Chords with lyrics
Key: F#m
Intro:
F#m C#m* Bm C#7
A|-0-----0-|-4-----4-|-2-----2-|-4---2-|
E|-----2---|-----0---|-----2---|-2---1-|
C|---1-----|---1-----|---2-----|---1---|
G|-2-------|-1-------|-4-------|-1---1-|
Dmaj7 C#m Bm C#7
A|-4-----4-|-4-----4-|-2-----2-|-4---2-|
E|-----2---|-----0---|-----2---|-2---1-|
C|---2-----|---1-----|---2-----|---1---|
G|-2-------|-1-------|-4-------|-1---1-|
Dmaj7 A A C#7
A|-4-----4-|-0-----0-|-0---0-0-|-2-2---|
E|-----2---|-----0---|-0---0-0-|-1-1---|
C|---2-----|---1-----|-1---1-1-|-1-1---|
G|-2-------|-2-------|-2---2-2-|-1-1---|
Dmaj7 Emaj9 F#m
A|-4--2--0-|---------|-----|
E|---------|-4--2--0-|-2---|
C|----2----|-4--3----|-1---|
G|-2-------|---------|-----|
*If you would like to play closer to the original, you could play C#m7 instead of C#m
Verse 1:
F#m C#m Bm C#7
He deals the cards as a meditation
Dmaj7 C#m Bm C#7
And those he plays never suspect
Dmaj7 A A C#7
He doesn't play for the money he wins
Dmaj7 Emaj9 F#m
He doesn't play for respect
Verse 2:
F#m C#m Bm C#7
He deals the cards to find the answer
Dmaj7 C#m Bm C#7
The sacred geometry of chance
Dmaj7 A A C#7
The hidden law of a probable outcome
Dmaj7 Emaj9 F#m
The numbers lead a dance
Chorus:
F#m C#m Bm C#7
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
Dmaj7 C#m Bm C#7
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
Dmaj7 A A C#7
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
Dmaj7 Emaj9 F#m
But that's not the shape of my heart
Verse 3:
F#m C#m Bm C#7
He may play the jack of diamonds
Dmaj7 C#m Bm C#7
He may lay the queen of spades
Dmaj7 A A C#7
He may conceal a king in his hand
Dmaj7 Emaj9 F#m
While a memory of it fades
Chorus:
F#m C#m Bm C#7
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
Dmaj7 C#m Bm C#7
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
Dmaj7 A A C#7
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
Dmaj7 Emaj9 F#m
But that's not the shape of my heart
Verse 4:
F#m C#m Bm C#7
And if I told you that I loved you
Dmaj7 C#m Bm C#7
You'd maybe think there's something wrong
Dmaj7 A A C#7
I'm not a man of too many faces
Dmaj7 Emaj9 F#m
The mask I wear is one
Verse 5:
F#m C#m Bm C#7
But those who speak know nothing
Dmaj7 C#m Bm C#7
And find out to their cost
Dmaj7 A A C#7
Like those who curse their luck in too many places
Dmaj7 Emaj9 F#m
And those who fear are lost
Chorus:
F#m C#m Bm C#7
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
Dmaj7 C#m Bm C#7
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
Dmaj7 A A C#7
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
Dmaj7 Emaj9 F#m
But that's not the shape of my heart