F#m E D C#7
He deals the cards as a meditation
F#m E D C#7
And those he plays never suspect
D A C#7
He doesnʼt play for the money he wins
D C#7 F#m
He doesnʼt play for respect
F#m E D C#7
He deals the cards to find the answer
F#m E D C#7
The sacred geometry of chance
D A C#7
The hidden law of a probable outcome
D C#7 F#m
The numbers lead a dance
Chorus:
F#m E D C#7
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
F#m E D C#7
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
D A C#7
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
D C#7 F#m
But thatʼs not the shape of my heart
F#m E D C#7
He may play the jack of diamonds
F#m E D C#7
He may lay the queen of spades
D A C#7
He may conceal a king in his hand
D C#7 F#m
While the memory of it fades
Chorus:
F#m E D C#7
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
F#m E D C#7
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
D A C#7
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
D C#7 F#m
Thatʼs not the shape of my heart
D C#7 F#m
Thatʼs not the shape, shape of my heart
Instrumental:
C#7 Bm A G#m
C#7 Bm A G#m
A E G#m
A G#m C#7
F#m E D C#7
And if I told you that I loved you
F#m E D C#7
Youʼd maybe think thereʼs something wrong
D A C#7
Iʼm not a man of too many faces
D C#7 F#m
The mask I wear is one.
F#m E D C#7
Those who speak know nothing
F#m E D C#7
And find out to their cost
D A C#7
Like those who curse their luck in too many places
D C#7 F#m
And those who fear are lost.
Chorus:
F#m E D C#7
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
F#m E D C#7
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
D A C#7
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
D C#7 F#m
But thatʼs not the shape of my heart
D C#7 F#m
Thatʼs not the shape of my heart
D C#7 F#m
Thatʼs not the shape, shape of my heart
