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.Brighten My Heart chords and lyrics
Free chords for Brighten My Heart by Sixpence None The Richer. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
Artist Name : Sixpence None the Richer Song Name : Brighten My Heart [Verse 1] [Chorus] [Verse 2] [Chorus] [Instrumental] D D7 Gmaj7 Gmaj7 D D7 Gmaj7 Gm E G Gsus2 Bsus2 Soloish thing, tab instead of chords: [Chorus] C A7/C# D 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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