Heart Is A Drum - Beck

Tuning: C–G–D-F-B-E (E down to C, A down to G, G down to F) C*: Riff G: x00203 Dm7: 2x001x or 220011 F: 5x776x or 557765 C: 0x2210 C/A: x22210 C/G: x02210 Eb6: x8878x Eb6/D: x7878x Riff: Cadd4 /A /G e|---------------------| B|---------------------| F|------0------0-------| D|----2------2------2--| G|---------2------0----| C|--0------------------| -----

C* x8 C* x4 Free as a driving wheel Dm7 C* x2 Circling around your iron will C* x4 See only what you feel Dm7 C* x2 Keeps you turning when you're standing still G Dm7 F You try to run from trouble when it comes C C/A C/G You follow the drum F C* x4 Keeping time with everyone C* x4 High as the light of day Dm7 C* x2 Falling down across your lost highway C* x4 Why does it hurt this way? Dm7 C* 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 C/A C/G Your heart is a drum F C* 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* x4 And just let it go Eb6 Eb6/D C* x2 Eb6 Eb6/D C* x4 G Dm7 F Your eyes get stung by the rays of the sinking sun C You follow the drum F C* x2 Keeping time with everyone Eb6 Going beat, beat, beat Eb6/D C* x2 It's beating me down Eb6 Beat, beat, beat, beat Eb6/D C* x2 It's beating me down Eb6 Eb6/D C* x2 Day after day it's turning around Dm7 G Till all my days are drowning out C*... ----- Note: It's rather difficult to shift between riff and chords. To make the song easier you can replace C* with “C C/a C/g” throughout the song.