This is the chords of Happens To The Heart by Leonard Cohen on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.
[Verse 1]
Dm
I was always working steady
Bb
But I never called it art
Bb/G
I got my shit together
A7
Meeting Christ and reading Marx
Dm
It failed my little fire
Bb
But it’s bright, the dying spark
Bb/G
Go tell the young messiah
A7
What happens to the heart
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[Interlude]
Dm Bb Bb/G A7
[Verse 2]
Dm
There’s a mist of summer kisses
Bb
Where I tried to double-park
Bb/G
The rivalry was vicious
A7
The women were in charge
Dm
It was nothing, it was business
Bb
But it left an ugly mark
Bb/G
I’ve come here to revisit
A7
What happens to the heart
[Interlude]
Dm Bb Bb/G A7
[Verse 3]
Dm
I was selling holy trinkets
Bb
I was dressing kind of sharp
Bb/G
Had a pussy in the kitchen
A7
And a panther in the yard
Dm
In the prison of the gifted
Bb
I was friendly with the guards
Bb/G
So I never had to witness
A7 Bb
What happens to the heart
[Interlude]
Bb/G F A7
[Verse 4]
Dm
I should have seen it coming
Bb
After all I knew the chart
Bb/G
Just to look at her was trouble
A7
It was trouble from the start
Dm
Sure we played a stunning couple
Bb
But I never liked the part
Bb/G
It ain’t pretty, it ain’t subtle
A7
What happens to the heart
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[Interlude]
Dm Bb Bb/G A7
[Verse 5]
Dm
Now the angel’s got a fiddle
Bb
The devil’s got a harp
Bb/G
Every soul is like a minnow
A7
Every mind is like a shark
Dm
I’ve broken every window
Bb
But the house, the house is dark
Bb/G
I care but very little
A7
What happens to the heart
[Interlude]
Dm Bb Bb/G A7
[Verse 6]
Dm
Then I studied with this beggar
Bb
He was filthy, he was scarred
Bb/G
By the claws of many women
A7
He had failed to disregard
Dm
No fable here no lesson
Bb
No singing meadowlark
Bb/G
Just a filthy beggar guessing
A7 Bb
What happens to the heart
[Interlude]
Bb/G F A7
[Verse 7]
Dm
I was always working steady
Bb
But I never called it art
Bb/G
It was just some old convention
A7
Like the horse before the cart
Dm
I had no trouble betting
Bb
On the flood, against the ark
Bb/G
You see, I knew about the ending
A7 Dm
What happens to the heart
[Interlude]
Dm Bb Bb/G A7
[Outro]
Dm
I was handy with a rifle
Bb
My father’s .303
Bb/G
I fought for something final
A7
Not the right to disagree
