10 Chords used in the song :
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Verse:Am
Am/B
C
G
F
The xxxx xxxx x new take A xxx take xx faithAm
Am/B
C
G
Dm
Pick xx pieces xxx carried xxxx
Am
Am/B
C
G
F
I xxxx home xx city xxxx erased
Am
Am/B
C
G
Dm
I xxxx home xx face xxxx we xxxxx
Pre-Chorus:
C
G
Dm
Dm
xxxx, place xxxxx me xxxx, to xxxxx
C
G
Dm
Dm
xxxx place, xx xxx beat, xx my xxxxx
Chorus:
C
G
Dm
Dm
xx xx heart xx xx heart xx my xxxxx
(Oh my heart)
Verse:Am
Am/B
C
G
F
Storm xxxxxx kill xx The xxxxxxxxxx changed
Am
Am/B
C
G
Dm
xxxx the answer xxxx xxxx xxx song xxxxxxxxxx
Am
Am/B
C
G
F
xxxx the trees, xxx ghosts xxx xxx buildings xxxx
Am
Am/B
C
G
Dm
xxxx the xxxxxx to xxxxxxxxx this xxxxx
Pre-Chorus:
C
G
Dm
Dm
xxxx sweet xxx xxxx sad xxx xxxx true
C
G
Dm
Dm
xxx xx, doesn't xxxx bitter xx you
Chorus:
C
G
Dm
Dm
xx xx heart xx xx heart xx my xxxxx
(Oh my heart)
Break/Solo:Bb -
Am -
F -
G
Bb -
Am -
Ab -
Ab
Verse:Am
Am/B
C
G
F
Mother xxx father x stand xxxxxx you
Am
Am/B
C
G
Dm
xxx xxxx of xxxx world xxxxx help xxx xx through
Am
Am/B
C
G
F
xxxx place xxxxx me xxxx to xxxxx
Am
Am/B
C
G
Dm* (bass line:
D,
E,
F,
G)
xxxx xxxxx xx xxx beat xx my xxxxx
Chorus:
C
G
Dm
Dm
xx xx heart xx xx heart xx my xxxxx
(Oh my heart)
(Oh my heart)
C
G
Dm
Dm* (bass line:
D,
E,
F,
G)
Am
xx xx xxxxx xx xx heart xx my xxxxx
endAm
About this song
According to Songfacts, Michael Stipe's lyric for this soulful lament for New Orleans follows on from Houston, with its Katrina-refugee this time returning home to the Louisiana city. After bemoaning the destruction of his home city, the protagonist focuses more on the overcoming of adversity. "This place needs me here to start/ This place is the beat of my heart," sings Stipe.













