Heartstrings by Alison Krauss written by Marshall Wilborn Album: Every Time You Say Goodbye Transcribed by Bruce DeBoard This song is played with a capo on the second fret I believe, although it is by no means a must. Play it in whatever key you like. However, the chords below are more shapes if you put a capo on. What I have below is for without a capo. I play it with the capo on the second fret, but I still play a G shape, or
a D shape, you get it. Also, the G and Em I have in mind here are not standard G and Em, although you can use those if you want. I use these: EADGBE G xx5433 (this is from open, whether it be headstock or capo) Em xx2000 (same as above) I do use the standard G if I am going to go to the chorus directly after, so I can walk up to the C, but most other places I do not. You can do whatever you want. [Verse 1] G D Em Bm Way up north, where the snow flies C D G D And the sun don't hardly shine G D Em Bm If it weren't for, my true love C G D I'd have long ago lost my mind G D I'd have long ago lost my mind [Verse 2] There's good folks here and good folks there most everywhere I go But the land of my heart is down where the snow white cotton grows where the snow white cotton grows [chorus] C Bm Am G When the river runs over from the melting snow C D G we will take to the higher ground C Bm Am G when the water goes down again, we'll saddle our old paint C D G we'll be homeward bound C Bm D G me and my love will be homeward bound [solo] play verse [verse 3] Heartstrings hold tighter than the roots of a live oak tree holding through tornado wind tougher than timber, stronger than steel they'll guide me back southward again they'll guide me back southward again [repeat chorus] [Thanks to Brian Osborne for corrections]