Gang Of Youths - The Heart Is A Muscle

      Capo on 4th fret
To play without capo transpose +4
*= one strum held

[Intro]
G *
Break me off a piece of that
                            Em *
And mix it in with a little wine
     G *                       Em *
With someone warm and smart I guess
       G *
With a heart in first
             Em *
And a soul behind

    Em * C *
And IIIIII
           G *
Won't give in
     Em * C *
'Coz IIIIII
         G *
Wanna try again

[Break]
G G C Em
G C G Em
G C G Em

[Verse 1]
           G
There will be no years of silence
       Em
In the shadow of regret
        G
I won't let it so betray me
          C
Though my soul got used to it

       G
I will look at love as more than
        Em
Just an instrument of pain
         G
And will give myself completely
       C
To the moving and the strange

[Pre-Chorus]
     G D C             G    G
'Coz IIIIII  wanna overcome
    G Em C              G   G
And tryyyyy to love someone

[Verse 2]
           G
I will not spend the years depleted
      Em
Of my willingness to try
         G
It won't hurt this way forever
         C
It ain't worth the overtime

        G
I'm not looking for redemption
         Em
Nor some shallow kind of bliss
       G
Lay me down and kiss me deeply
        C
Show me everything I missed

[Pre-Chorus]
Em  C                G       G
IIIIIII haven't had enough
    Em C                 G
And IIIII wanna love someone

[Break]
G G Em G C C

[Verse 3]
           G
I will not hurt like this forever
    Em
I'm responding the call
              G
While there's speakers in the outfield
         C
Blasting out my favourite song

           G
I will not play this out discreetly
      Em
It is real and unashamed
     G
I am human now and terrified
    C
But want it all the same

[Pre-Chorus]
     Em  C            G       G
'Coz IIIIII wanna overcome
    Em  C              G      G
And tryyyy to love someone

[Chorus]
         Em
'Coz the heart

The heart
    D
The heart
               G    C
The heart is a muscle
                     G   C ** G
And I wanna make it strong

         Em
'Coz the heart

The heart
    D
The heart
               C
The heart is a muscle now
                     G
I wanna make it strong

[Break - Short quick changes]
C Em G C G Em

[Verse 4]
  G                      Em
I let bad love betray me once
          G                        C
And i was barely outta high school then
      G                        Em
And I guess I fear the same results
     G                      C
That none will take me as I am

[Bridge]
        G
I wanna be loved
           C
I wanna be whole again
           Em             D
So tuck my hair behind my ears
             G
And touch my soul again
           Em
The window is wide
         D    Em
The post unfulfilled
           C
And I just ask you to be patient
          C
If you'll have me still

[Pre-Chorus]
     Em  C             G    G
'Coz IIIIII wanna open up
    Em   C             G    G
And tryyyyy to love someone
     Em  C             G    G
'Coz IIIIII wanna overcome
    Em  C             G     G
And tryyyy to love someone

[Hook]
    Em
The heart

The heart
    D
The heart
    G          C       C
The heart is a muscle
    Em
The heart

The heart
    D
The heart
    G          C        C
The heart is a muscle now
    Em
The heart

The heart
    D
The heart
    G          C         C
The heart is a muscle now

                G
I wanna make it strong

[Outro]
Em G C