Instruments
| F#m E | Bm C#11 C#7 | D/F# E | Bm C#11 C#7 || D | Asus2 C# | D C#11/G# | F#m |
Verse 1
| F#m E | Bm C#11 C#7 | He deals the cards as a meditation | D/F# E | Bm C#11 C#7 | And those he plays never suspect| D | Asus2 C# | He doesn't play for the money he wins | D C#11/G# | F#m | He doesn't play for respect
Verse 2
| F#m E | Bm C#11 C#7 | He deals the cards to find the answer | D/F# E | Bm C#11 C#7 | The sacred geometry of chance| D | Asus2 C# | The hidden law of a probable outcome | D C#11/G# | F#m | The numbers lead a dance
Hook 1
| F#m E | Bm C#11 C#7 | I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier| D/F# E | Bm C#11 C#7 | I know that the clubs are weapons of war| D | Asus2 C# | I know that diamonds mean money for this art | D C#11/G# | F#m |But that's not the shape of my heart
Verse 3
| F#m E | Bm C#11 C#7 | He may play the Jack of diamonds | D/F# E | Bm C#11 C#7 | He may lay the Queen of spades| D | Asus2 C# | He may conceal a King in his hand | D C#11/G# | F#m | While the memory of it fades
Hook 2
| F#m E | Bm C#11 C#7 | I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier| D/F# E | Bm C#11 C#7 | I know that the clubs are weapons of war| D | Asus2 C# | I know that diamonds mean money for this art | D C#11/G# | F#m F#m/E |But that's not the shape of my heart| [2/4] Dmaj7 | C#11/G# | That's not the shape | C#11/G# | the shape of my heart
Instruments
key change to C#m| C#m B | F#m G#11 G#7 | [x2]| A | Esus2 G# | Amaj7 D#11 | C#m C#m7 || A G#11 | Amaj7 |
Verse 4
key change to F#m| F#m E | Bm C#11 C#7 | And if I told you that I loved you| D/F# E | Bm C#11 C#7 | You'd maybe think there's something wrong| D | Asus2 C# | I'm not a man of too many faces| D C#11/G# | F#m | The mask I wear is one
Verse 5
| F#m E | Bm C#11 C#7 | But those who speak know nothing| D/F# E | Bm C#11 C#7 | And find out to their cost| D | Asus2 C# | Like those who curse their luck in too many places| D C#11/G# | F#m | And those who fear are lost
Last-Hook
| F#m E | Bm C#11 C#7 | I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier| D/F# E | Bm C#11 C#7 | I know that the clubs are weapons of war| D | Asus2 C# | I know that diamonds mean money for this art | D C#11/G# | F#m F#m/E |But that's not the shape of my heart| D C#11/G# | F#m F#m/E | That's not the shape of my heart| [2/4] Dmaj7 | C#11/G# | That's not the shape | C#11/G# | the shape of my heart
Instruments
| F#m E | Bm C#11 C#7 | D/F# E | Bm C#11 C#7 || F#m |
