Chords
Shape Of My Heart

Shape of My Heart was written by Sting and his guitarist Dominic Miller. The song talks about the philosophical musings of a professional card player, who reflects on the hands he plays not as a means to win money, but as life metaphors.

Key: Em

Introduction:

       Em              Bm7           A2          B4          B7 
E --------3---   ---2-------   0----------   0---------   ----2------
B 0-----------   0----------   0----------   0---------   --------4--
       Em/C            Bm7           A2          B4          B7 
E --------3----
B  --1---------     AS ABOVE      AS ABOVE     AS ABOVE      AS ABOVE
    C7M                 G5         B7       C7M               Em 
 --3------- x-------- x-------- --2------ 0------  0------- 0--------
 -------5-- ------3-- ----3---- ------4-- 0------  0------- 0--------

 Em                Bm7           A2        B4    B7 
  He deals the cards,    as a meditation,
 Em/C            Bm7              A2       B4    B7 
  and those he plays, never suspect,
 C7M                             G2  G5         B7 
    he doesnt play,      for the mo  - ney he wins,
 C7M                           Em 
    he doesnt play    for   respect.
 Em                Bm7              A2      B4   B7 
  He deals the cards to find the answer,
 Em/C              Bm7            A2       B4    B7 
    the sacred geometry of chance,
 C7M                         G2   G5     B7 
    the hidden law,       of a pro -  bable outcome,
 C7M                         Em 
    the numbers lead   a   dance.

 Em                  Bm7                  A2         B4  B7 
   I know that the spades,    are the swords of a soldier,
 Em/C                 Bm7                   A2       B4  B7 
   I know that the clubs are weapons of war,
 C7M                              G2  G5             B7 
   I know that diamonds,     mean mo -  ney for this art,
        C7M                       Em 
   but thats not the shape of my heart.

 Em              Bm7               A2      B4   B7 
   And he may play the jack of diamonds,
 Em/C         Bm7               A2      B4    B7 
   he may lay the queen of spades,
 C7M                    G2   G5      B7 
   he may conceal,    a king   in his hand,
 C7M                         Em 
    while a memory of it fades.

 Em                  Bm7                 A2          B4    B7 
   I know that the spades,    are the swords of a soldier,
 Em/C                Bm7                   A2        B4    B7 
   I know that the clubs are weapons of war,
 C7M                           G2  G5             B7 
   I know that diamonds,  mean mo -  ney for this art,
        C7M                        Em         Em7 
   but thats not the shape   of my heart,
    Cmaj7         Esus2sus4               (Middle 8 start)

 Em            Bm7               A2     B4   B7 
   And if I told you that I loved you,
 Em/C            Bm7                     A2     B4   B7 
   you' d maybe think theres something wrong,
 C7M                    G2  G5     B7 
   I' m not a man,    of two   many faces,
 C7M                      Em 
   the mask I wear   is    one.
 Em                     Bm7          A2     B4   B7 
   But those who speak know nothing,
 Em/C    Bm7                 A2     B4   B7 
   and find out to their cost,
 C7M                                   G2  G5    B7 
   and those who curse their luck, in  too  many places,
 C7M                       Em 
   are those who fear  are  lost.
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