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Shape Of My Heart

Sting
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
PATTERN A
B7
E --------3--- ---2------- 0---------- 0--------- ----2------|
B 0----------- 0---------- 0---------- 0--------- --------4--|
G 0----------- ---2------- ----2------ ------4--- ----2------|
D -----2------ 0---------- ----2------ ------4--- --------4--|
A ----2------ ---2------- 0---------- ---2------ ----2------|
E 0----------- x---------- x---------- x--------- x----------|
PATTERN B
B7
E --------3----|
B --1---------| AS ABOVE AS ABOVE AS ABOVE AS ABOVE
G 0-----------|
D -----2-------|
A x-----------|
E 0-----------|
  TURNAROUND
G5sus2 Esus2sus4 Em
--3------- x-------- x-------- --2------ 0------ 0------- 0--------|
-------5-- ------3-- ----3---- ------4-- 0------ 0------- 0--------|
----4----- --H2----- 0-------- --2------ 0------ ---2---- 0--------|
-------5-- 0-------- 0-------- ------4-- --2---- ---2---- ---2-----|
--3------- x-------- x-------- --2------ ----3-- 0------- ---2-----|
x--------- ------3-- ----3---- x-------- ----3-- ---2---- 0--------|
 VERSE 1/2
 He deals the cards,  in a meditation,
 and those who play,  never suspect,
 he doesnt play, for the mo  - ney  he wins,
 Esus2sus4
  he doesnt play for respect.
 He deals the cards  looking for answers,
 the sacred geometry  of chance,
 a hidden law, of a pro  - bable outcome,
 Esus2sus4
  the numbers lead a dance.
 I know that the spades,  are the swords  of a soldier,
 I know that the clubs  are weapons of war,
 I know that diamonds, are mo  - ney  for this art,
   Esus2sus4
  but thats not the shape of my heart.
 And he may play  the jack of diamonds,
 he may lay  the queen of spades,
 he may conceal, a king in  his hand,
 Esus2sus4
  while the memory of it fades.
 I know that the spades,  are the swords  of a soldier,
 I know that the clubs  are weapons of war,
 I know that diamonds, are mo  - ney  for this art,
   Esus2sus4
  but thats not the shape of my heart,
  Cmaj7 Esus2sus4 (Middle 8 start)
  thats not the shape of my (heart
 HARMONICA SOLO )
 Bm7 / / A/Bm7 / / G / / Em7 / F7 / Bm7 / / A/Bm7 / / G / / Em7 / F#7 /
 G / / / / D / F7 / G / C#/Em / Bm7 / / A/Bm7 / / G / / F#7 / / G / / / /
 And if I told  you that I loved  you,
 you maybe think  theres something wrong,
 I'm not a man, of two many  faces,
 Esus2sus4
  the mask I wear has won.
 And all those that speak  know nothing,
 and they'll find  out to their cost,
&
  and those that curse their luck, in too many places,
 Esus2sus4
  are those that fear are lost.
 CHORUS 2 REPEAT CHORDS AS NORMAL BUT HOLD ON Esus2sus4 LEAD INTO:
  INTRO / OUTRO - SIMPLY FOLLOW ALL TABBED CHORDS AT START
  END on Em

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Readable chord sheet for Shape Of My Heart by Sting

PATTERN [A]
      [Em]             [Bm7]          [Asus2]         [Bsus4]         [B7]
E --------3---   ---2-------   0----------   0---------   ----2------|
B 0-----------   0----------   0----------   0---------   --------4--|
G 0-----------   ---2-------   ----2------   ------4---   ----2------|
D -----2------   0----------   ----2------   ------4---   --------4--|
A  ----2------   ---2-------   0----------   ---2------   ----2------|
E 0-----------   x----------   x----------   x---------   x----------|

                                PATTERN [B]
      [Em/C]           [Bm7]          [Asus2]         [Bsus4]         [B7]
E --------3----|
B  --1---------|    AS ABOVE      AS ABOVE     AS ABOVE      AS ABOVE
G  0-----------|
D -----2-------|
A  x-----------|
E  0-----------|

                                TURNAROUND

   [Cmaj7]     G5sus2      [G5]        [B7]      [Cmaj7]   Esus2sus4   [Em]
 --3------- x-------- x-------- --2------ 0------  0------- 0--------|
 -------5-- ------3-- ----3---- ------4-- 0------  0------- 0--------|
 ----4----- --H2----- 0-------- --2------ 0------  ---2---- 0--------|
 -------5-- 0-------- 0-------- ------4-- --2----  ---2---- ---2-----|
 --3------- x-------- x-------- --2------ ----3--  0------- ---2-----|
 x--------- ------3-- ----3---- x-------- ----3--  ---2---- 0--------|

VERSE 1/2
[Em]  He deals the ca[Bm7]rds,    in a [Asus2]meditation, [Bsus4]         [B7]
[Em/C]  and those who p[Bm7]lay,   never [Asus2]suspect,    [Bsus4]            [B7]
[Cmaj7]    he doesnt play,      for the [Gsus2]mo  - [G5]ney he win[B7]s,
[Cmaj7]         Esus2sus4         [Em]
    he doesnt play    for   respect.
[Em]  He deals the ca[Bm7]rds looking for [Asus2]answers,  [Bsus4]         [B7]
[Em/C]    the sacred ge[Bm7]ometry of chan[Asus2]ce,        [Bsus4]                [B7]
[Cmaj7]    a hidden law,       of a [Gsus2]pro -  [G5]bable [B7]outcome,
[Cmaj7]           Esus2sus4     [Em]
    the numbers lead   a   dance.

[Em]   I know that the [Bm7]spades,    are the s[Asus2]words of a so[Bsus4]ldier,[B7]
[Em/C]   I know that the c[Bm7]lubs are weapons of w[Asus2]ar,        [Bsus4]              [B7]
[Cmaj7]   I know that diamonds,      are [Gsus2]mo -  [G5]ney for this a[B7]rt,
       [Cmaj7]         Esus2sus4     [Em]
   but thats not the shape of my heart.

[Em]   And he may p[Bm7]lay the jack of d[Asus2]iamonds,  [Bsus4]         [B7]
[Em/C]   he may la[Bm7]y the queen of sp[Asus2]ades,     [Bsus4]             [B7]
[Cmaj7]   he may conceal,    a [Gsus2]king   [G5]in his [B7]hand,
[Cmaj7]         Esus2sus4       [Em]
    while the memory of it fades.

[Em]   I know that the [Bm7]spades,    are the [Asus2]swords of a so[Bsus4]ldier,  [B7]
[Em/C]   I know that the [Bm7]clubs are weapons of [Asus2]war,        [Bsus4]                [B7]
[Cmaj7]   I know that diamonds,   are [Gsus2]mo -  [G5]ney for this a[B7]rt,
       [Cmaj7]         Esus2sus4      [Em]        [Em7]
   but thats not the shape   of my heart,
    Cmaj7         Esus2sus4               (Middle 8 start)
   thats not the shape              of my (heart

HARMONICA SOLO )
Bm7 / / A/Bm7 / / G / / Em7 / F
G / / / / D / F

[Em]   And if I t[Bm7]old you that I lo[Asus2]ved you, [Bsus4]        [B7]
[Em/C]   you maybe t[Bm7]hink theres something w[Asus2]rong,    [Bsus4]           [B7]
[Cmaj7]   I'm not a man,    of [Gsus2]two   [G5]many f[B7]aces,
[Cmaj7]         Esus2sus4    [Em]
   the mask I wear   has   won.
[Em]   And all those that [Bm7]speak know n[Asus2]othing,  [Bsus4]         [B7]
[Em/C]   and they'll [Bm7]find out to their c[Asus2]ost,     [Bsus4]            [B7]
[Cmaj7]                                  [Gsus2] [G5]   [B]&
   and those that curse their luck, in  too  many places,
[Cmaj7]              Esus2sus4  [Em]
   are those that fear  are  lost.

CHORUS 2 REPEAT CHORDS AS NORMAL BUT HOLD ON Esus2sus4 LEAD INTO:

     INTRO / OUTRO - SIMPLY FOLLOW ALL TABBED CHORDS AT START
                            END on Em

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