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HEART OF GOLD

Original Tempo: 85bpm - Video Tempo: 50bpm

Heart of Gold is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young, featured on his fourth album, Harvest. Here are the chord diagrams, strumming patterns and full lyrics with timestamps as featured on my YouTube channel. This is a great song for beginner guitar players who want a challenge.

CHORDS

Em Open Position.png
Em7 Open Position Variation 2.png
C Major Open Position.png
D Major.png
G Major Variation 2.png

STRUMMING PATTERNS

Intro 1  - Part 1

HOG Intro Pt. 1.png
HOG Intro Pt. 2.png

Intro 1  - Part 2/Verse

HOG Intro Pt. 3 - 1.png
HOG Intro Pt. 3 - 2.png

Chorus

Heart of Gold Strumming Pattern Chorus Pt.1.png
Heart of Gold Strumming Pattern Chorus Pt.2.png
Heart of Gold Strumming Pattern Chorus Pt.3.png
Heart of Gold Strumming Pattern Chorus Pt.4.png

CHORDS & LYRICS

INTRO 1 - PART 1 (0:00)

|Em7             |D      Em   | (x2)

INTRO 1 - PART 2 (0:11)

|Em7     C     |D          G   |  (x3)

|Em7             |D      Em   |

VERSE 1 (0:35)

Em          C    D                G
I wanna live,    I wanna give,
Em               C                 D              G
I've been a miner for a heart of gold.
Em                C              D                G
It's these expressions     I never give

 

CHORUS 1 (0:51)
Em                                               G
that keep me searching for a heart of gold,
C                                    G 
And I'm getting old.
Em                                       G
Keep me searching for a heart of gold,
C                                  G 
and I'm getting old.

INTRO 2 (1:13)

|Em7     C     |D          G   |  (x3)

|Em7             |D      Em   |

VERSE 2 (1:35)

Em                 C                D                         G
I've been to Hollywood,     I've been to Redwood,
Em                  C                 D             G
I'd cross the ocean for a heart of gold,
Em                C              D                     G
I've been in my mind,     it's such a fine line

 

CHORUS 2 (1:52)
Em                                                 G
that keeps me searching for a heart of gold,
C                                   G 
And I'm getting old.
Em                        G
Keeps me searching for a heart of gold,
C                                G 
And I'm getting old.

INTRO 3 (2:15)

|Em      C       |D      G      |

FINAL CHORUS (2:32)

Em7                                   D        Em
Keep me searching for a heart of gold,
Em7                                                  D       Em
You keep me searching and I'm growing old.
Em7                                     D        Em
Keep me searching for a heart of gold,
Em                                   G                C      G
I've been a miner for a heart of gold.

ENDING (2:48)

|C             |C      G      |

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