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The Wrong Heartbeat

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GDon’t think my Flove is something Gthat you can Fplay with
GI’m not the Fone to spend the Gtime of day Fwith
CYou learn to hide love, you lock it up or find it goGneF  G  F  
DYou think you need me, yB7ou think you read me fCrom the beating of my heart
Chorus:
But you’re Glistening to the Fwrong Cheartbeat
O you’re Glistening to the Fwrong Cheartbeat
You’re Glistening to the Bmwrong Fheartbeat
My Dlove is Emstrong
If you should see a tear, you won’t see many
If you should hear me sigh, it’s not for any
If you should greet me as I am walking along
You only want to see just the shell of me You don’t know the other part
Chorus
Instrumental part:   F#    E(4X)    D#    B(2X)   F#    D    B  C  
Chorus
Don’t throw your secrets where men will steal them
You got to hide them, you got to seal them
No matter what you try, you’ll never take my love from me
And if you might think that you can move me From the beating of my heart
Chorus

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The Wrong Heartbeat

by Richard Thompson

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G F G F

Don’t think my love is something that you can play with

G F G F

I’m not the one to spend the time of day with

C G F G F

You learn to hide love, you lock it up or find it gone

D B7 C

You think you need me, you think you read me from the beating of my heart

Chorus:

G F C

But you’re listening to the wrong heartbeat

G F C

O you’re listening to the wrong heartbeat

G Bm F

You’re listening to the wrong heartbeat

D Em

My love is strong

If you should see a tear, you won’t see many

If you should hear me sigh, it’s not for any

If you should greet me as I am walking along

You only want to see just the shell of me You don’t know the other part

Chorus

F# E D# B F# D B C

Instrumental part: (4X) (2X)

Chorus

Don’t throw your secrets where men will steal them

You got to hide them, you got to seal them

No matter what you try, you’ll never take my love from me

And if you might think that you can move me From the beating of my heart

Chorus

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