Re-worked version of Nick Lowe's Rockpile hit. 
Played against a gentle but definite reggae beat,
this version appeared on the Nick The Knife album,
then on Basher - The Best Of. 
This took a long time to work out, I hope you enjoy it!

Standard tuning

G      320033
Em     02200x
Am     x02210
D      xx0232
G7     3x300x
C      x35553
Cm     x35543
D6     x5443x
Dm6    x5343x
Em/Eb  021000
Em/D   020000
A/C#   x4222x


Intro
=====

G  Em    Am  D
     Mmm-mmm

G  Em  Am  D
   Mmm-mmm yeah

G  Em  Am  D
     uh

       G  C     G
I said da da da da

      C     G
da da da da da

      C           G   D
da da da da da da da


Verse 1
=======

   G    Em            Am              D
Ah heart  why are you pounding like a hammer

G    Em             Am             D
Heart   why are you beating like a drum

G    G7           C               Cm
Heart  why do you make such a com-motion

         G              Em      Am      D
When I'm waiting for my baby to come

   G    Em            Am              D
Oh heart  don't do it if it's not the real thing

G    Em         Am        D
Heart  I get so easily de-ceived

G    G7            C           Cm
Heart  there is no other I can turn to

       G              Am      D    G     G7
If not you then heart who can I be-lieve


Refrain 1
=========

      C                Cm
Oh oh heart there must be no mistake

   G            D6            Dm6
Be-ware special care from the start

          Em               /Eb
Woh oh oh heart though I'm glad

        /D                      A/C#
For the first bit of love we've had

     Am                           D 
Make certain or else you're gonna break


Verse 2
=======

             G    Em     Am         D
Woh oh oh oh heart   you motor of e-motion

G    Em              Am                D
Heart   you've never been like this be-fore

G    G7           C                     Cm
Heart  at first I thought that you were joklng

      G              Am     D           G    G7
But I know deep down in you that you're sure


Inst
====

G  Em  Am  D
G  Em  Am  D
G  G7  C  Cm
G  Am  D   G  G7


Refrain 2
=========


      C                Cm
Oh oh heart there must be no mistake

   G            D6            Dm6
Be-ware special care from the start

          Em               /Eb
Woh oh oh heart though I'm glad

        /D                      A/C#
For the first bit of love we've had

     Am                           D 
Make certain or else you're gonna break


Verse 3
=======

             G    Em     Am         D
Woh oh oh oh heart   you motor of e-motion

G    Em              Am                D
Heart   you've never been like this be-fore

G    G7           C                     Cm
Heart  at first I thought that you were joklng

      G              Am     D           G    G7
But I know deep down in you that you're sure



Out
===

          G  Em  Am  D
Oh woh oh heart mmmm 

G  Em  Am  D
Heart wooo-ooo-oooh

G    Em  Am  D
Hear-eart

G  Em  Am  D
I said heart heart heart

to fade...



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I hope I've done it justice!

Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
August 2013

watfordkev@gmail.com
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