"Hearts Of Stone"

Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes
>From tha album "Hearts Of Stone"
Words & Music by Bruce Springsteen
Transcribed by Gareth Thomas <gareth_l_thomas@hotmail.com>



Order of song:

Intro
Verse 1
Chorus 1
Pre-Verse Fill
Verse 2
Chorus 2
Solo
Chorus 3


INTRO:

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--------10-11-11B(13)R(11)-10-----13-13B(15)-------------|
|-10---12---------------------12-------------10--10H12P10-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

	  ~~~~~~~~~~~
|-----------------------|
|------10-11-10---------|
|-10H12---------12-10---|
|--------------------\--|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|


VERSE 1:

    F			       Am
You stare in the mirror at the lines in your face
	Bb	       C
And you try so hard to see girl
    F				 Am
The way things were when we were at your place
     Bb			     C
Everyday was just you and me girl
	Dm			 C
And you cry because things ain't like before
	       Dm		       Bb
Well don't you know they can'y be that way anymore
		C
But don't worry baby


CHORUS 1:

	F	     Bb    F
I can't talk now I'm not alone
	    Bb	      C      F
So put your ear close to the phone
	      Bb*	      C
This the last dance, the last chance
	      F		C
For hearts of stone______
				* Could be Gm - not sure


PRE-VERSE FILL:

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|	- Near enough
|--------------------------10-12--12B(14)-|	  anyway!
|---------3--5/7/10--10/12----------------|
|-3-3-3/5---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

VERSE 2:  (Chords as Verse 1)

If there was something baby that I could
Something that would last honey I would [FILL 1]
But you should know better than to think that you
Could return [FILL 2] to the past
So close you're eyes and I'll be there
Hold you once more not go anywhere
I wish I could babe,[FILL 3]

	FILL 1:
	|---------------------------|
	|-10-11-10-------------10---|
	|----------12-10-10-12------|
	|---------------------------|
	|---------------------------|
	|---------------------------|

	FILL 2:
	|---------------------------------------------|
	|-13B(15)-13-11-10-----------10---------------|
	|------------------12--10-12----12-10---------|
	|-------------------------------------12-10---|
	|---------------------------------------------|
	|---------------------------------------------|

	FILL 3:  ~~~~~
	|--------------|
	|-------10-----|
	|-10-12--------|
	|--------------|
	|--------------|
	|--------------|



CHORUS 2: (Chords as Chorus 1)

But I can't talk now I'm not alone [FILL 4]
So put your ear close to the phone [FILL 5]
This the last dance, the last chance
For hearts of stone

	FILL 4:
	|---------------------|
	|-10-11--10-----------|
	|------------10-------|
	|---------------10----|
	|---------------------|
	|---------------------|

	FILL 5:
	|---------------------------------|
	|-------10/13-13-13-15-10---------|
	|-10-10-------------------12------|
	|---------------------------------|
	|---------------------------------|
	|---------------------------------|


SOLO:	(Chords as Verse)

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---10--12-12B(14)R(12)-9------------------------9-10-|
|-10----------------------10H12--------8-10-10/12-----|
|------------------------------12---8-8---------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------11-10---------13B(15)-13-11-10-|
|---9--10--10/12-----------12-10--------------------|
|-10-10--10--------10-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|-------13B(15)-13--------13(15)-13-13/15-15-13--|
|-10-10-------------10-10------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

|-15B(17)-(17)-(17)R(15)-13-15-17B(18)-17-15-13-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

	Dm		       C
And you cry because things get so strange so fast[FILL 6]
	Dm			     Bb
And you cry because [FILL 7] nothing good ever lasts
		C
[FILL 8] Well I know babe, yes I know babe,

	FILL 6:
	|-13B(15)R(13)-12-----|
	|-----------------15--|
	|---------------------|
	|---------------------|
	|---------------------|
	|---------------------|

	FILL 7:
	|----------------------------------|
	|-----------------13---------------|
	|-------10-12B(14)--(14)R(12)-10---|
	|-10/12----------------------------|
	|----------------------------------|
	|----------------------------------|

	FILL 8:
	|-----------------------------|
	|-------10-12/13-13-15-10-----|
	|-10-12-------------------12--|
	|-----------------------------| ....
	|-----------------------------|
	|-----------------------------|

	    |----------------------13-----------13-15-15B(17)--|
	    |-------10-12/13-13-15----15-13--15----------------|
	    |-10-12--------------------------------------------|
	....|--------------------------------------------------|
	    |--------------------------------------------------|
	    |--------------------------------------------------|


CHORUS 3: (Chords as Chorus 1&2)

But I can't talk now I'm not alone
So put your ear close to the phone [FILL 9]
This the last dance, the last chance
For hearts of stone
	         Bb		 C
This is the last dance, the last chance
	      F		Bb-Am-C-F
For hearts of stone______________

	FILL 9:
	|-----------------------------------------|
	|-------13B(15)-13-11-10-11-13--11-10-----|
	|-10-10-------------------------------12--|
	|-----------------------------------------|
	|-----------------------------------------|
	|-----------------------------------------|


NOTATION LEGEND:

13B(15)		 : Play 13th fret, bend to 15th
13B(15)R(13)	 : Play 13th fret, bend to 15th, release 					to 13th
13B(15)-(15)-	 : Play 13th fret, bend to 15th, repick 					bent note
13/15		 : Play 13th fret, slide to 15th
13H15		 : Play 13th fret, hammer-on to 15th
15P13		 : Play 15th fret, pull-off to 13th
~~~~~		 : Finger vibrato

CHORDS:
F:  133211
Am: X02210
Bb: X13331
C:  X32010
Dm: XX0231
