Artificial Heart Transcription
I love this song so much I had to get a transcription out there. This is based on the performance from Milwaukee on 4/14/11 Here's the video if you want to jam along. Enjoy!
The chords in parenthesis are implied by the melody and from the final verse where they are actually played on guitar. I put them them just in case you wanted to have some accompaniment to go along with the vocals.
C x32010
F/C x33211
E 022100
Am x02210
D xx0232
Fdim xx3434
Dm x57765
D7/F# 200212
Ab 466544
C(2) 8(10)(10)988
(C) (F/C) (C) (F/C) (C) (G) (C)
They gave me a test to be the best that I could be
(C) (F/C) (C) (F/C) (C) (G) (C)
They knew all along that there was something wrong with me
F/C E Am D G Fdim
We picked out a spot and made a hole
F/C C
Wire and glass and stainless steel
F E
Now I can imagine how I feel
F/C
Got a new heart
F/C
Got a new heart
Dm
Got a new heart
Dm Am G
Got a new artificial heart
F/C
It's not a real heart
F/C
It's not a real heart
Dm
It's not a real heart
Dm Am G D7/F# G
It is a real artificial heart
(C) (F/C) (C) (F/C) (C) (G) (C)
There's blood on the bed but here in my head I'm feeling fine
(C) (F/C) (C) (F/C) (C) (G) (C)
It's easy to sleep when I'm not buzzing all the time
F/C E Am D G Fdim
So funny the way I was before
F/C C
I was blind but now I see
F/C E
Once I was him but now he's me
F/C
Got a new heart
F/C
Got a new heart
Dm
Got a new heart
Dm Am
Got a new artificial heart
F/C
It's not a real heart
F/C
It's not a real heart
Dm
It's not a real heart
Dm Am
It is a real artificial heart
Bridge
|G |D7/F# |F E|F |Ab |C(2) |
C F/C C F/C C G C
You're happy again I lie to pretend something is true
F/C C F/C C G C
I don't need to think at all if I don't care for you
F/C E Am D G Fdim
It's not an emergency for me
F/C C
I look at the walls and they go clear
F/C E
I cover my eyes and disappear
F/C
Got a new heart
F/C
Got a new heart
Dm
Got a new heart
Dm Am G
Got a new artificial heart
F/C
It's not a real heart
F/C
It's not a real heart
Dm
It's not a real heart
Dm Am
It is a real artificial heart
Comments
Also yes, robot clones would be extremely useful. Just so long as you don't wake up one day to find that you're no longer certain if you are the original.