Heart Is A Drum

chords ( eadgbe ) C/A : x02010 C/G : 3x2010 Dm7 : xx0211 D#6 : xx1313 or x68888 [ ch ] D#6/D [ /Ch ] : xx0313 or x58888 - - - - - C C/A C/G x8 C C/A C/G x4 free as a driving wheel Dm7 C C/A C/G x2 circling around your iron will C C/A C/G x4 see only what you feel Dm7 C C/A C/G x2 keeps you turning when you’re standing still G Dm7 F you try to run from trouble when it comes C you follow the drum F C C/A C/G x4 keeping time with everyone C C/A C/G x4 high as the light of day Dm7 C C/A C/G x2 falling down across your lost highway C C/A C/G x4 why does it hurt this way? Dm7 C C/A C/G x2 to come so far to find they’ve closed the gates G Dm7 F you’ve lost your tongue when you fall from the pendulum C your heart is a drum F C C/A C/G x2 keeping time with everyone G Dm7 F everyone , hear the drum from the undertow G Dm7 F i need to find someone to show me how to play it slow C C/A C/G x4 and just let it go D#6 [ ch ] D#6/D [ /Ch ] C C/A C/G x2 D#6 [ ch ] D#6/D [ /Ch ] C C/A C/G x4 G Dm7 F your eyes get stung by the rays of the sinkin’ sun C you follow the drum F C C/A C/G x2 keeping time with everyone D#6 going beat , beat , beat [ ch ] D#6/D [ /Ch ] C C/A C/G x2 it’s beating me down D#6 beat , beat , beat , beat [ ch ] D#6/D [ /Ch ] C C/A C/G x2 it’s beating me down D#6 [ ch ] D#6/D [ /Ch ] C C/A C/G x2 day after day it’s turning around Dm7 G till all my days are drowning out C C/A C/G . . . - - - - - the original riff ( or main theme ) shifts between C and Csus4 , but it’s difficult to play in standard tuning , and it can’t really be expressed with chords . so i’ll recommend an alternative strumming pattern for the riff : C /A /G E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B | - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - | G | - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 - - - - - - | D | - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - | A | - - 3 - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - | E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - | if you want to play the original riff , you can use a capo on the third fret and transpose the chords ( beck plays the C - note an octave lower , though ) : Cadd4 /A /G G | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A# | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | F | - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 - - - - - - | C | - - - - 4 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4 - - | G | - - 5 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 0 - - - - |