Irish Heartbeat Chords
by Van Morrison
Irish Heartbeat by Van Morrison is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords E7, A, D, E, A7 and F#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
E7 A
Oh won't you stay, stay awhile
D E E7
With your own ones.
A
Don't ever stray, stray so far
D E
From your own ones.
A A7
This old world is so cold.
D
Don't care nothin' for your soul
E A
You share with your own ones.
Don't rush away, rush away
From your own ones.
Just one more day, one more day
With your own ones.
For the world is so cold.
Don't care nothin' for your soul
You share with your own ones.
Bridge:
D
There's a stranger and he's
A
Standing at your door.
D
May be your best friend
F#m
Might be your brother,
E E7
You may never know.
I'm going back, going back
To my own ones.
Back to talk, talk awhile
With my own ones.
For the world is so cold.
Don't care nothing for your soul
You share with your own ones.