Wooden Heart Tab
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Mississippi Fingerstyle version: simple acoustic mix with rhythm, melody and harmony in the tradition of Mississippi John Hurt.Was this info helpful?
| Difficulty: | beginner |
|---|---|
| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Key: | G |
| Capo: | no capo |
Author MississippiHans [pro] 33,344. Last edit on Feb 3, 2019
Title: Wooden Heart
Artist: Elvis Presley
Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.)
Time: 4/4
Tempo: Q=120
Capo: 3 (optionally)
Historical Note: When Elvis Presley served his time in Germany as a young GI,
he came to know some traditional European songs. Well known is his "Wooden Heart",
based on the German "Muss i denn zum Städtele hinaus", which Elvis underled with
new lyrics, mixed of German and English. Look here for this clip from the famous
Elvis' movie "GI blues": https://youtu.be/93VPOqugKP4
Maintain a steady rhythm with the alternating bass line.
Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert eighths. Eigths are marked "+".
The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position.
[Verse]
G D7 G +
E|---------------------|---------------------|----------------0----|----------0-------------|
B|---------------------|-0---------0---h3----|-1---------1---------|-3------------3---p1----|
G|-----------0---h2----|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
D|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|------0------------0----|
A|---------------------|---------------------|-0---------0---------|------------------------|
E|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|---------------------|-3------------3---------|
Can't you see, I love you, please don't break my heart in
And if you say good- bye, then I know that I would
Muss i denn, muss i denn zum sta- te- le hi-
+ D7
E|---------------------|----------0-------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-0-------------------|-3------------3---p1----|-0---------0---h3----|-1---------1---------|
G|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|------0---------0----|------0------------0----|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|
A|-----------2---------|------------------------|---------------------|-0---------0---------|
E|-3-------------------|-3------------3---------|-3---------3---------|---------------------|
two, that's not hard to do, 'cause I don't have a
cry, may- be I would die, 'cause I don't have a
naus sta- te- le hi- naus und du, mein
G
E|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------3---------|-0-------------------|
G|-2-------------------|---------------------|
D|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|
A|-0---------0---------|-----------2---------|
E|---------------------|-3-------------------|
woo- den heart.
woo- den heart.
Schatz bleibst hier?
[Chorus]
G D7 G
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------0----0----|----------------0----|-1-------------------|-0--------------1----|
G|---------------------|-2-------------------|-----------2---------|---------------------|
D|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|
A|---------------------|-0---------0---------|-0---------0---------|---------------------|
E|-3---------3---------|---------------------|---------------------|-3---------3---------|
There's no strings u- pon this love of
There's no strings u- pon this love of
C G
E|---------------------|-0---------0---------|-/3---------2---p0----|---------------------|
B|-3---------3----3----|---------------------|----------------------|-3-------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
D|------0---------0----|------2---------2----|-------2---------2----|------0---------0----|
A|---------------------|-3---------3---------|--3---------3---------|-----------2---------|
E|-3---------3---------|---------------------|----------------------|-3-------------------|
mine, it was al- ways you from the start.
mine, it was al- ways you from the start.
+
E|---------------------|----------------0----|----------------3----|----------0-------------|
B|----------------0----|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3------------3---p1----|
G|-----------0---------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
D|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|------0------------0----|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
E|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3------------3---------|
Treat me nice, treat me good, treat me like you really
Sei mir gut, sei mir gut, sei mir wie du wirk-lich
+ D7
E|---------------------|----------0-------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-0-------------------|-3------------3---p1----|-0---------0---h3----|-1---------1---------|
G|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|------0---------0----|------0------------0----|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|
A|-----------2---------|------------------------|---------------------|-0---------0---------|
E|-3-------------------|-3------------3---------|-3---------3---------|---------------------|
should, 'cause I'm not made of wood, and I don't have a
sollst, 'cause I'm not made of wood, and I don't have a
G
E|---------------------|---------------------|-3------|
B|-----------0---------|---------------------|-0------|
G|-2-------------------|-0-------------------|-0------|
D|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|--------|
A|-0---------0---------|-----------2---------|--------|
E|---------------------|-3-------------------|-3------|
woo- den heart.
woo- den heart.
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
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