Oh rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum. B. F#M with the words "I love ... (
BRIDGE). (play E chord with bass on quarter note as follows☺). E E D# D# C#
C#.
ROD STEWART "Rhythm Of My Heart" (Marc Jordan, John Capek)
VIDEO VERSION Bass has a feel of straight eights with accent & 2 and & 4
(INTRO - where entire band starts-) (bass quarter notes shown only) B B B B
B B B B
B B B B
B B B B
(VERSE 1) B (eigth notes now)
G#m
Across the street the river runs B G#m Down in the gutter life is slipping away B G#m Love may still exist in another place E F#M Running under cover of a helicopter blade
(VERSE 2) B
G#m
The flames are getting higher, in effigy B
G#m
Burning down the bridges of my memory
B G# Love may still exist, in another place E F#M they're downing only deer a hundred steel towns away
(CHORUS) B
E
Oh rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum B
F#M
with the words "I love you" rolling off my tongue B
E
never will I roam, for I know my place is home B (F#M B) = 1 measure where the ocean meets the sky I'll be sailing B
B
B
B
B
B (add lead)
(BRIDGE) (play E chord with bass on quarter note as follows☺)
E E D# D#
C# C#
B
/ /
\ \
/ /
\\
Oh
I've got lightning in my veins
G#m (two measures) shifting like the handle of a slot machine E
E
D# D#
C#
C#
B
B
/ / \ \ / / \ Love may still exist in another place
\
C#
F#
F#
/ / \ \ / / \ \ / / \ \ I'm just yanking back the handle no expression on my face (CHORUS) D#
E
Oh rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum F#M
F#M
with the words "I love you" rolling off my tongue B
E D# C# / /
\ \
No never will I roam for I know my place is home B
F#M
B
/ / \ \ / / \ \ where the ocean meets the sky I'll be sailing
B
B
B
B
(Silent only keyboard and Rod singing but keyboard is playing subtle chords) The rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum with the words "I love you" rolling off my tongue (keyboard break, then start next line) Never will I roam for I know my place is home where the ocean meets the sky (drums comes in and then bass and all) I'll be sailing (backup singers on sailing) Oh yeah, Oh yeah (the end on B)
Bridge voice notes (rough to say the least) g# g# g# f# f# f# g# f# (Oh I've got lightning in my veins) use b and g# back and forth then …shifting like a handle on a slot machine (using b d# c#)
g# f# f# b g# (love my still exist)
g# g# b c# d#
d# c# c# b b b
(in another place)
g# b d# c# c# b F#m
(on yanking back the handle no expression on my face)
