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The White Buffalo – Hideous Heart Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
Am

[Verse 1]
Am
Transfixed on a sin
Am
It's always watching
Am
It shivers my skin
                        E
I cannot shake from its sight

[Verse 2]
     Am
Translucent and blue
Am
Shades never blinking
Am
Fueled by booze
                         E
Gets me to thinking it's right

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[Chorus]
    Dm                     Am
The beating is bursting my brain
E                   Am
Punishing, pulling apart
    Dm                       Am
The pounding, it drives me insane
       E                    Am
Please silence this hideous heart

[Verse 3]
Am
The madness it grins
Am
Burns me like matches
Am
Blood running thin
                    E
Haunting me day and night

[Verse 4]
Am
Shadows like hymns
Am
From hell and ashes
Am
Calling me, calling me
              E
Bury the evil eye

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Chorus]
Dm                    Am
Drumming erupts in my brain
E                   Am
Punishing, pulling apart
    Dm                       Am
The pounding, it drives me insane
       E                   Am
Please silence the hideous heart

[Interlude]
F   Dm   Am   C   E
F   Dm   Am   C   E

[Chorus]
Dm                    Am
Drumming erupts in my brain
E                   Am
Punishing, pulling apart
    Dm                       Am
The pounding, it drives me insane
       E                   Am
Please silence the hideous heart
E                   Am
Silence the hideous heart
E                   Am
Silence the hideous heart

[Outro]
Am

How to play Hideous Heart: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Hideous Heart by The White Buffalo on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Hideous Heart by The White Buffalo, think in A minor (no sharps or flats). It takes 5 chords: Am, E, Dm, F and C.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Dm – Am – E – Am (iv – i – V – i in A minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.