Chords for David Wilcox - Language Of The Heart
Tempo:
133.8 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I've known David Wilcox for years.
You see we both live in Asheville, North Carolina.
He's a modern-day troubadour, traveling all over the world, has a big A&M recording contract.
Please welcome David Wilcox.
We [D] [G]
[D] [A]
[D] [G] [Bm]
[A] [D] [E]
[D]
[G] [D] [A]
[Dm] made our [G] warm bed out of [Em] blankets [D] in the meadow way of high.
[G] [Bm]
[A] [Dm] You took off [G] your dress in the [E] moonlight, [A] slid [D] beneath the [G] sky.
[D] [A]
[G] Your touch was a warm [A] summer ocean.
[D] [B] Your kiss made [A] the whole mountain [G] fly.
And [E] you looked [D] deep within me and smiled at the tears in my [G] eyes.
[Em] [D]
Now you can say that you [G] always were honest, [D] and your words were clear [G] from the start.
[D] But [Em] it's more than just [D] words that got spoken, [A] there was language [G] of the heart.
[A] [D] I won't keep on [Bm] calling [Em] your [D] name if you never had all the time.
[G]
[Em] [D] [A] [Dm] I don't want to [G] claim [Bm] you or [E] [F#] blame you, [D]
but you're always on [G] my mind.
[Em] [D] [A] [G] You had no idea [D] I would [A] love you.
[Bm] It comes [A] as a total [G] surprise.
[Bm] And [Em] you shake your head [Bm] slowly, [D] smile [A] at the tears [E] in my [F#] [A] eyes.
[D]
[A] [D] And you say that you [G] always were honest, [D] and your words were clear [G] from the start.
[E] But it's more [A] than just words that got [D] spoken, [A] there was language [G] of the heart.
[A]
[D]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [F#m] [A]
[C#m] Your eyes like an [Bm] ocean of clear sunlit green.
[D] My eyes with [F#m] the salt [D] water washing me clean again.
[G] [Em]
[D] [A] I [D] just imagined you [Bm] whispered a [E] secret [A] that [D] could take away [G] my [Bm] bloom.
[Em]
[D] And you let [Bm] me believe it to [Em] please [D] me, though it just wasn't true.
[G] [Em] [D]
[A] [G] You just meant to share [D] with me pleasure, [Bm] and you're [A] gifted at that, you.
[G]
[Bm] But [E] you're [A] speaking an [D]
unspoken language [A] I thought that [Em] you knew.
[A] [D]
[Am] [G] It's one that we all [D] learn [Em] by heart, [A] and our hearts [D] think it's [G] true.
[Em] [D] But you can say that you [G] always were honest, [D] and your words were clear from [G] the start.
[Em] But it's [A] more than just words that got [D] spoken, [A] there was language [G]
[A] [D] of the [G] heart.
[D] [A] [D]
[Dm]
[B]
You see we both live in Asheville, North Carolina.
He's a modern-day troubadour, traveling all over the world, has a big A&M recording contract.
Please welcome David Wilcox.
We [D] [G]
[D] [A]
[D] [G] [Bm]
[A] [D] [E]
[D]
[G] [D] [A]
[Dm] made our [G] warm bed out of [Em] blankets [D] in the meadow way of high.
[G] [Bm]
[A] [Dm] You took off [G] your dress in the [E] moonlight, [A] slid [D] beneath the [G] sky.
[D] [A]
[G] Your touch was a warm [A] summer ocean.
[D] [B] Your kiss made [A] the whole mountain [G] fly.
And [E] you looked [D] deep within me and smiled at the tears in my [G] eyes.
[Em] [D]
Now you can say that you [G] always were honest, [D] and your words were clear [G] from the start.
[D] But [Em] it's more than just [D] words that got spoken, [A] there was language [G] of the heart.
[A] [D] I won't keep on [Bm] calling [Em] your [D] name if you never had all the time.
[G]
[Em] [D] [A] [Dm] I don't want to [G] claim [Bm] you or [E] [F#] blame you, [D]
but you're always on [G] my mind.
[Em] [D] [A] [G] You had no idea [D] I would [A] love you.
[Bm] It comes [A] as a total [G] surprise.
[Bm] And [Em] you shake your head [Bm] slowly, [D] smile [A] at the tears [E] in my [F#] [A] eyes.
[D]
[A] [D] And you say that you [G] always were honest, [D] and your words were clear [G] from the start.
[E] But it's more [A] than just words that got [D] spoken, [A] there was language [G] of the heart.
[A]
[D]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [F#m] [A]
[C#m] Your eyes like an [Bm] ocean of clear sunlit green.
[D] My eyes with [F#m] the salt [D] water washing me clean again.
[G] [Em]
[D] [A] I [D] just imagined you [Bm] whispered a [E] secret [A] that [D] could take away [G] my [Bm] bloom.
[Em]
[D] And you let [Bm] me believe it to [Em] please [D] me, though it just wasn't true.
[G] [Em] [D]
[A] [G] You just meant to share [D] with me pleasure, [Bm] and you're [A] gifted at that, you.
[G]
[Bm] But [E] you're [A] speaking an [D]
unspoken language [A] I thought that [Em] you knew.
[A] [D]
[Am] [G] It's one that we all [D] learn [Em] by heart, [A] and our hearts [D] think it's [G] true.
[Em] [D] But you can say that you [G] always were honest, [D] and your words were clear from [G] the start.
[Em] But it's [A] more than just words that got [D] spoken, [A] there was language [G]
[A] [D] of the [G] heart.
[D] [A] [D]
[Dm]
[B]
Key:
D
G
A
Em
Bm
D
G
A
_ _ I've known David Wilcox for years.
You see we both live in Asheville, North Carolina.
He's a modern-day troubadour, traveling all over the world, has a big A&M recording contract.
Please welcome David Wilcox.
_ _ We [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ made our [G] warm bed out of [Em] blankets [D] in the meadow way of high.
[G] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Dm] You took off [G] your dress in the [E] moonlight, [A] _ slid [D] beneath the [G] sky.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G] Your touch was a warm [A] summer ocean.
[D] _ _ [B] Your kiss made [A] the whole mountain [G] fly. _ _
And [E] you looked [D] deep within me and smiled at the tears in my [G] eyes.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _
Now you can say that you [G] always were honest, _ [D] and your words were clear [G] from the start.
_ _ _ [D] But [Em] it's more than just [D] words that got spoken, [A] there was language [G] of the heart. _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ I won't keep on [Bm] calling [Em] your [D] name if you never had all the time.
[G] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [Dm] I don't want to [G] claim [Bm] you or [E] [F#] blame you, [D]
but you're always on [G] my mind.
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [G] You had no idea [D] I would [A] love you. _
[Bm] It comes [A] as a total [G] surprise.
[Bm] _ _ _ And [Em] you shake your head [Bm] slowly, _ [D] smile _ [A] at the tears [E] in my [F#] [A] eyes.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] And you say that you [G] always were honest, _ [D] and your words were clear [G] from the start.
_ _ _ [E] But it's more [A] than just words that got [D] spoken, [A] there was language [G] of the heart.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] Your eyes like an [Bm] ocean of clear sunlit green. _
[D] My eyes with [F#m] the salt [D] water _ washing me clean _ _ again.
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] I [D] just imagined you [Bm] _ whispered a [E] secret [A] that [D] could take away [G] my [Bm] bloom.
_ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ And you let [Bm] me believe it to [Em] please [D] me, though it just wasn't true.
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ [G] You just meant to share [D] with me pleasure, _ _ _ [Bm] and you're [A] gifted at that, you.
[G] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] But [E] you're [A] speaking an [D]
unspoken _ language [A] I thought that [Em] you knew.
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] It's one that we all [D] learn [Em] by heart, [A] and our _ hearts [D] think it's [G] true. _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ But you can say that you [G] always were honest, _ [D] and your words were clear from [G] the start.
_ _ [Em] But it's [A] more than just words that got [D] spoken, [A] there was language [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ of the [G] heart.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
You see we both live in Asheville, North Carolina.
He's a modern-day troubadour, traveling all over the world, has a big A&M recording contract.
Please welcome David Wilcox.
_ _ We [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ made our [G] warm bed out of [Em] blankets [D] in the meadow way of high.
[G] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Dm] You took off [G] your dress in the [E] moonlight, [A] _ slid [D] beneath the [G] sky.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G] Your touch was a warm [A] summer ocean.
[D] _ _ [B] Your kiss made [A] the whole mountain [G] fly. _ _
And [E] you looked [D] deep within me and smiled at the tears in my [G] eyes.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _
Now you can say that you [G] always were honest, _ [D] and your words were clear [G] from the start.
_ _ _ [D] But [Em] it's more than just [D] words that got spoken, [A] there was language [G] of the heart. _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ I won't keep on [Bm] calling [Em] your [D] name if you never had all the time.
[G] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [Dm] I don't want to [G] claim [Bm] you or [E] [F#] blame you, [D]
but you're always on [G] my mind.
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [G] You had no idea [D] I would [A] love you. _
[Bm] It comes [A] as a total [G] surprise.
[Bm] _ _ _ And [Em] you shake your head [Bm] slowly, _ [D] smile _ [A] at the tears [E] in my [F#] [A] eyes.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] And you say that you [G] always were honest, _ [D] and your words were clear [G] from the start.
_ _ _ [E] But it's more [A] than just words that got [D] spoken, [A] there was language [G] of the heart.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] Your eyes like an [Bm] ocean of clear sunlit green. _
[D] My eyes with [F#m] the salt [D] water _ washing me clean _ _ again.
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] I [D] just imagined you [Bm] _ whispered a [E] secret [A] that [D] could take away [G] my [Bm] bloom.
_ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ And you let [Bm] me believe it to [Em] please [D] me, though it just wasn't true.
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ [G] You just meant to share [D] with me pleasure, _ _ _ [Bm] and you're [A] gifted at that, you.
[G] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] But [E] you're [A] speaking an [D]
unspoken _ language [A] I thought that [Em] you knew.
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] It's one that we all [D] learn [Em] by heart, [A] and our _ hearts [D] think it's [G] true. _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ But you can say that you [G] always were honest, _ [D] and your words were clear from [G] the start.
_ _ [Em] But it's [A] more than just words that got [D] spoken, [A] there was language [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ of the [G] heart.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _