Wooden Heart chords
by Joe DowellSong Key: D Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 88 bpm
Guitar Tuning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Skill Level: Beginner 🟢
Chords: D, D#dim7, Em7, G, A7
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Wooden Heart
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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 / Original 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: D, G
- Dominant 7th: A7
- Minor 7th: Em7
- Diminished 7th: D#dim7
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:

- 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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