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Heart Of Gold

Birdy

RockEasy for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

C×
Em
D××
G

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Verse 1
 
C 
I can be strong when I want to be, 
Em                                D                                              
You think I'm weak 'cause you can tear me apart 
         C                      G   D 
with the words that you speak 
          C               
You think you're in control 
                             Em                                             
But you don't understand how much you're wrong 
     C        
You choose to lash out at me, I've done nothing wrong 
         Em                     D                                  
All you crave is attention and just to belong 
    D       
You need to belong 
 
 
 
                  G 
And I want to be free 
                           Em 
When my heart is made from gold 
                           C 
And forgiveness seems too bold 
                     D 
As to find it in my heart 
                       G 
To say "I love you" 
                           Em 
When my heart is made from gold 
                          C 
And the hunt is just too bold 
                     D 
As to find it in my heart 
                     G 
To say "I love you" 
 
 
verse 2 (chords of verse 1) 
 
Is there not enough to use your love for me 
To get past the things because you envy and hate 
And the fires that they breathe 
To say "I looked on the small" 
Can't understand why you don't have it all 
But you don't know how to fight for your "believe in your aims" 
I just wanna do right by you, forget what has changed 
'Cause nothing is changed 
 
 
Chorus 
 
And I want to be free 
When my heart is made from gold 
And forgiveness seems too bold 
As to find it in my heart 
To say "I love you" 
When my heart is made from gold 
And the hunt is just too bold 
As to find it in my heart 
To say "I love you" 
 
 
Bridge 
                 C 
For you have to be so mean 
You're such a drama queen 
The way you play on every weakness that you see in me 
        G                     D 
To make you strong, knew all along 
           C     
So don't pretend like you can hardly breathe 
Like it's down to me 
                                                     G 
'Cause it's so unfair that you can't see that you're so wrong 
               D 
We're still so young 
 
 
Chorus 
 
And I want to be free 
When my heart is made from gold 
And forgiveness seems too bold 
As to find it in my heart 
To say "I love you" 
When my heart is made from gold 
And the hunt is just too bold 
As to find it in my heart 
To say "I love you" 
          
 

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Chord set

C · Em · D · G

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.