Fortress Around Your Heart chords by Sting (Official Version)

Gm
C/G
Gm9
Eb7
Ab/Eb
F#m
B/F#
F#m9
B7
E/B
Em
D/F#
G
Am
D
C/D
Cm7
Dm7
Ebmaj7
Fadd9

Intro 1

C/G

Gm9

C/G

Gm9

C/G

Gm9

C/G

Gm9

C/G

Verse 1
Gm 
C/G 
Gm9 
C/G 
Under the ruins of a walled city
Gm 
C/G 
Gm9 
Crumbling towers and beams
C/G 
of yellow lights
Gm 
C/G 
Gm9 
C/G 
No flags of    truce, no cries of pity
Gm 
C/G 
The siege guns have  been
Gm9 
C/G 
pounding   through the nights
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
It took a day      to build the city
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
We walked through  its streets
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
in the   afternoon
F#m 
B/F# 
F#m9 
B/F# 
As I returned across the    fields i'd known
F#m 
B/F# 
F#m9 
B/F# 
I recognize   the walls that I once laid
F#m 
B/F# 
F#m9 
B/F# 
Had to stop   in my tracks for fear
B7 
E/B 
B7 
E/B 
Of walking on    the mines I'd laid

Chorus 1
Em 
D/F# 
G 
Am 
And if I built  this fortress
D 
C/D 
D 
C/D 
around your heart
Em 
D/F# 
G 
Encircled you    in trenches
Am 
D 
C/D 
D 
C/D 
and barbed wire
Em 
D/F# 
G 
Am 
Then let me build  a bridge
D 
C/D 
D 
C/D 
For I cannot fill the   chasm
Cm7 
Dm7 
Ebmaj7 
Fadd9 
And let   me set   the battle    ments    on

Interlude 1

C/G

Gm9

C/G

(fire)

C/G

Gm9

C/G

Verse 2
Gm 
C/G 
Gm9 
C/G 
Then I went off to fight some battle
Gm 
C/G 
Gm9 
C/G 
That I'd invented inside  my head
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
Away so       long for years and years
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
You probably thought
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
or even wished that I was dead
F#m 
B/F# 
F#m9 
B/F# 
While the armies are all sleeping
F#m 
B/F# 
F#m9 
B/F# 
Beneath the    tattered flag   we'd made
F#m 
B/F# 
F#m9 
B/F# 
I had to     stop my tracks for fear
B7 
E/B 
B7 
E/B 
Of walking on    the mines I'd laid

Chorus 2
Em 
D/F# 
G 
Am 
And if I built  this fortress
D 
C/D 
D 
C/D 
around your heart
Em 
D/F# 
G 
Encircled you    in trenches
Am 
D 
C/D 
D 
C/D 
and barbed wire
Em 
D/F# 
G 
Am 
Then let me build  a bridge
D 
C/D 
D 
C/D 
For I cannot fill the   chasm
Cm7 
Dm7 
Ebmaj7 
Fadd9 
And let   me set   the battle    ments    on

Interlude 2

C/G

Gm9

C/G

(fire)

C/G

Gm9

C/G

Gm9

C/G

Gm9

C/G

Verse 3
Gm 
C/G 
Gm9 
C/G 
This prison has   now become  your home
Gm 
C/G 
Gm9 
C/G 
A sentence you   seem prepared to pay
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
It took a day      to build the city
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
We walked through  its streets
Eb7 
Ab/Eb 
in the after noon
F#m 
B/F# 
F#m9 
B/F# 
As I returned across the    lands i'd known
F#m 
B/F# 
F#m9 
I recognize   the fields
B/F# 
where I once played
F#m 
B/F# 
F#m9 
B/F# 
Had to stop in my tracks for fear
B7 
E/B 
B7 
E/B 
Of walking on    the mines I'd laid

Chorus 3
Em 
D/F# 
G 
Am 
And if I built  this fortress
D 
C/D 
D 
C/D 
around your heart
Em 
D/F# 
G 
Encircled you    in trenches
Am 
D 
C/D 
D 
C/D 
and barbed wire
Em 
D/F# 
G 
Am 
Then let me build  a bridge
D 
C/D 
D 
C/D 
For I cannot fill the   chasm
Cm7 
Dm7 
Ebmaj7 
Fadd9 
And let   me set   the battle    ments    on

Outro 1

C/G

Gm9

C/G

(fire)

C/G

Gm9

C/G

[Repeat and fade]

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Chords

Gm
C/G
Gm9
Eb7
Ab/Eb
F#m
B/F#
F#m9
B7
E/B
Em
D/F#
G
Am
D
C/D
Cm7
Dm7
Ebmaj7
Fadd9

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: G minorBPM: 120

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
C/G: 3-x-2-0-1-0
Gm9: 3-5-3-3-3-5
Eb7: x-x-1-3-2-3
Ab/Eb: x-6-6-5-4-4
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
B/F#: 2-x-4-4-4-x
F#m9: 2-4-2-2-2-4
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
E/B: x-2-2-1-0-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
C/D: x-x-0-0-1-0
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
Ebmaj7: x-x-1-3-3-3
Fadd9: x-x-3-2-1-3

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This is the definitive original version of Fortress Around Your Heart by Sting, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Sting.

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