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Sia - Elastic Heart Chords

Chord reference Em, C, G, D
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C] [G] [D] [Em] [D] [C] [G]And another one bites the [D]dust, [Em]oh why can I not [D]conquer [C]love? [G]And I might have thought that we were [D]one, wanted to [Em]fight this war [D]without weapons [C] And I wanted [G]it, I wanted it [D]bad, but [Em]there were so [D]many red flags [C] Now [G]another one bites the [D]dust, yeah, [Em]lets be clear, I [D]trust no [C]one

You did [G]not break [D]me [Em] [D] [C]I’m still [G]fighting for [D]peace [Em] [D]

[C]Well, I’ve got thick [G]skin and an elastic [D]heart, but [Em]your blade, It might [D]be too sharp [C]I’m like a rubber [G]band until you pull too [D]hard, yeah, [Em]I may snap and [D]I move fast But [C]you won’t see me [G]fall [D]apart [Em] [D]’cause [C]I’ve got an [G]elastic [D]heart [Em] [D]

[C]I’ve got an [G]elastic [D]heart [Em] [D]yeah, [C]I’ve got an [G]elastic [D]heart [Em] [D]

[C] [G]And I will stay up through the [D]night, and [Em]let’s be clear, won’t [D]close my [C]eyes [G]And I know that I can survive [D]I’ll [Em]walk through fire to [D]save my [C]life And I want [G]it, I want my life so [D]bad, I’m [Em]doing everything [D]I can [C] Then [G]another one bites the [D]dust, it’s [Em]hard to lose a [D]chosen [C]one

You did [G]not break [D]me [Em] [D] [C]I’m still [G]fighting for [D]peace [Em] [D]

[C]Well, I’ve got thick [G]skin and an elastic [D]heart, but [Em]your blade, It might [D]be too sharp [C]I’m like a rubber [G]band until you pull too [D]hard, yeah, [Em]I may snap and [D]I move fast But [C]you won’t see me [G]fall [D]apart [Em] [D]’cause [C]I’ve got an [G]elastic [D]heart [Em] [D] [C]Oh oooooh [G]oh-oh-oh-oh- [D]oooh [Em]oooh-oh [D]ooooh, [C]oh oooooh [G]oh-oh-oh-oh- [D]oooh [Em]oooh-oh [D]ooooh

[C]Well, I’ve got thick [G]skin and an elastic [D]heart, but [Em]your blade, It might [D]be too sharp [C]I’m like a rubber [G]band until you pull too [D]hard, yeah, [Em]I may snap and [D]I move fast But [C]you won’t see me [G]fall [D]apart [Em] [D]’cause [C]I’ve got an [G]elastic [D]heart [Em] [D] [C]Well, I’ve got thick [G]skin and an elastic [D]heart, but [Em]your blade, It might [D]be too sharp [C]I’m like a rubber [G]band until you pull too [D]hard, yeah, [Em]I may snap and [D]I move fast But [C]you won’t see me [G]fall [D]apart [Em] [D]’cause [C]I’ve got an [G]elastic [D]heart [Em] [D] [C]I’ve got an [G]elastic [D]heart

Artist Sia
Album The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Soundtrack
Genres Pop
Year 2013
Key C

How to Play Elastic Heart on Guitar?

Sia - Elastic Heart can be played in the key of C using the Em, C, G, D chords.

  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Elastic Heart with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.