Blur – My Terracotta Heart (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Chords

Damon's guitar part is a simple fingerpick pattern on an acoustic following the F shape barre chords.

e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---x---x-|
D|-----x---|
A|---------|
E|-x-------|

Intro/Verse: Am, Abm Chorus/Ending: Am, F, G, E Following is Graham Coxon's guitar part, played on a resonator guitar. [Intro]

e|--------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-----------0-0-|
B|0h1-------------0h1-------------0h1-----------0h1---------|
G|----2---------------2---------------1-------------1-------|
D|------2---------------2---------------2-------------2-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------| x3

[Verse 1]

And the bright rays             we got in summertime
e|--------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-----------0-0-|
B|------0h1-------------0h1-------------0h1-----------0h1---------|
G|----------2---------------2---------------1-------------1-------|
D|------------2---------------2---------------2-------------2-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seemed like a breath of fresh air back in the summertime
e|--------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-----------0-0-|
B|------0h1-------------0h1-------------0h1-----------0h1---------|
G|----------2---------------2---------------1-------------1-------|
D|------------2---------------2---------------2-------------2-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

When we were more like brothers, but that was years ago
e|--------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-----------0-0-|
B|------0h1-------------0h1-------------0h1-----------0h1---------|
G|----------2---------------2---------------1-------------1-------|
D|------------2---------------2---------------2-------------2-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

So if it doesn’t seem                 like a      protocol
e|--------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-|
B|------0h1-------------0h1-------------0h1---------|
G|----------2---------------2---------------1-------|
D|------------2---------------2---------------2-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|0-------0-----|
B|--3---3---3---|
G|----4-------4-|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

[Chorus]

I'm running out of heart today, I'm running out of open road to you
e|----------------3/5---1-------------------------1/3---0-------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------3/5---2-------------------------2/4---0-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

And I know you are emoting and you're dazed
e|--------3/5---1-----------------------------1h0-----------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------3-1p0-----------------|
G|--------3/5---2---------------------------------------2p0-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------2p0---------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------3p0-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------3p0-| 

Is something broke inside you? 'Cause at the moment I'm lost and feeling that I don't know
e|-----------3/5---1-----------------------------------1/3---0-------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------3/5---2-----------------------------------2/4---0-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

     If I'm losing you again
e|--3/5---1--------------1h0-----------------------|
B|---------------------------3-1p0-----------------|
G|--3/5---2------------------------2p0-------------|
D|-------------------------------------2p0---------|
A|-----------------------------------------3p0-----|
E|---------------------------------------------3p0-| 

e|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--0-----|
B|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--0-----|
G|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--0-----|
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--0-----|
A|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--0-----|
E|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--0-----|  x2

[Verse 2]

And when we fly tomorrow         over the Java seas
e|--------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-----------0-0-|
B|------0h1-------------0h1-------------0h1-----------0h1---------|
G|----------2---------------2---------------1-------------1-------|
D|------------2---------------2---------------2-------------2-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

And my younger maps             will be there with me
e|--------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-----------0-0-|
B|------0h1-------------0h1-------------0h1-----------0h1---------|
G|----------2---------------2---------------1-------------1-------|
D|------------2---------------2---------------2-------------2-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

'Cause they remind me of swimming out too far one day
e|--------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-----------0-0-|
B|------0h1-------------0h1-------------0h1-----------0h1---------|
G|----------2---------------2---------------1-------------1-------|
D|------------2---------------2---------------2-------------2-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Then the coral was gone,         but I didn't care anyway
e|--------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-|
B|------0h1-------------0h1-------------0h1---------|
G|----------2---------------2---------------1-------|
D|------------2---------------2---------------2-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|0-------0-----|
B|--3---3---3---|
G|----4-------4-|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

[Chorus]

I was running out of heart that day, I was running out of open road to you
e|----------------3/5---1-------------------------------1/3---0-------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------3/5---2-------------------------------2/4---0-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

And I know I was emoting, I was dazed
e|--------3/5---1-----------------------------1h0-----------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------3-1p0-----------------|
G|--------3/5---2---------------------------------------2p0-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------2p0---------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------3p0-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------3p0-| 

Is something broke inside me? At the moment I'm lost and feeling that I don't know
e|-----------3/5---1----------------------------1/3---0-------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------3/5---2----------------------------2/4---0-------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

       If I'm losing you again
e|--3/5---1--------------------1h0-----------------------|
B|---------------------------------3-1p0-----------------|
G|--3/5---2------------------------------2p0-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------2p0---------|
A|-----------------------------------------------3p0-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------3p0-| 

'Cause I'm running out of heart here, just sitting out the constant doubt in my head
e|----------------3/5---1-------------------------1/3---0-------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------3/5---2-------------------------2/4---0-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

      And I don't know what it is
e|--3/5---1----------------------1h0-----------------------|
B|-----------------------------------3-1p0-----------------|
G|--3/5---2--------------------------------2p0-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------2p0---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------3p0-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------3p0-| 

I'm sweating out the toxins, is my terracotta heart breaking?
e|----------3/5---1--------------------1/3---0-------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----------3/5---2--------------------2/4---0-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

I don't know if I'm losing you, if I'm losing you again
e|----------3/5---1----------|
B|---------------------------|
G|----------3/5---2----------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

[Outro]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14\12---9---7---7/9----------------------14-12-14----9-7-9-------------------|
D|------------------------7---7/9---7-----------------------------10-9-10--9-7-5-|
A|--12\10---7---5---5/7----------------------12-10-12----7-5-7-------------------|
E|------------------------5---5/7---5-----------------------------8--7-8---7-5-3-|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14\12---9---7---7/9---------------------------------|
D|------------------------7---7/9---7-------5-----------|
A|--12\10---7---5---5/7---------------------------------|
E|------------------------5---5/7---5-------3-----3-3-0-|

x2 (Ending is improvised)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14\12---9---7---7/9-----7/9-----7/9---9---7---5--------14\----7/9-7-------7\------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------9----------------------------5-------6-|
A|--12\10---7---5---5/7-----5/7-----5/7---7---5---3--------12\----5/7-5-------5\------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------7----------------------------3---------|