Same Old Heart

Written by John Stewart

‘Same Old Heart’ is from the album “Blondes”, Swedish release, Polydor, 1982, CD re-release with all the tracks from the US- and the Swedish releases, Neon Dreams, 2003. Also on “Wires from the Bunker”, Wrasse Records, 2000, and Appleseed Records, 2000 (songs recoded ca. 1983-1985), “Revenge of the Budgie”, Takoma, 1983, the latter re-released as CD with the album “The Trio Years” on Folk Era, 1993. Live version on the “Front Row Music – Before the War” double CD, Neon Dreams, 2001.

Fine song, fun to play!

Playing hint: Seems like John plays only the four ‘inner strings’, no high and low E-string. I recommend plucking the bass notes with your thumb and the other strings (no high E-string) with your fingers simultaneously.

Capo 4th fret

(C)(C) (Cj7)(Cj7) (F/A) (G/B)(G/B) (G/B)(G/B) (C)

(C)(C) (Cj7)(Cj7) (F/A) (G/B)(G/B) (G/D)(G/B) (C)

[play verses like third and fourth line of intro]

(C)Crazy (Cj7)is the (F/A)night,

(G/B)Living (G/D)for (G/B)the (C)day.

One (Cj7)more (F/A)love will

(G/B)Come (G/D)my(G/B) (C)way.

And the light(Cj7)ning (F/A)strikes,

And the (G/B)dark (G/D)clo(G/B)uds (C)part.

Got a brand (Cj7)new (F/A)love,

In this (G/B)same (G/D)o(G/B)ld (C)heart.

(C)(C) (Cj7)(Cj7) (F/A) (G/B)(G/B) (G/D)(G/B) (C)

And the (C)second (Cj7)chance (F/A)running

On a (G/B)one (G/D)ti(G/B)me (C)track,

Lovers (Cj7)of the (F/A)world,

Oh, (G/B)I (G/D)a(G/B)m (C)back.

Well, (Cj7)all (F/A)right,

(G/B)I’ve (G/D)got (G/B)the (C)part.

Got a brand (Cj7)new (F/A)love,

In this (G/B)same (G/D)o(G/B)ld (C)heart.

(C)Same (Cj7)old (F/A)heart

And a (G/B)brand (G/D)ne(G/B)w (C)love.

Same (Cj7)old (F/A)sky

With the (G/B)stars (G/D)(G/B)a(C)bove.

Just (Cj7)one (F/A)night,

(G/B)That’s (G/D)all (G/B)it (C)was.

Same (Cj7)old (F/A)heart,

And a (G/B)brand new (C)lo(Cj7)o(F/A)o(G/B)o(G/D)o(G/B)o(C) ve.

(C)(C) (Cj7)(Cj7) (F/A) (G/B)(G/B) (G/D)(G/B) (C)

(C)One (Cj7)by (F/A)one,

(G/B)Two (G/D)b(G/B)y (C)two.

A sky (Cj7)full of (F/A)lovers

Till (G/B)I (G/D)m(G/B)et (C)you.

Honey, (Cj7)well, I (F/A)know

I’m (G/B)not (G/D)th(G/B)at (C)smart,

Got a brand (Cj7)new (F/A)love,

In this (G/B)same (G/D)o(G/B)ld (C)heart.

(C)Same (Cj7)old (F/A)heart

And a (G/B)brand (G/D)ne(G/B)w (C)love.

Same (Cj7)old (F/A)sky

With the (G/B)stars (G/D)(G/B)a(C)bove.

Just (Cj7)one (F/A)night,

(G/B)That’s (G/D)all (G/B)it (C)was.

Same (Cj7)old (F/A)heart,

And a (G/B)brand new (C)lo(Cj7)o(F/A)o(G/B)o(G/D)o(G/B)o(C) ve.

(C)(C) (Cj7)(Cj7) (F/A) (G/B)(G/B) (G/D)(G/B) (C)

(C)Same (Cj7)old (F/A)heart

(G/B)Brand (G/D)ne(G/B)w (C)love.

Same (Cj7)old (F/A)sky

With the (G/B)stars (G/D)(G/B)a(C)bove.

Just (Cj7)one (F/A)night,

(G/B)That’s (G/D)all (G/B)it (C)was.

Same (Cj7)old (F/A)heart,

And a (G/B)brand new (C)lo(Cj7)o(F/A)o(G/B)o(G/D)o(G/B)o(C) ve.

(C)(C) (Cj7)(Cj7) (F/A) (G/B)(G/B) (G/D)(G/B) (C)

(C)(C) (Cj7)(Cj7) (F/A) (G/B)(G/B) (G/D)(G/B) (C) (fade out)

janhauenstein@gmx.de, Art Faller & Charlie Woodward

December 2005