Wooden Heart chords
by Joe Dowell"Wooden Heart", written by Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Kay Twomey and German bandleader Bert Kaempfert, was based on the German folk song, "Muss i denn", originating from the Rems Valley in Württemberg, south-west Germany.
Single Release: June, 1961
B-Side: Little Bo Peep
Music: Key of D Major in 4/4 time at ~ 88 bpm (𝅘𝅥)
Chords: D, D#dim7, Em7, G, A7
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& |
Notes:
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
