Sting – Straight To My Heart (Guitar)

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Play a strong Bm on each beat and a muted F#m for the rest of the measure during the intro. Intro strumming pattern : Bm - down ACCENTED F#m - up-up-down-up (MUTED) Verse strumming pattern : Bm - down-up ACCENTED F#m - up-up (MUTED) Bm - down NORMAL Bm - up-down-up (MUTED) D - down-up ACCENTED F#m - up-up (MUTED) Bm - down NORMAL Bm - up-down-up (MUTED) Listen to the CD to catch the right beat. Once you've got that beat going, it's a wrap. ;-) Intro: | Bm (F#m) | Bm (F#m) | | Bm (F#m) | Bm (F#m) |
     Bm     (F#m)       Bm
In a hundred years from now

           D        (F#m)    Bm
They will attempt to tell us how

       Bm   (F#m)     Bm
A scientific means to bliss

          D       (F#m)  Bm
Will supercede the human kiss

  Bm  (F#m)  Bm
A sub atomic chain

           D     (F#m)   Bm
Will maybe galvanize the brain

  Bm (F#m)  Bm
A biochemic trance

      D     (F#m) Bm
Will eliminate romance
Bridge:
    A
But why ever should we care

               G             Em
When there are arrows in the air

          G
Formed by lovers' ancient art

        Bm       F#m   Bm
That go straight to my heart

Bm       F#m   Bm
Straight to my heart
| Bm (F#m) | Bm (F#m) |
         Bm   (F#m)   Bm
A future sugar coated pill

               D     (F#m)    Bm
Would give our lovers time to kill

                Bm     (F#m)    Bm
I think they're working far too much

          D     (F#m) Bm
For the redundancy of touch
Bridge:
    A
But what will make me yours

      G              Em
Are a million deadly spores

          G
Formed by lovers' ancient art

        Bm       F#m   Bm
That go straight to my heart

Bm       F#m   Bm
Straight to my heart

D         A  G
Come into my door

Bm              G
Be the light of my life

D         A  G
Come into my door

       Bm            A
You'll never have to sweep the floor

D         A  G
Come into my door

Bm              G
Be the light of my life

D         A   G
Come into my door

Bm             A
Come and be my wife

A     Em   F#m        Bm         F#m
I'll  be   true... To no one but you

          Bm    (F#m)     Bm
If it's a future world we fear

          D       (F#m)        Bm
We have tomorrow's seeds right here

            Bm  (F#m)         Bm
For you can hold them in your hand

            D     (F#m)   Bm
Or let them fall into the sand
Bridge:
    A
But if our love is pure

         G                    Em
The only thing of which we're sure

     G
Then you can play your part

       Bm       F#m   Bm
And go straight to my heart

     Bm    (F#m)       Bm
If I should seek immunity

             D    (F#m) Bm
And love you with impunity

         Bm  (F#m)     Bm
Then the only thing to do

             D       (F#m)    Bm
Is for me to pledge myself to you
Bridge:
    A
But they only dealt one card

       G            Em
So for me it is not hard

           G
You're the bright star in my chart

       Bm       F#m   Bm
You go straight to my heart

Bm       F#m   Bm
Straight to my heart

D         A  G
Come into my door

Bm              G
Be the light of my life

D         A  G
Come into my door

       Bm            A
You'll never have to sweep the floor

D         A  G
Come into my door

Bm              G
Be the light of my life

D         A   G
Come into my door

Bm             A
Come and be my wife

A     Em   F#m        Bm         F#m
I'll  be   true... To no one but you
| Bm (F#m) | Bm (F#m) | Outro:
Bm       F#m   Bm
Straight to my heart... (repeat to fade)