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Pearl (2019)
1. The Wounds We Bled
2. All The Rivers
3. Rewild Me
4. Some Things Just Come Undone
5. After All This Time
6. Over The Fields
7. Just Kids
8. Don't Worry What The Experts Say
9. See Yourself
10.Vincent
11.Your Words
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| 1. The Wounds We Bled |
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Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova
Album: Pearl (2019)
[Intro]
| Fmaj7| Fmaj7| Fmaj7| Fmaj7|
[Verse 1]
Fmaj7We don't decFmaj7ide what we AmdoAm
GWe take the spliGnters, drive them Fmaj7throughFmaj7
Fmaj7We took the roFmaj7ad all painted AmblueAm
We needGed toG G G
[Verse 2]
Fmaj7I'm finding piFmaj7eces under AmrugsAm
ForgoGtten wordsG, Fmaj7candy heartsFmaj7
Fmaj7Wound so tFmaj7ightly that they AmstoppedAm
They needGed toG G G
[Chorus]
Fmaj7All the thiFmaj7ngs I wish I'd CknownC
GThe willow weGeps where the seeds are AmthrownAm
Fmaj7All the thiFmaj7ngs I wish I'd CsaidC
G G AmN.C.
I'm better for the wounds we bled
[Verse 3]
Fmaj7Got no contrFmaj7ol but we AmdoAm
GAnd all the shiGmmer, let it thrFmaj7oughFmaj7
Fmaj7I held it baFmaj7ck, somehow I AmknewAm
I needGed toG G G
[Chorus]
Fmaj7All the thiFmaj7ngs I wish I'd CknownC
GThe willow weGeps where the seeds are AmthrownAm
Fmaj7All the thiFmaj7ngs I wish I'd CsaidC
GI'm better foGr the wounds we Fmaj7bled
[Instrumental]
| Am| Am| Am| Am| x2
[Bridge]
AmDid it all for worAmse or better
AmNow I got my shAmit together
AmWas it worth it, Amit's whatever
AmI wanna Amthink about it
[Chorus]
Fmaj7All the thiFmaj7ngs I wish I'd CknownC
GThe willow weGeps where the seeds are AmthrownAm
Fmaj7All the thiFmaj7ngs I wish I'd CsaidC
GI'm better foGr the wounds we AmbledAm
GI'm better foGr the wounds we AmbledAm
[Outro]
GI'm better for the wounds we Ambled
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| 2. All The Rivers |
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Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova
Album: Pearl (2019)
Capo 2
[Intro]
| Em| Em| Em| Em| x2
[Verse 1]
EmIt's a fEmire
EmIt's the waFy it gAmrows when you fAmeed itAm Am
EmIt's a fEmire
EmLove the waEmy you Amlove me and the Amway I nAmeed itAm
[Chorus]
CI can Cfeel it mBmoving on the Bmastral plaCne
All the riCvers Bmrushing down the Bmvalley agaiCnC D
DOh my Emlove
[Instrumental]
| Em| Em| Em|
[Verse 2]
EmShips were paEmssing
EmIn the niEmght so Amdark that you could hAmardly seeAm Am
EmStolen Emkisses
EmNothing Emever rAmeached me 'til you gAmot to meAm Am
[Chorus]
CI can Cfeel it mBmoving on the Bmastral plaCne
All the riCvers Bmrushing down the Bmvalley agaiCnC D
DOh my Emlove
[Instrumental]
| Em| Em| Em|
[Bridge]
GI GjuBmst wBmant Ctime Cto D#staD#nd still
GI GwaBmnt tBmime Cto bring you clCoser to D#me, D#to meG
I GwanBmt tBmime C Cto D#lock with mD#ineG
I want tBmime C D#with Emyou
[Instrumental]
| Em| Em| Em|
[Verse 3]
EmIt's the beaEmuty
EmIt's the way Emyou cAmapture it Amframe by AmframeAm
EmIt's the beaEmuty
EmIt's the waEmy we Ammanifest the Amevery day dreAmamAm
[Chorus]
CI can Cfeel it mBmoving on the Bmastral plaCne
All the riCvers Bmrushing down the Bmvalley agaiCnC
BmMoving on the Bmastral plaCne
[Outro]
All the riCvers
BmAll the riBmverCs
All the riCversD#
Oh my loGve
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| 3. Rewild Me |
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Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova
Album: Pearl (2019)
[Intro]
| Fmaj7| Fmaj7| Am| Am| x3
| Fmaj7| Fmaj7| Am|Am
[Verse 1]
I'm Fmaj7over the hate
And I'm Fmaj7over the gate
And I'm AmgoneAm
Like a fFmaj7ox in the meadow
No Fmaj7one on my trail
I'm AmgoneAm
[Chorus]
Fmaj7Rewild my Fmaj7heart, let me AmbeAm
Fmaj7The sum of my Fmaj7parts, AmmeAm
[Verse 2]
'Cause I'm Fmaj7over the blame
And I'm Fmaj7over the shame
And I'm Amgone
Like a fFmaj7ox in the meadow
Bright Fmaj7flash in the shadows
I'm AmgoneAm
[Chorus]
Fmaj7Rewild my Fmaj7heart, let me AmfindAm
Fmaj7My animal Fmaj7part, the diAmvineAm
[Bridge]
And I want to Ffeel CwonderG G
And I want to Flie Cunder the biEmg treeEms
And I want to Fsink Cinto thEme blue Fsea
RewilAmd me
[Instrumental]
| F| C| Em| Am| x2
| F| C| Em| Em|
| Em| Em| |
[Verse 3]
AmIn the sweFmaj7etness of nature
I'm Fmaj7free from the failures
I'm AmgoneAm
No slFmaj7ave to the longing
I'm Fmaj7one with belonging
I'm AmgoneAm
[Outro]
AmGoneAm
AmGoneAm
AmGone
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| 4. Some Things Just Come Undone |
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Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova
Album: Pearl (2019)
Amadd11/Bx20210
[Intro]
| Am Amadd11/B| Am Amadd11/B| Am Amadd11/B| Am Amadd11/B|
[Verse 1]
AmI took my AmbeaAmadd11/Butiful son Amdown to the AmoceAmadd11/Ban
AmSome things just AmcomAmadd11/Be undone, I AmsaidAm Amadd11/B
AmIt's all swirling AmrouAmadd11/Bnd in me Amlike I'm an AmoceAmadd11/Ban
AmSome things just AmcomAmadd11/Be undone, I AmsaidAm Amadd11/B
[Verse 2]
AmI took my Amadd11/Bbeautiful boy Amdown to the Amadd11/Bocean
AmSometimes a Amadd11/Bchange will come, I AmsaidAmadd11/B
AmHis cheeks all Amadd11/Brosy red and Amfull of elAmadd11/Bation
AmSometimes a Amadd11/Bchange will come, I AmsaidAmadd11/B
[Bridge]
FI'm gonna maFke everything ok
[Instrumental]
| Am Amadd11/B| Am Amadd11/B| Am Amadd11/B| Am Amadd11/B|
[Verse 3]
AmI took my Amadd11/Bbeautiful child Amdown to the Amadd11/Bocean
AmLook up Amadd11/Bup at the sky, I AmsaidAmadd11/B
AmHis eyes reAmadd11/Bflecting light, all Amfull of emAmadd11/Botion
AmI'm never gonna Amadd11/Blet you down, I AmsaidAmadd11/B
[Bridge]
FI'm gonna maFke everything ok
[Instrumental]
| Am Amadd11/B| Am Amadd11/B| Am Amadd11/B| Am Amadd11/B|
[Chorus]
AmMy child my Amadd11/Bbeautiful son, I said
AmSome things just Amadd11/Bcome undone, I said
AmLook up Amadd11/Bup at the sky, I said
AmTwo homes are Amadd11/Bbetter than one, I said
AmMy boy, my Amadd11/Bbeautiful son, I said
AmMy boy, my Amadd11/Bbeautiful son
AmShould I cry or Amadd11/Bhide my emotion?
AmShould I cry or Amadd11/Bhide my emotion?
AmWhich one is Amadd11/Bhis salvation?
AmOh, Amadd11/Boh
[Instrumental]
| Am Amadd11/B| Am Amadd11/B|
[Post-Chorus]
AmOh my Amadd11/Bmothering side
AmOh my Amadd11/Bmothering side
AmOh my Amadd11/Bmothering sideAm Amadd11/B
[Bridge]
FI'm gonna maFke everything ok
[Instrumental]
| Am Amadd11/B| Am Amadd11/B| Am Amadd11/B| Am Amadd11/B|
[Verse 4]
AmSome things just Amadd11/Bcome undone, I said
AmTwo homes are Amadd11/Bbetter than one, I said
AmOh my Amadd11/Bbeautiful son, I said
AmSome things just Amadd11/Bcome undone
[Verse 5]
AmTwo homes are Amadd11/Bbetter than one, I said
AmOh my Amadd11/Bbeautiful son
AmSome things just Amadd11/Bcome undone
AmSome things just Amadd11/Bcome undone, I said
[Verse 6]
AmSome things just Amadd11/Bcome undone yeah
AmOh my Amadd11/Bbeautiful son
AmSome things just Amadd11/Bcome undone
AmSome things just Amadd11/Bcome undone
[Outro]
AmSome things just come undone
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| 5. After All This Time |
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Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova
Album: Pearl (2019)
[Intro]
| C| C|
[Verse 1]
CWhen you find iGt, when you find the Amone
CRecognise it'Gs where your soul beAmlongs
CPut your hands ouGt, nothing breaks your Amfall
CTake a leap nowG, gonna risk it Amall
CYears of stillGness, like a winter's Amfrost
CNever really Gknew how much I'Amd lost
CEvery cell nowG, coming back to Amlife
CEvery breath nGow, in a different lAmight
[Chorus]
FI don't want to Gshut my eyAmes
FI'm open to the Gpain that might be coEmming
DmThis is what I Emnever thought I'd Ffind
FmReal love, after Dmall this tiCme
[Verse 2]
CWhen it finds yGou everything is clAmear
CAll the roads you Gtook have brought yoAmu here
CLooking up noGw to an endlesAms sky
CTears are comingG, and you don't know wAmhy
[Chorus]
FI don't want to Gshut my eyAmes
FI'm open to the Gpain that might be coEmming
DmThis is what I Emnever thought I'd Ffind
FmReal love, after Dmall this tiCme
[Instrumental]
| Em| C| Em E| Dm|
| G| G|
[Chorus]
FI don't want to Gshut my eyAmes
FI'm open to the Gjoy that might be coEmming
DmThis is what I Emnever thought I'd Ffind
FmReal love, after Dmall this tiDmme
[Chorus]
FI don't want to Gshut my eyAmes
FI'm open to the Gjoy that might be coEmmingE
DmThis is what I Emnever thought I'd Ffind
FmReal love, after Dmall this tiFmme
[Outro]
Real loveDm, after allDm, all this Ctime
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| 6. Over The Fields |
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Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova
Album: Pearl (2019)
[Intro]
| C| C|
[Verse 1]
CI heard you sGlipped into the lAmight we cannot see
CBehind the veGil and the soAmngs
CReaching oGut to those who Amcame to you in dreams
[Chorus]
FOver the fields you gEmo
FOver the wreckage in sEmlow motion
FEverything that you used to knEmow
All the wAmeight, all the weight, you can let goG
[Verse 2]
CAnd you remeGmber making Amangels in the snow
CA flash of whGo you could have beAmen
CBegin the jouGrney that you Amstarted long ago
[Chorus]
FOver the fields you gEmo
FOver the wreckage in sEmlow motion
FEverything that you used to knEmow
All the wAmeight, all the weight, you can let gGoG
[Instrumental]
| Em| Em| Am| Am|
| F| F| Em| Em|
| Am| Am| F| F|
| Em| Em| Em| Em|
[Verse 3]
CAnd all apoGlogies and aAmll the damage doneAm
CSomehow you neveGr found the keyAm
CIt's coming to Gyou now as you hAmead into the sun
[Chorus]
FOver the fields you gEmo
FOver the wreckage in sEmlow motion
FOver the fields you gEmo
FOver the wreckage in sEmlow motion
FEverything that you used to knEmow
All the wAmeight, all the weight, you can let goG
All the wAmeight, all the weight, you can let goG
[Outro]
All the wAmeight, all the weightG
All the wAmeightG, all the wAmeight
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| 7. Just Kids |
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Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova
Album: Pearl (2019)
Capo 2
[Intro]
| Em| Em| Em| Em|
[Verse 1]
EmFeels like Emwe're just kids
GNo hands, Dfreewheeling
EmDidn't know it could Embe like this
GSo good, Dso easy
[Verse 2]
EmFeels like Emthere's no rules
GBright sun, Ddoors open
EmNo games, I'm aEmfraid to lose
GJust love, DunspokCen
[Chorus]
And I Clike the way you saiGd
G"I got no bacDk up plan, Dit's only yoEmu"Em
CAnd I Clike the way you haGve
GNo feDar Dof what is trEmueEm
[Instrumental]
| Em| Em| Em| Em|
[Verse 3]
EmFeels like Emwe're on fire
GYour words Din my mouth again
EmSome ancient Emsoul desire
GHmmmmm, DComing back again
[Chorus]
And I Clike the way you saiGd
G"I wanna come Dclose to you, Dto feel you brEmeatheEm"
CAnd I Clike the way it feeGls
GLike my heDart's a river Dthat's found the seEmaEm
[Bridge]
BmAnd Bmall the yeGars we Ammissed
AmNo Gmatter now Gcause we're on trDackD
BmAnd Bmevery tiGme we Amkiss
AmAll those GyearsG, gonna take them bDackD
[Instrumental]
| Em| Em| G| D| x2
[Chorus]
CAnd I Clike the way you saiGd
G"I got no bacDk up plan, Dit's only yoEmu"Em
CAnd I Clike the way you haGve
GNo feDar Dof what is trEmueEm
[Bridge]
BmAnd Bmall the yeGars we Ammissed
AmNo Gmatter now Gcause we're on trDackD
BmAnd Bmevery tiGme we Amkiss
AmAll those GyearsG, gonna take them bDackD
[Post-Chorus]
AmOoooh oAmoooh, Emooooh Emooooh
DOoooh ooooDh
AmOoooh oAmoooh, Emooooh Emooooh
DOoooh ooooDh
AmOoooh oAmoooh, Emooooh Emooooh
DOoooh Dooooh
AmOoooh oAmoooh, Emooooh EmoooohD D D
DFeels like we're just kAmids
Ooooh oAmoooh, EmoooohEm, we're just kDids
DOoooh Dooooh, we're just kAmids
Ooooh oAmoooh, EmoooohEm D
[Outro]
| D| D| D| D|
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| 8. Don't Worry What The Experts Say |
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Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova
Album: Pearl (2019)
[Verse 1]
CDon't love me because you need me
EmDon't want me because you're empty
DonAm't
CFill the places in your psyche
EmYou should be ok without me
DonAm't
FListen to that crap
[Chorus]
CCause I want Emwhat you want
And we doAmn't have time to figure out
What Feverything is all about
If it Cfeels good then it Emis good
And don't Amworry what the experts say
FN.C.
I'm gonna love you anyway
[Instrumental]
| C|C
[Verse 2]
There'Cd be no stars without the dark
No fiEmrelight without a spark, Amyeah
The Csea is lonely for the shore
TaEmke it away I want it moAmre, yeah
We're Fhuman every time
[Chorus]
CI want Emwhat you want
And we doAmn't have time to figure out
What Feverything is all about
If it Cfeels good then it Emis good
So, don't Amworry what the experts say
FN.C.
I'm gonna love you anyway
[Instrumental]
| C| Em| Am| F| x2
[Verse 3]
CThere's a road that leads around
The Emsweetest part of you I've foundAm
And Cthough I know I might be wrong
I Emthought I heard it in a song suAmng
So Fmany years ago
[Chorus]
CCause I want Emwhat you want
And we doAmn't have time to figure out
What Feverything is all about
CSo hold me Emand kiss me
And don't Amworry what the experts say
I'm gonna Flove you
If it Cfeels good then it Emis good
So, don't Amworry what the experts say
We'll Fblow those theories clean away
[Instrumental]
| C| Em| Am| F|
[Outro]
N.C. C
I'm going to love you anyway
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| 9. See Yourself |
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Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova
Album: Pearl (2019)
[Intro]
| Dm| Dm|
[Verse 1]
DmSisteDmr! BbAll the wayBbs I adore you
CWhy can't you see yourCself?
Why Dmcan't you see yourselfDm?
DmSisteDmr! Shine a lBbight on your grace and Bbbeauty
CWhy can't you see yourCself?
Why Dmcan't youDm
DmYou weDmre just a chBbild holding tBbight
CIn those ocean sweClls
CWhy can't you see yourCself?
[Pre-Chorus]
DmYou think everybody else has got it mBbade
But can't you seAme we're all in piCecesC
[Chorus]
Cause when you're bFroken then you're Dmopen
When you're Bbopen then you're liCving
When you're liFving you are lDmight
Bb C FN.C.
And it's alright, and it's alright, and it's alright
[Verse 2]
DmYou got Dmknocked doBbwn
Spinning BboutC
CSalt got Dmin your mouthDm
DmStung your Dmeyes
BbI know it stiBbll matters
CStill hurtingC, fDmeel it insideDm
[Pre-Chorus]
DmYou think everybody else has got it mBbade
But can't you seAme we're all in piCecesC
[Chorus]
Cause when you're bFroken then you're Dmopen
When you're Bbopen then you're liCving
When you're liFving you are lDmight
And it's alBbright, and it's alCright
[Bridge]
Cause when you're bFroken then you're Dmopen
When you're Bbopen then you're liCving
When you're liFving you are lDmight
And it's alBbright, it's alright, it's alrCight
[Chorus]
Cause when you're bFroken you are Dmopen
When you're open (When you're open)
Then you're liCving (Then you're living)
When you're lFight it's alDmright
It's alright, it's alBbright, it's alrightC
[Outro]
Cause when you're bFroken you are lDmight
And it's alBbright, it's alright, it's alrCight (it's alright)
It's alrFight
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| 10.Vincent |
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Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova
Album: Pearl (2019)
Capo 5
[Intro]
| Am| Dm| G| C E|
[Verse 1]
AmVincent, Dmyours is
GThe first name I've ever CsungE
AmSometimes Dmlife is a movie
GAnd it's only just begunC E
[Verse 2]
AmWaves are Dmcrashing
GThrough my veins I'm over CcomeE
AmSometimes Dmlife is a movie
GAnd it's just beguCnE
[Chorus]
AmAnd the stars will make us Dmwild
GAnd the dark will make us heCsitate
But Ethat's our fate
AmThe stars will make us Dmwild
GIt's not too late foCr usE
[Verse 3]
AmI want Dmto laugh
GSing autumn leaves and whistle Cgrass with Eyou
AmI want Dmto lie
GUnder any kind of Csky
[Chorus]
AmAnd the stars will make us Dmwild
GAnd the dark will make us heCsitate
But Ethat's our fate
AmThe stars will make us Dmwild
GIt's not too late foCr usE
[Instrumental]
| Am| Dm| G| C E| x2
[Verse 4]
AmLes vagues Dmviennent s'écraser
GDans mes veines et je m'eniCvreE
AmVincent, Dmje veux
GOnly to be wiCth youE
[Chorus]
AmAnd the stars will make us Dmwild
GAnd the dark will make us heCsitate
But Ethat's our fate
AmThe stars will make us Dmwild
GIt's not too late foCr usE
AmThe stars will make us Dmwild
GIt's not too late foCr usE
[Instrumental]
| Am| Dm| G| C E|
| Am| Dm|
[Outro]
GIt's not too late Cfor us
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| 11.Your Words |
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Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova
Album: Pearl (2019)
You can also play with capo 2, transpose -2
[Intro]
| D| D|
[Verse 1]
DI keep Devery Bmword you saBmid
DWildDflowers growing F#mup around my F#mbed
GAll those Gwords A Ablooming in my Dhead
[Verse 2]
DI don't Dneed much Bmonly trBmuth
DJust the Dthoughts thaF#mt come to youF#m
GYou make Gpoetry, Ano one rAeaches me lDike you doD
[Pre-Chorus]
And it's BmallBm A A
Only BmsylBmlabAlesA
But your GwordsG, they will Amake or breDak meD
[Chorus]
DSticks and stones
ABruise my bones
BmBut your words Gwill save me
DSticks and stones
ABruise my bones
BmBut I need Gyour words
DI don't want to live wiAthout you
BmDon't want to live wiGthout you
| D| A| Bm| G|
DYour words, your Awords, your wordBmsG G
[Verse 3]
DI keep Devery Bmword you saBmid
DString them Dall on inF#mvisible threadF#m
GAll those Glittle pearls
AShAining round my Dneck
DBlDooming in my Dhead
[Outro]
DShDining round my DneckD
DBlDooming in my DheadD
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Pearl
by Heather Nova
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Pearl (2019)
1. The Wounds We Bled
2. All The Rivers
3. Rewild Me
4. Some Things Just Come Undone
5. After All This Time
6. Over The Fields
7. Just Kids
8. Don't Worry What The Experts Say
9. See Yourself
10.Vincent
11.Your Words
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| 1. The Wounds We Bled |
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Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova
Album: Pearl (2019)
[Intro]
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7
| | | | |
[Verse 1]
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Am
We don't decide what we do
G G Fmaj7 Fmaj7
We take the splinters, drive them through
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Am
We took the road all painted blue
G G G G
We needed to
[Verse 2]
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Am
I'm finding pieces under rugs
G G Fmaj7 Fmaj7
Forgotten words, candy hearts
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Am
Wound so tightly that they stopped
G G G G
They needed to
[Chorus]
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 C C
All the things I wish I'd known
G G Am Am
The willow weeps where the seeds are thrown
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 C C
All the things I wish I'd said
G G Am
N.C.
I'm better for the wounds we bled
[Verse 3]
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Am
Got no control but we do
G G Fmaj7 Fmaj7
And all the shimmer, let it through
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Am
I held it back, somehow I knew
G G G G
I needed to
[Chorus]
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 C C
All the things I wish I'd known
G G Am Am
The willow weeps where the seeds are thrown
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 C C
All the things I wish I'd said
G G Fmaj7
I'm better for the wounds we bled
[Instrumental]
Am Am Am Am
| | | | | x2
[Bridge]
Am Am
Did it all for worse or better
Am Am
Now I got my shit together
Am Am
Was it worth it, it's whatever
Am Am
I wanna think about it
[Chorus]
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 C C
All the things I wish I'd known
G G Am Am
The willow weeps where the seeds are thrown
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 C C
All the things I wish I'd said
G G Am Am
I'm better for the wounds we bled
G G Am Am
I'm better for the wounds we bled
[Outro]
G Am
I'm better for the wounds we bled
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| 2. All The Rivers |
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Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova
Album: Pearl (2019)
Capo 2
[Intro]
Em Em Em Em
| | | | | x2
[Verse 1]
Em Em
It's a fire
Em F Am Am Am Am
It's the way it grows when you feed it
Em Em
It's a fire
Em Em Am Am Am Am
Love the way you love me and the way I need it
[Chorus]
C C Bm Bm C
I can feel it moving on the astral plane
C Bm Bm C C D
All the rivers rushing down the valley again
D Em
Oh my love
[Instrumental]
Em Em Em
| | | |
[Verse 2]
Em Em
Ships were passing
Em Em Am Am Am Am
In the night so dark that you could hardly see
Em Em
Stolen kisses
Em Em Am Am Am Am
Nothing ever reached me 'til you got to me
[Chorus]
C C Bm Bm C
I can feel it moving on the astral plane
C Bm Bm C C D
All the rivers rushing down the valley again
D Em
Oh my love
[Instrumental]
Em Em Em
| | | |
[Bridge]
G G Bm Bm C C D# D#
I just want time to stand still
G G Bm Bm C C D# D# G
I want time to bring you closer to me, to me
G Bm Bm C C D# D# G
I want time to lock with mine
Bm C D# Em
I want time with you
[Instrumental]
Em Em Em
| | | |
[Verse 3]
Em Em
It's the beauty
Em Em Am Am Am Am
It's the way you capture it frame by frame
Em Em
It's the beauty
Em Em Am Am Am Am
It's the way we manifest the every day dream
[Chorus]
C C Bm Bm C
I can feel it moving on the astral plane
C Bm Bm C C
All the rivers rushing down the valley again
Bm Bm C
Moving on the astral plane
[Outro]
C
All the rivers
Bm Bm C
All the rivers
C D#
All the rivers
G
Oh my love
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| 3. Rewild Me |
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Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova
Album: Pearl (2019)
[Intro]
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Am
| | | | | x3
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Am
| | | |
[Verse 1]
Fmaj7
I'm over the hate
Fmaj7
And I'm over the gate
Am Am
And I'm gone
Fmaj7
Like a fox in the meadow
Fmaj7
No one on my trail
Am Am
I'm gone
[Chorus]
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Am
Rewild my heart, let me be
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Am
The sum of my parts, me
[Verse 2]
Fmaj7
'Cause I'm over the blame
Fmaj7
And I'm over the shame
Am
And I'm gone
Fmaj7
Like a fox in the meadow
Fmaj7
Bright flash in the shadows
Am Am
I'm gone
[Chorus]
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Am
Rewild my heart, let me find
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Am
My animal part, the divine
[Bridge]
F C G G
And I want to feel wonder
F C Em Em
And I want to lie under the big trees
F C Em F
And I want to sink into the blue sea
Am
Rewild me
[Instrumental]
F C Em Am
| | | | | x2
F C Em Em
| | | | |
Em Em
| | | |
[Verse 3]
Am Fmaj7
In the sweetness of nature
Fmaj7
I'm free from the failures
Am Am
I'm gone
Fmaj7
No slave to the longing
Fmaj7
I'm one with belonging
Am Am
I'm gone
[Outro]
Am Am
Gone
Am Am
Gone
Am
Gone
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| 4. Some Things Just Come Undone |
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Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova
Album: Pearl (2019)
Amadd11/B
x20210
[Intro]
Am Amadd11/B Am Amadd11/B Am Amadd11/B Am Amadd11/B
| | | | |
[Verse 1]
Am Am Amadd11/B Am Am Amadd11/B
I took my beautiful son down to the ocean
Am Am Amadd11/B Am Am Amadd11/B
Some things just come undone, I said
Am Am Amadd11/B Am Am Amadd11/B
It's all swirling round in me like I'm an ocean
Am Am Amadd11/B Am Am Amadd11/B
Some things just come undone, I said
[Verse 2]
Am Amadd11/B Am Amadd11/B
I took my beautiful boy down to the ocean
Am Amadd11/B Am Amadd11/B
Sometimes a change will come, I said
Am Amadd11/B Am Amadd11/B
His cheeks all rosy red and full of elation
Am Amadd11/B Am Amadd11/B
Sometimes a change will come, I said
[Bridge]
F F
I'm gonna make everything ok
[Instrumental]
Am Amadd11/B Am Amadd11/B Am Amadd11/B Am Amadd11/B
| | | | |
[Verse 3]
Am Amadd11/B Am Amadd11/B
I took my beautiful child down to the ocean
Am Amadd11/B Am Amadd11/B
Look up up at the sky, I said
Am Amadd11/B Am Amadd11/B
His eyes reflecting light, all full of emotion
Am Amadd11/B Am Amadd11/B
I'm never gonna let you down, I said
[Bridge]
F F
I'm gonna make everything ok
[Instrumental]
Am Amadd11/B Am Amadd11/B Am Amadd11/B Am Amadd11/B
| | | | |
[Chorus]
Am Amadd11/B
My child my beautiful son, I said
Am Amadd11/B
Some things just come undone, I said
Am Amadd11/B
Look up up at the sky, I said
Am Amadd11/B
Two homes are better than one, I said
Am Amadd11/B
My boy, my beautiful son, I said
Am Amadd11/B
My boy, my beautiful son
Am Amadd11/B
Should I cry or hide my emotion?
Am Amadd11/B
Should I cry or hide my emotion?
Am Amadd11/B
Which one is his salvation?
Am Amadd11/B
Oh, oh
[Instrumental]
Am Amadd11/B Am Amadd11/B
| | |
[Post-Chorus]
Am Amadd11/B
Oh my mothering side
Am Amadd11/B
Oh my mothering side
Am Amadd11/B Am Amadd11/B
Oh my mothering side
[Bridge]
F F
I'm gonna make everything ok
[Instrumental]
Am Amadd11/B Am Amadd11/B Am Amadd11/B Am Amadd11/B
| | | | |
[Verse 4]
Am Amadd11/B
Some things just come undone, I said
Am Amadd11/B
Two homes are better than one, I said
Am Amadd11/B
Oh my beautiful son, I said
Am Amadd11/B
Some things just come undone
[Verse 5]
Am Amadd11/B
Two homes are better than one, I said
Am Amadd11/B
Oh my beautiful son
Am Amadd11/B
Some things just come undone
Am Amadd11/B
Some things just come undone, I said
[Verse 6]
Am Amadd11/B
Some things just come undone yeah
Am Amadd11/B
Oh my beautiful son
Am Amadd11/B
Some things just come undone
Am Amadd11/B
Some things just come undone
[Outro]
Am
Some things just come undone
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| 5. After All This Time |
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Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova
Album: Pearl (2019)
[Intro]
C C
| | |
[Verse 1]
C G Am
When you find it, when you find the one
C G Am
Recognise it's where your soul belongs
C G Am
Put your hands out, nothing breaks your fall
C G Am
Take a leap now, gonna risk it all
C G Am
Years of stillness, like a winter's frost
C G Am
Never really knew how much I'd lost
C G Am
Every cell now, coming back to life
C G Am
Every breath now, in a different light
[Chorus]
F G Am
I don't want to shut my eyes
F G Em
I'm open to the pain that might be coming
Dm Em F
This is what I never thought I'd find
Fm Dm C
Real love, after all this time
[Verse 2]
C G Am
When it finds you everything is clear
C G Am
All the roads you took have brought you here
C G Am
Looking up now to an endless sky
C G Am
Tears are coming, and you don't know why
[Chorus]
F G Am
I don't want to shut my eyes
F G Em
I'm open to the pain that might be coming
Dm Em F
This is what I never thought I'd find
Fm Dm C
Real love, after all this time
[Instrumental]
Em C Em E Dm
| | | | |
G G
| | |
[Chorus]
F G Am
I don't want to shut my eyes
F G Em
I'm open to the joy that might be coming
Dm Em F
This is what I never thought I'd find
Fm Dm Dm
Real love, after all this time
[Chorus]
F G Am
I don't want to shut my eyes
F G Em E
I'm open to the joy that might be coming
Dm Em F
This is what I never thought I'd find
Fm Dm Fm
Real love, after all this time
[Outro]
Dm Dm C
Real love, after all, all this time
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| 6. Over The Fields |
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Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova
Album: Pearl (2019)
[Intro]
C C
| | |
[Verse 1]
C G Am
I heard you slipped into the light we cannot see
C G Am
Behind the veil and the songs
C G Am
Reaching out to those who came to you in dreams
[Chorus]
F Em
Over the fields you go
F Em
Over the wreckage in slow motion
F Em
Everything that you used to know
Am G
All the weight, all the weight, you can let go
[Verse 2]
C G Am
And you remember making angels in the snow
C G Am
A flash of who you could have been
C G Am
Begin the journey that you started long ago
[Chorus]
F Em
Over the fields you go
F Em
Over the wreckage in slow motion
F Em
Everything that you used to know
Am G G
All the weight, all the weight, you can let go
[Instrumental]
Em Em Am Am
| | | | |
F F Em Em
| | | | |
Am Am F F
| | | | |
Em Em Em Em
| | | | |
[Verse 3]
C G Am Am
And all apologies and all the damage done
C G Am
Somehow you never found the key
C G Am
It's coming to you now as you head into the sun
[Chorus]
F Em
Over the fields you go
F Em
Over the wreckage in slow motion
F Em
Over the fields you go
F Em
Over the wreckage in slow motion
F Em
Everything that you used to know
Am G
All the weight, all the weight, you can let go
Am G
All the weight, all the weight, you can let go
[Outro]
Am G
All the weight, all the weight
Am G Am
All the weight, all the weight
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| 7. Just Kids |
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Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova
Album: Pearl (2019)
Capo 2
[Intro]
Em Em Em Em
| | | | |
[Verse 1]
Em Em
Feels like we're just kids
G D
No hands, freewheeling
Em Em
Didn't know it could be like this
G D
So good, so easy
[Verse 2]
Em Em
Feels like there's no rules
G D
Bright sun, doors open
Em Em
No games, I'm afraid to lose
G D C
Just love, unspoken
[Chorus]
C G
And I like the way you said
G D D Em Em
"I got no back up plan, it's only you"
C C G
And I like the way you have
G D D Em Em
No fear of what is true
[Instrumental]
Em Em Em Em
| | | | |
[Verse 3]
Em Em
Feels like we're on fire
G D
Your words in my mouth again
Em Em
Some ancient soul desire
G D
Hmmmmm, Coming back again
[Chorus]
C G
And I like the way you said
G D D Em Em
"I wanna come close to you, to feel you breathe"
C C G
And I like the way it feels
G D D Em Em
Like my heart's a river that's found the sea
[Bridge]
Bm Bm G Am
And all the years we missed
Am G G D D
No matter now cause we're on track
Bm Bm G Am
And every time we kiss
Am G G D D
All those years, gonna take them back
[Instrumental]
Em Em G D
| | | | | x2
[Chorus]
C C G
And I like the way you said
G D D Em Em
"I got no back up plan, it's only you"
C C G
And I like the way you have
G D D Em Em
No fear of what is true
[Bridge]
Bm Bm G Am
And all the years we missed
Am G G D D
No matter now cause we're on track
Bm Bm G Am
And every time we kiss
Am G G D D
All those years, gonna take them back
[Post-Chorus]
Am Am Em Em
Ooooh ooooh, ooooh ooooh
D D
Ooooh ooooh
Am Am Em Em
Ooooh ooooh, ooooh ooooh
D D
Ooooh ooooh
Am Am Em Em
Ooooh ooooh, ooooh ooooh
D D
Ooooh ooooh
Am Am Em Em D D D
Ooooh ooooh, ooooh ooooh
D Am
Feels like we're just kids
Am Em Em D
Ooooh ooooh, ooooh, we're just kids
D D Am
Ooooh ooooh, we're just kids
Am Em Em D
Ooooh ooooh, ooooh
[Outro]
D D D D
| | | | |
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| 8. Don't Worry What The Experts Say |
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Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova
Album: Pearl (2019)
[Verse 1]
C
Don't love me because you need me
Em
Don't want me because you're empty
Am
Don't
C
Fill the places in your psyche
Em
You should be ok without me
Am
Don't
F
Listen to that crap
[Chorus]
C Em
Cause I want what you want
Am
And we don't have time to figure out
F
What everything is all about
C Em
If it feels good then it is good
Am
And don't worry what the experts say
F
N.C.
I'm gonna love you anyway
[Instrumental]
C C
| |
[Verse 2]
C
There'd be no stars without the dark
Em Am
No firelight without a spark, yeah
C
The sea is lonely for the shore
Em Am
Take it away I want it more, yeah
F
We're human every time
[Chorus]
C Em
I want what you want
Am
And we don't have time to figure out
F
What everything is all about
C Em
If it feels good then it is good
Am
So, don't worry what the experts say
F
N.C.
I'm gonna love you anyway
[Instrumental]
C Em Am F
| | | | | x2
[Verse 3]
C
There's a road that leads around
Em Am
The sweetest part of you I've found
C
And though I know I might be wrong
Em Am
I thought I heard it in a song sung
F
So many years ago
[Chorus]
C Em
Cause I want what you want
Am
And we don't have time to figure out
F
What everything is all about
C Em
So hold me and kiss me
Am
And don't worry what the experts say
F
I'm gonna love you
C Em
If it feels good then it is good
Am
So, don't worry what the experts say
F
We'll blow those theories clean away
[Instrumental]
C Em Am F
| | | | |
[Outro]
C
N.C.
I'm going to love you anyway
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| 9. See Yourself |
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Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova
Album: Pearl (2019)
[Intro]
Dm Dm
| | |
[Verse 1]
Dm Dm Bb Bb
Sister! All the ways I adore you
C C
Why can't you see yourself?
Dm Dm
Why can't you see yourself?
Dm Dm Bb Bb
Sister! Shine a light on your grace and beauty
C C
Why can't you see yourself?
Dm Dm
Why can't you
Dm Dm Bb Bb
You were just a child holding tight
C C
In those ocean swells
C C
Why can't you see yourself?
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm Bb
You think everybody else has got it made
Am C C
But can't you see we're all in pieces
[Chorus]
F Dm
Cause when you're broken then you're open
Bb C
When you're open then you're living
F Dm
When you're living you are light
Bb C F
N.C.
And it's alright, and it's alright, and it's alright
[Verse 2]
Dm Dm Bb
You got knocked down
Bb C
Spinning out
C Dm Dm
Salt got in your mouth
Dm Dm
Stung your eyes
Bb Bb
I know it still matters
C C Dm Dm
Still hurting, feel it inside
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm Bb
You think everybody else has got it made
Am C C
But can't you see we're all in pieces
[Chorus]
F Dm
Cause when you're broken then you're open
Bb C
When you're open then you're living
F Dm
When you're living you are light
Bb C
And it's alright, and it's alright
[Bridge]
F Dm
Cause when you're broken then you're open
Bb C
When you're open then you're living
F Dm
When you're living you are light
Bb C
And it's alright, it's alright, it's alright
[Chorus]
F Dm
Cause when you're broken you are open
When you're open (When you're open)
C
Then you're living (Then you're living)
F Dm
When you're light it's alright
Bb C
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
[Outro]
F Dm
Cause when you're broken you are light
Bb C
And it's alright, it's alright, it's alright (it's alright)
F
It's alright
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| 10.Vincent |
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Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova
Album: Pearl (2019)
Capo 5
[Intro]
Am Dm G C E
| | | | |
[Verse 1]
Am Dm
Vincent, yours is
G C E
The first name I've ever sung
Am Dm
Sometimes life is a movie
G C E
And it's only just begun
[Verse 2]
Am Dm
Waves are crashing
G C E
Through my veins I'm over come
Am Dm
Sometimes life is a movie
G C E
And it's just begun
[Chorus]
Am Dm
And the stars will make us wild
G C
And the dark will make us hesitate
E
But that's our fate
Am Dm
The stars will make us wild
G C E
It's not too late for us
[Verse 3]
Am Dm
I want to laugh
G C E
Sing autumn leaves and whistle grass with you
Am Dm
I want to lie
G C
Under any kind of sky
[Chorus]
Am Dm
And the stars will make us wild
G C
And the dark will make us hesitate
E
But that's our fate
Am Dm
The stars will make us wild
G C E
It's not too late for us
[Instrumental]
Am Dm G C E
| | | | | x2
[Verse 4]
Am Dm
Les vagues viennent s'écraser
G C E
Dans mes veines et je m'enivre
Am Dm
Vincent, je veux
G C E
Only to be with you
[Chorus]
Am Dm
And the stars will make us wild
G C
And the dark will make us hesitate
E
But that's our fate
Am Dm
The stars will make us wild
G C E
It's not too late for us
Am Dm
The stars will make us wild
G C E
It's not too late for us
[Instrumental]
Am Dm G C E
| | | | |
Am Dm
| | |
[Outro]
G C
It's not too late for us
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| 11.Your Words |
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Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova
Album: Pearl (2019)
You can also play with capo 2, transpose -2
[Intro]
D D
| | |
[Verse 1]
D D Bm Bm
I keep every word you said
D D F#m F#m
Wildflowers growing up around my bed
G G A A D
All those words blooming in my head
[Verse 2]
D D Bm Bm
I don't need much only truth
D D F#m F#m
Just the thoughts that come to you
G G A A D D
You make poetry, no one reaches me like you do
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm Bm A A
And it's all
Bm Bm A A
Only syllables
G G A D D
But your words, they will make or break me
[Chorus]
D
Sticks and stones
A
Bruise my bones
Bm G
But your words will save me
D
Sticks and stones
A
Bruise my bones
Bm G
But I need your words
D A
I don't want to live without you
Bm G
Don't want to live without you
D A Bm G
| | | | |
D A Bm G G
Your words, your words, your words
[Verse 3]
D D Bm Bm
I keep every word you said
D D F#m F#m
String them all on invisible thread
G G
All those little pearls
A A D
Shining round my neck
D D D
Blooming in my head
[Outro]
D D D D
Shining round my neck
D D D D
Blooming in my head
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