#E C#m A AEIt was a ruby that she woreC#mOn a chain around her neckAIn the shape of a heartAIn the shape of a heartEIt was a time I wont forgetC#mFor the sorrow and regretAAnd the shape of a heartAAnd the shape of a heartE C#mA B AI guess I never knewBWhat she was talking aboutA B AI guess I never knewBWhat she was living withoutE C#mPeople speak of love dont know what theyre thinking ofAWait around for the one who fits just like a gloveASpeak in terms of belief and belongingE C#m A ATry to fit some name to their longingThere was a hole left in the wallFrom some ancient fightAbout the size of a fistOr something thrown that had missedAnd there were other holes as wellIn the house where our nights fellFar too many to repairIn the time that we were therePeople speak of love dont know what theyre thinking ofReach out to each other though the push and shoveSpeak in terms of a life and the learningTry to think of a word for the burningE C#mAYou keep it upBYou try so hardA BTo keep a life from coming apartAAnd never knowB AWhat breaches and faults are concealedB (A B)x4 E C#m A AIn the shape of a heartIt was the ruby that she woreOn a stand beside the bedIn the hour before dawnWhen I knew she was goneAnd I held it in my handFor a little whileAnd dropped it into the wallLet it go, heard it fallI guess I never knewWhat she was talking aboutI guess I never knewWhat she was living withoutPeople speak of love dont know what theyre thinking ofWait around for the one who fits just like a gloveSpeak in terms of a life and the livingTry to find the word for forgivingYou keep it upYou try so hardTo keep a life from coming apartAnd never knowThe shallows and the unseen reefsThat are there from the startIn the shape of a heart
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