Electric Heart


Artist: devendra banhart Song: electric heart Album: nino rojo (2004) two chords throughout (brilliant minamilism) almost sounds better with a slightly badly tuned guitar. A E also you can play E7 (you choose the best) e --0------0--------------------0---------------------| B --2------0--------------------0---------------------| G --2------1--------------------1---------------------| D --2------2--------------------0---------------------| A --0------2--------------------2---------------------| E ---------0--------------------0---------------------| (0:58, 1:56, 2:53) e -----0---------0--5------0---------0----------------| B -1/2---2—--1/2-------1/2---2—--1/2------------------| G ---------2-------------------2-------2--------------| D ----------------------------------------------------| A ----------------------------------------------------| E ----------------------------------------------------| The electric heart shines for you It's given up sparks But that's nothing new The electric heart Spins its lightning web The spider sparkle lights the way ahead I eat the biscuits, a gift for her I eat the fishes, they got no fur The open road Oh God's final town I'll take a little sip from its high drip The earth hurts sky say your name The earth was dry until you came A little baby begins to grow A happy belly begins to glow The electric sky combing in the snow He's always high He's a gentle soul My winter friends with Christmas legs And cold, cold beards And frozen heads We keep them shiny We keep them shone Cuz though they're tiny, they're valuable I've lost my nails But that's nothing new And goddamn thumbs Thumbs, goddamn you And if all else fails As all else do There's someone else for sure will take my place Now flung from dreams your voice reappears And it almost sings like you're almost here Singing an ancient chant, spreads his dusty lens And I'm coming in in my head Electric heart sang for us Shining love Words and music by Devendra Banhart Transcribed by ear, all my own work. Good Luck Campbell