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Red Heart

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capo on the 4th fret
intro
C   D
Cwere you born in Dwater,
Ca fish so Dcold?
Cwere you born in Dautumn,
Cas the river frDoze?
Ccause you shut up
Dand you're shut in
Cand i know that
you've got your Dreasons
but even still, listen:
Choney, let your red heart shDow
Cwon't you let your red Gheart DshowC?
won't you let your red Gheart DshowC? 
can't you let your red Gheart DshowC?
       C   Dx2
Cwere you born a Dclosed book,
Cfull of secret linesD? (and bound so tight)
Cor did you learn to Dlock it,
Cas not to break your spine? D(oh! you were bound so tight)
cCause you shut up
Dand you're all shut inside
Cand i wanted Dto get you smiling
and maybe once in awhile you could try
Cand maybe let your red heart shDow
COh let your red heart shDow 
CCome on let your red heart shDow
CLet your red heart shDow
C                      G     D  C   (repeat these chords until the end)
won't you let your red heart show?
won't you let your red heart show?
don't you let your red heart go cold
don't you let your red heart go cold
we were given so much and we let it go
we were given so much and we're getting old
we were promised so much but we let it go
we were promised so much and it's going i know
but you look so good when you're laughing you know
yeah you know you look so good when you let it show
honey you look so good when you're laughing

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Red Heart

by Hey Rosetta!

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

capo on the 4th fret

intro

C D

were you born in water,

C D

a fish so cold?

C D

were you born in autumn,

C D

as the river froze?

cause you shut up

and you're shut in

and i know that

you've got your reasons

but even still, listen:

C D

honey, let your red heart show

C G D C

won't you let your red heart show?

G D C

won't you let your red heart show?

G D C

can't you let your red heart show?

C D

were you born a closed book,

C D

full of secret lines? (and bound so tight)

C D

or did you learn to lock it,

C D

as not to break your spine? (oh! you were bound so tight)

cause you shut up

and you're all shut inside

C D

and i wanted to get you smiling

and maybe once in awhile you could try

C D

and maybe let your red heart show

C D

Oh let your red heart show

C D

Come on let your red heart show

C D

Let your red heart show

C G D C (repeat these chords until the end)

won't you let your red heart show?

don't you let your red heart go cold

we were given so much and we let it go

we were given so much and we're getting old

we were promised so much but we let it go

we were promised so much and it's going i know

but you look so good when you're laughing you know

yeah you know you look so good when you let it show

honey you look so good when you're laughing

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