------2---2-------------|
E|-5------------5--5-------0-------0---0-------------|
Awhen i held you clEose
that's when i kF#mnew
you shook me through and tC#mhrough
Bmi couldn't let you F#mgo
and Di couldn't let it sEhow
now this whole worlds unfair
i know it's true
what can i do
one day you'll be free
you'll come running to me
until then...
Chorus:
Dmy heart, is beating, it's beating baby,
Ai know that you've been cheating but
Eif I take you back, you gotta walk a straight narrow track,
I said, if I take you back, I want to know, yoDu'll Dbe gAood Ato mEe
when i see you on the street
i look away
what can i say
things being what they were
i still belong to her
and she got herself a good man
yes she's got me
but she just don't see
that my love is fading fast
now how long can it last
when my heart...
Chorus
  A      G#m   F#mdo you still want C#mme
Bmi still want yAou
F#mtime will set us fC#mree
Bmbut i can't take it
Bmi know i can't make it
you knDow i won't make it without Eyou
Solo, then Chorus once more

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My Heart Is Beating

by Greg Cartwright

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

C#m

G#m

On the Mary Weiss album , it's played in B

I tabbed this off of Greg playing it live, which

Intro:

A A A D E E E

e|-5------------5--5-------0-------0---0-------------|

B|-5------------5--5---7---0-------0---0-------------|

G|-6------------6--6---7---1-------1---1-------------|

D|-7--ring------7--7---7---2-------2---2-------------|

A|-7------------7--7---5---2-------2---2-------------|

E|-5------------5--5-------0-------0---0-------------|

A E

when i held you close

F#m

that's when i knew

C#m

you shook me through and through

Bm F#m

i couldn't let you go

D E

and i couldn't let it show

now this whole worlds unfair

i know it's true

what can i do

one day you'll be free

you'll come running to me

until then...

Chorus:

my heart, is beating, it's beating baby,

i know that you've been cheating but

if I take you back, you gotta walk a straight narrow track,

D D A A E

I said, if I take you back, I want to know, you'll be good to me

when i see you on the street

i look away

what can i say

things being what they were

i still belong to her

and she got herself a good man

yes she's got me

but she just don't see

that my love is fading fast

now how long can it last

when my heart...

Chorus

A G#m F#m C#m

do you still want me

Bm A

i still want you

F#m C#m

time will set us free

but i can't take it

i know i can't make it

D E

you know i won't make it without you

Solo, then Chorus once more

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