Fortress Around Your Heart chords by
Sting

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Key: G minor•

Intro 1

Gm

Gm

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Gm

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Gm

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Gm

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Gm

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Verse 1

Gm

Gm

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Gm

Gm

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Under the ruins of a walled city

Gm

Gm

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Gm

Gm

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Crumbling towers and beams

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C

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of yellow lights

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Gm

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Gm

Gm

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No flags of truce, no cries of pity

Gm

Gm

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C

C

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The siege guns have been

Gm

Gm

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C

C

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pounding through the nights

Eb

Eb

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C#

C#

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Eb

Eb

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C#

C#

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It took a day to build the city

Eb

Eb

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C#

C#

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We walked through its streets

Eb

Eb

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C#

C#

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in the afternoon

F#m

F#m

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B

B

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F#m

F#m

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B

B

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As I returned across the fields i'd known

F#m

F#m

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B

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F#m

F#m

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B

B

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I recognize the walls that I once laid

F#m

F#m

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B

B

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F#m

F#m

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B

B

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Had to stop in my tracks for fear

B

B

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Of walking on the mines I'd laid

Chorus 1

Em

Em

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D

D

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G

G

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Am

Am

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And if I built this fortress

D

D

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C

C

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D

D

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C

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around your heart

Em

Em

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D

D

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G

G

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Encircled you in trenches

Am

Am

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D

D

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C

C

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D

D

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C

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and barbed wire

Em

Em

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D

D

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G

G

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Am

Am

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Then let me build a bridge

D

D

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C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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For I cannot fill the chasm

Cm

Cm

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Dm

Dm

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Eb

Eb

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F

F

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And let me set the battlements on

Interlude 1

Gm

Gm

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C

C

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Gm

Gm

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(fire)

Gm

Gm

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Gm

Gm

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Verse 2

Gm

Gm

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C

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Gm

Gm

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C

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Then I went off to fight some battle

Gm

Gm

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C

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Gm

Gm

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C

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That I'd in vented inside my head

Eb

Eb

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C#

C#

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Eb

Eb

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C#

C#

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Away so long for years and years

Eb

Eb

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C#

C#

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You probably thought

Eb

Eb

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C#

C#

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or even wished that I was dead

F#m

F#m

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B

B

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F#m

F#m

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B

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While the armies are all sleeping

F#m

F#m

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B

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F#m

F#m

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B

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Beneath the tattered flag we'd made

F#m

F#m

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B

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F#m

F#m

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B

B

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I had to stop my tracks for fear

B

B

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Of walking on the mines I'd laid

Chorus 2

Em

Em

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D

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G

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Am

Am

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And if I built this fortress

D

D

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C

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D

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around your heart

Em

Em

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D

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G

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Encircled you in trenches

Am

Am

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D

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C

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D

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and barbed wire

Em

Em

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D

D

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G

G

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Am

Am

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Then let me build a bridge

D

D

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C

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D

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For I cannot fill the chasm

Cm

Cm

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Dm

Dm

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Eb

Eb

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F

F

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And let me set the battlements on

Interlude 2

Gm

Gm

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Gm

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(fire)

Gm

Gm

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Gm

Gm

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Gm

Gm

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Gm

Gm

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Gm

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Verse 3

Gm

Gm

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Gm

Gm

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This prison has now become your home

Gm

Gm

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C

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Gm

Gm

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C

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A sentence you seem prepared to pay

Eb

Eb

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C#

C#

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Eb

Eb

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C#

C#

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It took a day to build the city

Eb

Eb

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C#

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We walked through its streets

Eb

Eb

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C#

C#

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in the afternoon

F#m

F#m

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B

B

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F#m

F#m

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As I returned across the lands i'd known

F#m

F#m

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B

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F#m

F#m

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I recognize the fields

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B

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where I once played

F#m

F#m

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B

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F#m

F#m

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B

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Had to stop in my tracks for fear

B

B

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Of walking on the mines I'd laid

Chorus 3

Em

Em

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D

D

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G

G

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Am

Am

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And if I built this fortress

D

D

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C

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around your heart

Em

Em

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D

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G

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Encircled you in trenches

Am

Am

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D

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C

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D

D

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and barbed wire

Em

Em

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D

D

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G

G

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Am

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Then let me build a bridge

D

D

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D

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For I cannot fill the chasm

Cm

Cm

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And let me set the battlements on

Outro 1

Gm

Gm

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(fire)

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[Repeat and fade]

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Chords

Gm
C
Eb
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F#m
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Em
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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Fortress Around Your Heart by Sting is G minor.

The primary chords used in Fortress Around Your Heart are Gm, C, Eb, Db, F#m, B.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Gm, C, Eb, Db, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

If the simplified chords are too easy, you can visit the original chords page for a more advanced arrangement.

The tempo of Fortress Around Your Heart is approximately 120 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Fortress Around Your Heart using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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