Heart Of The Country Chords
by Kathy Mattea
Heart Of The Country by Kathy Mattea is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords G, C, D, Em, Am, F and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G C (4x) G
D Em
Making a living on the road
C G
Playing those honky-tonks
D G
And searching for the gold
D Em
We've all paid our share of dues
C G
Singing those country blues
D G
Until the bars have closed
D Em
Heading up north to a one-night-stand
C G
There's nothing like a Yankee fan
D G
To make a southern girl feel at home
D Em
Catch a midnight flight to San Antone
C G
It really turns those Texans on
D G
To feel the magic in the song
C G C G
It's coming from my heart to the heart of the country
C G Am G F D
You know there's nothing I'd rather do for you than sing you this song
C G C Em
It's coming from my heart to the heart of the country
Am G C D
If you can feel what I'm feeling, I know you gotta sing
Am G C D G C G C G
If you can feel what I'm feeling, I know you gotta sing along
D Em
We got ten more shows to play
C G
Between Detroit and L A
D G C G
It doesn't matter where you are
D Em
The road goes on and people change
C G
But one thing stays the same
D G
They know all the words by heart
C G C G
It's coming from my heart to the heart of the country
C G Am G F D
You know there's nothing I'd rather do for you than sing you this song
C G C Em
It's coming from my heart to the heart of the country
Am G C D
If you can feel what I'm feeling, I know you gotta sing
Am G C D G
If you can feel what I'm feeling, I know you gotta sing along
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