Trout Heart Replica chords by Amanda Palmer

Tuning: Standard


Capo 5th fret

F G E F (x2)

F           G
They've been circling, they've been circling
E           F
Since the day they were born
F        G
It's disturbing how they're circling
E          F
Fifty feet from the pond
F      G
Pretty often, pretty often
E        F
I don't want to be told
F       G
It's a problem, it's a problem
E       F
It's a problem, I know

F         G
I won't keep what I can't catch
  Em        F
In my bare hands without a net
F          G
It's hard enough to walk on grass
  Em        F
So conscious of the consequences

F G E F (x2)

F          G
They've been jerking, they've been jerking
E        F
In a pail by the dock
F            G           E
I know that oxygen might make them blossom and die
         F
But I'm not gonna talk
F         G
Feed them details, feed them e-mails
E         F
They'll eventually grow
F           G
But it's not working, it's not working
E        F
Not as far as I know

F         G
And killing things is not so hard
   Em         F
It's hurting that's the hardest part
  F        G
And when the wizard gets to me
  Em      F
I'm asking for a smaller heart

F G E F (x4)

F         G
When I got you, I thought that I got you
E        F
Now I'll ruin it all
F         G
Feeling helpless, acting selfish
E        F
Being human and all
F          G
And they're jumping, and they're jumping
E           F
But they'll never get out
F         G
Just keep touring, keep on ignoring
E        F
Be a good little trout

F         G
The butcher stops and winds his watch
  Em          F
And lays their lives down on the block
  F       G
He raises up his hatchet and the
Em         F
Big hand strikes a compromise

F      G     D
Wait, we'll trade you, wait
F      G    D
Please, just one more day
F     G    D
Then we'll go with no complaining
F        D
No complaining, no complaining
F       G E F
Stop killing

F G E F

F         G
Killing things is not so hard
   Em         F
It's hurting that's the hardest part
F        G
When the wizard gets to me
  Em      F
I'm asking for a smaller heart
  F       G
And if he tells me no
       Em       F
I'll hold my breath until I hit the floor
F      G
Eventually I know I'm doomed
  Em      F
To get what I am asking for

(The rhythm is a bit weird in the end. Play F and G for a normal length measure,
then the C G F sequence should be faster. Listen to the song and you'll be able to figure it out.)

F G C G F (x2)

F        G
Now my heart is exactly the size
   C     G     F
Of a six sided die cut in half
    C  G      F
Made of ruby red stained glass
   F            G
Can I knock you unconscious as long as I promise
   C      G       F
I'll love you and I'll make you laugh
    F    G
And my heart is exactly the size
   C     G     F
Of a six sided die cut in half
    C  G      F
Made of ruby red stained glass
   F            G
Can I knock you unconscious as long as I promise
   C      G       F
I'll love you and I'll make you laugh