Heartstrings
Alison Krauss
FolkMedium for beginners6 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
G
D
Em
Bm
C
Am
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: G D Em Bm C D G verse 1 G D Em Bm Way up north, where the snow flies C D G D And the sun don't hardly shine G D Em Bm If it weren't for, my true love C G D I'd have long ago lost my mind G D I'd have long ago lost my mind verse 2 G D Em Bm There's good folks here and good folks there C D G D most everywhere I go G D Em Bm But the land of my heart is down C G D where the snow white cotton grows G D where the snow white cotton grows C Bm Am G When the river runs over from the melting snow C D G we will take to the higher ground C Bm Am G when the water goes down again, we'll saddle our old paint C D G we'll be homeward bound C Bm D G me and my love will be homeward bound Solo: G D Em Bm C D G D G D Em Bm C G D G verse 3 G D Em Bm Heartstrings hold tighter than the roots of a live oak tree C D G D holding through tornado wind G D Em Bm tougher than timber, stronger than steel C G D they'll guide me back southward again G D they'll guide me back southward again C Bm Am G When the river runs over from the melting snow C D G we will take to the higher ground C Bm Am G when the water goes down again, we'll saddle our old paint C D G we'll be homeward bound C Bm D G me and my love will be homeward bound Outro: C Bm Am G C D G
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Chord set
G · D · Em · Bm · C · Am
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.