The Heart Wants What It Wants chords by Selena Gomez (Official Version)

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Intro 1

(What the heart wants)

Verse 1
Eb 
You got me sippin' on  (E flat major) something
Cm 
I can't compare to  (C minor) nothing
Gm 
I've ever known, I'm  (G minor) hoping
Bb 
That after this fever I'll  (B flat major) survive
Eb 
I know I'm acting a bit  (E flat major) crazy
Cm 
Strung out, a little bit  (C minor) hazy
Gm 
Hand over heart, I'm  (G minor) praying
Bb 
That I'm gonna make it out  (B flat major) alive

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Pre-chorus 1

The bed's getting cold and you're not here

The future that we hold is so unclear

But I'm not alive until you call

And I'll bet the odds against it all

Save your advice 'cause I won't hear

You might be right, but I don't care

There's a million reasons

Why I should give you up

Chorus 1

But the heart wants what it wants

The heart wants what it wants

Verse 2
Eb 
You got me scattered in  (E flat major) pieces
Cm 
Shining like like stars and  (C minor) screaming
Gm 
Lighting me up like  (G minor) Venus
Bb 
But then you disappear and make  (B flat major) me wait
Eb 
And every second's like  (E flat major) torture
Cm 
Heroin drip, no  (C minor) more so
Gm 
Finding a way to  (G minor) let go
Bb 
Baby, baby, no, I can't  (B flat major) escape

Pre-chorus 2
Eb 
The  (E flat major) bed's getting cold and you're not here
Cm 
The  (C minor) future that we hold is so unclear
Gm 
But  (G minor) I'm not alive until you call
Bb 
And  (B flat major) I'll bet the odds against it all
Eb 
 (E flat major) Save your advice 'cause I won't hear
Cm 
You  (C minor) might be right, but I don't care
Gm 
There's a  (G minor) million reasons
Bb 
Why I should give you up  (B flat major) 

Chorus 2

But the heart wants what it wants

The heart wants what it wants

Bridge 1
Eb 
Cm 
This is a modern  (E flat major) fairy tale  (C minor) 
Gm 
No happy endings  (G minor) 
Bb 
No wind in our sails  (B flat major) 
Eb 
Cm 
But I can't im (E flat major) agine a life without  (C minor) 
Gm 
Breathless moments  (G minor) 
Bb 
Breaking me down,  (B flat major) down, down, down

Pre-chorus 3
Eb 
The  (E flat major) bed's getting cold and you're not here
Cm 
The  (C minor) future that we hold is so unclear
Gm 
But  (G minor) I'm not alive until you call
Bb 
And  (B flat major) I'll bet the odds against it all
Eb 
 (E flat major) Save your advice 'cause I won't hear
Cm 
You  (C minor) might be right, but I don't care
Gm 
There's a  (G minor) million reasons
Bb 
Why I should give you up  (B flat major) 

Chorus 3

But the heart wants what it wants

The heart wants what it wants

Outro 1
Eb 
The heart wants what it wants,  (E flat major) baby
Cm 
It wants what it wants,  (C minor) baby
Gm 
It wants what it wants  (G minor) 
Bb 
It wants what it wants  (B flat major) 
Eb 
The heart wants what it wants,  (E flat major) baby
Cm 
It wants what it wants  (C minor) 
[Fade out]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: G minorBPM: 83

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

Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of The Heart Wants What It Wants by Selena Gomez, 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 suits players who want to learn The Heart Wants What It Wants the way Selena Gomez intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.