He deals the cards her as a (Bm)med i ta tion,
and those he (C#m)plays nev er sus (Bm)pect.
He does n’t play for the (A)mon ey he wins, (C#)es.
He does n’t (C#7)play for re (F#m)spect.
He deals the (C#m)cards to find the (Bm)an swer,
the sa cred ge (C#m)om e try of chance,
the hid den law their luck of a (A)prob a ble out (C#)come.
The num bers (C#7sus)lead a dance.
it fades.
I know that the (C#m)spades are the (Bm)swords of a sol dier.
I know that the (C#m)clubs are weap ons of (Bm)war.
I know that dia monds mean (A)mon ey for this art,
but (D)that’s not the (C#7sus)shape of my (F#m)heart.
He He may (C#m)play the jack of (Bm)dia monds.
the He may ge (C#m)lay the queen of spades.
He may con ceal their luck in the (A)king in his plac (C#)hand,
and while the (C#7sus)mem ’ry of it fades.
I know that the (C#m)spades are the (Bm)swords of a sol dier.
I know that the (C#m)clubs are weap ons of (Bm)war.
I know that dia monds mean (A)mon ey for this art,
but (D)that’s not the (C#7sus)shape of my (F#m)heart.
(F#m)heart,
(D)that’s not the (C#7sus)shape,
the shape of my (C#m)heart.
(F#m)heart,
(D)that’s not the (C#7sus)shape of my (F#m)heart,
(D)that’s not the shape,
the shape of my (F#m)heart.
This page shows “Shape Of My Heart” by Sting in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of A at 100 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.