• Song:

    When Your Heart Is Weak

  • Artist:

    Cock Robin

  • Album:

    Songs from a Bell Tower...

When Your Heart Is Weak - Cock Robin 1985

Intro: Synth chords Abm  E  F#  (high-hat starts the drums) 
                    C#m (x13321@4)F# (244322@1)Abm (133111@4)Abm (133111@4)C#m (x13321@4)                      F#What's (244322@1)the matter with the way we look
Abm (133111@4)               AbmSurely (133111@4)it's not the end
C#m (x13321@4)           F# (244322@1)            Abm (133111@4)  AbmI (133111@4)only meant to make my motions clear
C#m (x13321@4)                      F# (244322@1)You worry too much if it's understood
Abm (133111@4)                AbmShould (133111@4)we be seen as friends?
C#m (x13321@4)                  Edim7         E (022100@1)  F#Seems (244322@1)like a real good beginning right here
                          B'Cause (x2444x@1)when your heart is weak
F# (244322@1)                    BI'm (x2444x@1)gonna pick the lock on it
F# (244322@1)                BMy (x2444x@1)fingertips won't fail me
F# (244322@1)               BNo (x2444x@1)matter what you do
F# (244322@1)                BThe (x2444x@1)love you cannot see yet
F# (244322@1)                  BIs (x2444x@1)about to witness a dawning
F# (244322@1)                  BAnd (x2444x@1)you can twist and turn
F# (244322@1)              B (x2444x@1)       F#But (244322@1)you won't get loose     Oh no
C#m (x13321@4)                 F#Better (244322@1)forget getting rid of me
Abm (133111@4)               Abm (133111@4)I don't see how you can
C#m (x13321@4)                    F# (244322@1)              Abm (133111@4)  AbmYou (133111@4)put me off and I will hunt you down...again
C#m (x13321@4)                     F#I'm (244322@1)mighty patient when I have to be
Abm (133111@4)              AbmYou (133111@4)have given me that
C#m (x13321@4)                       Edim7          E (022100@1)   F#Still (244322@1)I look forward to the day you let me in

B'Cause (x2444x@1)when your heart is weak
F# (244322@1)                    BI'm (x2444x@1)gonna pick the lock on it
F# (244322@1)                BMy (x2444x@1)fingertips won't fail me
F# (244322@1)               BNo (x2444x@1)matter what you do
F#Oh (244322@1)no matter what you do

Bridge:
EI'm (022100@1)gonna prove myself worthy
E (022100@1)                  BNo (x2444x@1)more just hanging on
          BWithout (x2444x@1)a prayer of a chance
EI'm (022100@1)gonna come without warning
E (022100@1)                    F# (244322@1)when your defenses are down and you're in
  Abm
a desperate need
      E (022100@1)                           F#Oh, (244322@1)I bet you then, you'll welcome me...
         
B(stays on B for A long time)
Your ol' companion
BYour (x2444x@1)ol' companion
BRemember (x2444x@1)baby,
B'Cause (x2444x@1)when your heart is weak
B (x2444x@1)            
I'm gonna pick the the lock on it	
BMy (x2444x@1)fingertips won't fail me
BNo (x2444x@1)matter what you do
B (x2444x@1)           (get ready to go back to F#, subtly)
Yeah ay ay yeah
F# (244322@1)               BYeah (x2444x@1)              Mmmm
F# (244322@1)               BMmmm (x2444x@1)              Mmmm
F# (244322@1)               BMm (x2444x@1)Hmm          Oh Ye-yes
F# (244322@1)                        B'Cause (x2444x@1)when your heart is weak
F# (244322@1)                    BI'm (x2444x@1)gonna pick the lock on it
F# (244322@1)                  BAnd (x2444x@1)you can twist and turn
F# (244322@1)                  B (x2444x@1)
But you won't get,    you won't get
                F#No (244322@1)you won't get loose Oh no
E (022100@1)              E (022100@1)        Nigh         Ah ah ah ah oh
B (x2444x@1)              BYeah (x2444x@1)B (x2444x@1)              B (x2444x@1)          
       My baby

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