A Good Heart

by Maria McKee

A Good Heart. Key Bb, 
Tab for chromatic C 

Sung by Fergal Sharkey 1985


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  I //: hear a lot of sto-ries I sup/

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Pose they could be true,/

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All a-bout love' and what/it can do to you/

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High is the risk of stri-king out the/

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Risk of get-ting hurt and/still I have so/

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Much to learn--/- well I know-/

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  -------'cause I/think a-bout' it/all the time--/

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         I know/----   that/real love- is/

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Quite a prize--/- 

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       and  a/ good heart- these days is/

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Hard to find--/true love- the/last-ing kind- a/

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Good heart-these days is/hard to find-  so/

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Please be gent-le with this/heart of mine--/

    

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V2. My:// expectations may be high,
I blame that on my youth,
Soon enough I'll learn the fateful truth,
I'll face it like a fighter, 
Then boast of how I've grown,
Anything is better than being alone.
Well I know 'cause I learn a little every day,
I know 'cause I listen when the experts say.

Chorus,

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V3. As:// I reflect on all my childhood dreams,
My ideas of love weren't as foolish as they seemed,
If I don't start looking now I'll be left behind
And a good heart these days is hard to find.
I know it's a dream I'm willing to defend,
I know it will all be worth it in the end.

Yours Harmusman