A good heart (1985) (video) (midi)

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1. I hear a lot of stories, I suppose they could be true,

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all about love and what it can do to you.

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High is the risk of striking out, the risk of getting hurt,

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and still I have so much to learn.

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Well, I know, 'cos I think about it all the time,

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I know that real love is hard to find. And ....

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A good heart these days is hard to find, true love, the lasting kind.

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A good heart these days is hard to find,

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so, please be gentle with this heart of mine.

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2. My expectations may be high, I blame it on my youth,

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soon enough I'll learn the painful truth.

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I'll face it like a fighter, then boast of how I've grown,

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anything is better than being alone.

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Well, I know, 'cos I learn a little every day,

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I know, 'cos I listen when the experts say. That ....

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3. As I reflect on all my childhood dreams,

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my ideas of love weren't as foolish as they seemed,

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if I don't start looking now, I'll be left behind,

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and a good heart these days, it's hard to find.

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I know, it's a dream I'm willing to defend,

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I know, it will all be worth it in the end.

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A good heart these days is hard to find, true love, the lasting kind.

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A good heart these days is hard to find,

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so, please be gentle with this heart of mine.

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A good heart these days is hard to find, true love, the lasting kind.

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A good heart these days is hard to find,

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so, please be gentle with this heart, with this heart of mine.

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+ A good heart, a good heart, a good heart,

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a good heart, a good heart ....

(orig. = capo 3rd) (Feargal Sharkey)