TRACY CHAPMAN

SO

MATTERS OF THE HEART





:___: = repeat
  
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 D D = "Stacato" (play it very short)


Intro:

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:C . . . C. (x32010@1)DD C. (x32010@1). . C. (x32010@1)DD Em. (022000@1). . Em. (022000@1)DD Em. (022000@1). . Em. (022000@1)DD:

  
    .  .
... D (xx0232@1)D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)   So you make a litle money
       Doff (xx0232@1)of sombody elses sweat
        Cso (x32010@1)some people starve a little
      Dwhile (xx0232@1) you got fat
              Em. (022000@1). . Em. (022000@1)DD Em. (022000@1). .
while you got fat


Em. (022000@1)DD       C (x32010@1)      So you  grind and grind
        Dand (xx0232@1)you push and shove
    Cand (x32010@1)claim that those most worthy
     Dwill (xx0232@1)get what they diserve
             Em. (022000@1). . Em. (022000@1)DD Em. (022000@1). .
what they diserve...

     .     .
Em. (022000@1)D (xx0232@1)   D (xx0232@1)C (x32010@1) It can't be true
   .     .
   D (xx0232@1)   D (xx0232@1)CIt (x32010@1)can't be true

  D (xx0232@1)   D (xx0232@1)  Em (022000@1)                 DBecause (xx0232@1)I've seen too many hungry faces
     Em (022000@1)                   DI've (xx0232@1)seen too many with the likes of  you
            C. (x32010@1). . C. (x32010@1)DD C. (x32010@1). . C.DD (x32010@1)Em. (022000@1). . Em. (022000@1)DD Em. (022000@1). .
it can't be true

     .   .
Em. (022000@1)D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)    For you everything has its price
         Dyou (xx0232@1)give nothing away for free
   Cif (x32010@1)silence were truly golden
  DI (xx0232@1)guess no one could sleep
             Em. (022000@1). . Em. (022000@1)DD Em. (022000@1). .
no one could sleep

     .   .
Em. (022000@1)D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1)  C (x32010@1)    You have money at your fingertips
               Dpeople (xx0232@1)at your beck and call
           Cand (x32010@1)you're fool enough to think for a price
D (xx0232@1)                          Em. (022000@1). . Em. (022000@1)DD Em. (022000@1). .
 You can have the whole wide world

     .   .
Em. (022000@1)D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)For all our sakes
    .   .
    D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) Cand (x32010@1)all our lives
.  .
D (xx0232@1)D (xx0232@1)  EmWe (022000@1)must hope the words that
Dcome (xx0232@1)from your lips
        Em (022000@1)                 Dwe (xx0232@1)must hope those words are lies
    .   .
    D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) Cfor (x32010@1)all our sakes
    .   .
    D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) Cand (x32010@1)all our lives
.  .
D (xx0232@1)D (xx0232@1)  Emwe (022000@1)must hope the dreams,
         D (xx0232@1)            
soulless visiones that you have
Em (022000@1)             D (xx0232@1)   are never realized



C (x32010@1)So you've got a big house
    Dyou (xx0232@1)drive a fancy car
   EmSo (022000@1)what if your pockets are full
   Dif (xx0232@1)you have an empty heart
C (x32010@1)You snap your fingers
    Dand (xx0232@1)all the waters part
   EmSo (022000@1)what if the people bow down
        Dif (xx0232@1)they show you no regard
C (x32010@1)  Your left hand
Dalways (xx0232@1)watshes your right
   EmSo (022000@1)what if you trust in God
   Dif (xx0232@1)you can't sleep at night
C (x32010@1) You think you've made it
                 DYou (xx0232@1)think you've got what everyone wants
   EmSo (022000@1)what if you're a big fat man
        D (xx0232@1)(let ring)
with an empty little heart

.   .
D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1)  CWho (x32010@1)has   made a litle money
       Doff (xx0232@1)of somebody else's sweat
C (x32010@1)Who watched the people starve
D (xx0232@1)    
while you got fat
              Em. (022000@1). . Em. (022000@1)DD
while you got fat
Em . . . Em . DD
    you got fat
Em . . . Em . DD Em (let ring)
    you got fat!!!



great song from a great songwriter and singer,...

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