Heart Of Life Chords

KeyC# CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays477

Heart Of Life by John Mayer is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C#. It uses the chords C#, A#m, Fm, F#, Db, G#, Bbm/F and Db/F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C#
Text
16
Speed
  			C#   A#m    Fm   F#   Db   G#   X2   (this is mostly the song   
and he plays sometimes  
instead Bbm/F  ) 
 
C#                A#m 
I hate to see you cry 
               Fm   F# Db/F G# 
Lying there in that po si tion 
C#                         A#m 
There s things you need to hear 
                 Fm 
so turn off your tears 
F#  Db/F G# 
and lis ten 
 
 
G#               C#           F# 
Pain throws your heart to the ground 
G#             C#             F# 
love turns the whole thing around 
G#         C#         F# 
no it wont all go the way 
   Db/F 
it should 
      F#       Db/F     G#      C# 
but I know the heart of life is good 
 
C#                   A#m 
You know it s nothin new 
               Fm  F#   Db/F G# 
bad news never had good timing 
C#                      A#m 
then the circle of your friends 
                Fm F#  Dbf G# 
will defend the silver lining 
 
 
G#               C#           F# 
Pain throws your heart to the ground 
G#             C#             F# 
love turns the whole thing around 
G#         C#         F# 
no it wont all go the way 
   Db/F 
it should 
      F#       Db/F     G#      C# 
but I know the heart of life is good 
 
Solo   (with chords of the verse) 
 
 
G#               C#           F# 
Pain throws your heart to the ground 
G#             C#             F# 
love turns the whole thing around 
G#        C#  
fear is a friend who is 
   F#    Db/F 
misunderstood 
      F#       Db/F     F#      Db/F 
but I know the heart of life is good 
G# 
I know its good   
 
(fades with the G#) 

    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante