Heartless chords by The Fray (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Am
Am/G
F
C/E
Fmaj7
Em7
A5

Intro 1

Am/G

C/E

Chorus 1
Am 
In the night, I hear 'em talk,
Am/G 
The coldest story ever told
F 
Somewhere far along this road,
C/E 
Am 
He lost his soul to a woman so heartless
Am/G 
How could you be so heartless?
F 
C/E 
Oh, how could you be so heartless

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Verse 1
Am 
How could you be so,
Am/G 
cold as the winter wind when it breeze, yo
Fmaj7 
Just remember   that you talkin' to me though
C/E 
You need to watch the way you talkin' to me,
yo
Am 
Mean after all the things
that we've been through
Am/G 
Mean after all the things we got into
Fmaj7 
Y'all know     some things, that you ain't told me
Em7 
Y'all did   some things, that's the old me
Am 
And now you wanna get me back
and you gon' show me
Am/G 
So you walk   around like you don't know me
Fmaj7 
You got a new      friend, I got homies
Em7 
In the end, but still so lonely

Chorus 2
Am 
In the night, I hear 'em talk,
Am/G 
The coldest story ever told
Fmaj7 
Somewhere far along this road,
Em7 
Am 
He lost his soul to a woman so heartless
Am/G 
How could you be so heartless?
Fmaj7 
Em7 
Oh,      how could you be so heartless

Verse 2
Am 
How could you be so Dr. Evil,
Am/G 
You bringin' out a side of me that I don't know
Fmaj7 
I decided we weren't gon' speak so
Em7 
Why   we up 3 A.M. on the phone
Am 
Why does she be so mad at me fo'
Am/G 
Homie  I don't know, she's hot or cold
Fmaj7 
I won't stop, won't mess my groove up
Em7 
'Cause I     already know how this thing go
Am 
You run and tell your friends
that you're leaving me
Am/G 
They say    that they don't see
what you see in me
Fmaj7 
You wait     a couple months then you gon' see
Em7 
You'll never find nobody better than me

Chorus 3
Am 
In the night, I hear 'em talk,
Am/G 
The coldest story ever told
Fmaj7 
Somewhere far along this road,
Em7 
Am 
He lost his soul to a woman so heartless
Am/G 
How could you be so heartless?
Fmaj7 
Em7 
Oh,      how could you be so heartless

Bridge 1
A5 
Talk and talk and and talk and talk
Baby let's just knock it off
Am/G 
They don't know what we     been through
A5 
They don't know 'bout me  and you
So I got something new to see
And you just gon' keep hatin' me
Am/G 
And we just gon' be enemies
Am 
I know you can't believe
I could just leave it wrong
Am/G 
And you can't make it right
Am 
I'm gon' take off tonight

Chorus 4
Am 
Into the night I hear 'em talk,
Am/G 
The coldest story ever told
Fmaj7 
Somewhere far along this road,
Em7 
Am 
He lost his soul to a woman so heartless
Am/G 
How could you be so heartless?
Fmaj7 
Em7 
Oh,      how could you be so

Chorus 5
Am 
In the night, I hear 'em talk,
Am/G 
The coldest story ever told
Fmaj7 
Somewhere far along this road,
Em7 
Am 
He lost his soul to a woman so heartless
Am/G 
How could you be so heartless?
Fmaj7 
Em7 
Oh,      how could you be so heart-
Am 
Am/G 
F 
Em7 
less
Am 

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Am
Am/G
F
C/E
Fmaj7
Em7
A5

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C# minorBPM: 82

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

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Am/G: 3-x-2-2-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
A5: x-0-2-x-x-x

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This is the original studio version of Heartless by The Fray, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of C# minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of The Fray's performance.