Wooden Heart chords

by Joe Dowell

Song Key: D Major

Key Signature: 2 sharps (F#, C#)

Time Signature: 4/4

Tempo: 88 bpm


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner

Chords: D, D#dim7, Em7, G, A7

Arrangement Song Details
Play-Along Video
R-H Chord Charts Chord Chart Legend
D Major D#dim7 Em7 G Major A7
L-H Chord Charts Lefties Chord Chart Legend
D Major D#dim7 Em7 G Major A7
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Wooden Heart

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key 
                          D  G  D  G    D  G  D 
Intro: |      /A /B /C# | 1+ 2+ 3+ 4+ | 1+ 2+ 3+4+ |
Count:  1+2+3  +  4  +                        ↑  

             D          A7 
1. Can't you see I love you?
                D
   Please don't break my heart in two
   
   That's not hard to do
           Em7          A7      D
  'Cause I don't have a wood-en heart
  
          D            A7 
2. And if you say good-bye
          D
   Then I know that I would cry
   
   Maybe I would die
           Em7          A7      D
  'Cause I don't have a wood-en heart
  
                   A7                 D 
Bridge: There's no strings up-on this love of mine
               G                      D        A7
        It was al-ways you from the | start -   (Treat me) |
        
            D              A7 
3. Treat me nice, treat me good
            D
   Treat me like you real-ly should
   
  'Cause I'm not made of wood
         Em7          A7      D
   And I don't have a wood-en heart
   
          D            A7 
4. Muss i denn, muss i denn
       D
   Zum Städtele hinaus?
   
   Städtele hinaus?
       Em7      A7              D
   Und du, mein Schatz, bleibst hier   

          D            A7 
5. Muss i denn, muss i denn
       D
   Zum Städtele hinaus?
   
   Städtele hinaus?
       Em7      A7              D
   Und du, mein Schatz, bleibst hier

                   A7                 D 
Bridge: There's no strings up-on this love of mine
               G                      D        A7
        It was al-ways you from the | start -   (Sei mir) |
        
           D            A7 
6. Sei mir gut, sei mir gut
            D
   Sei mir, wie du wirklich sollst
   
   Wie du wirklich sollst
           Em7          A7        D     G  D  G    D  G  D  A7 D
  'Cause I don't have a wood-en | heart 2+ 3+ 4+ | 1+ 2+ 3  +  4+ |

Arrangement Details:

  • Key Signature: D Major – 2 sharps (F#, C#)
  • Piano chords set: ?
  • Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
  • Tempo: Moderately
  • Metronome: ♩ = 88
  • Voice Range: D4 - D5
  • Chord Types in This Arrangement:
    • Major chords: D, G
    • Dominant 7th chords: A7
    • Minor 7th chords: Em7
    • Diminished 7th chord: D#dim7
You may want to try the following in the Bridge Section: 
                   A7                 D 
Bridge: There's no strings up-on this love of mine
               G                      D      D#dim7 A7
        It was al-ways you from the | start (2+     3+4+)|

This adds a little color to the song... see what you think

Song Details:

Wooden Heart Single Cover
Single Cover
  • Songwriters: Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, Kay Twomey, Bert Kaempfert
  • Date: 1960
  • Origins: Based on the German folk song, "Muss i denn", originating from the Rems Valley in Württemberg, south-west Germany.
  • Lyrics Begin: Can't you see I love you?
  • Genre: Pop
  • Featured Artist: Joe Dowell
  • Single:
    Released: June, 1961
    B-side: Little Bo Peep
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