Lyrics with chords

(~85 BPM)

INTRO
E ––––––––––0–––0–––0–––0–––0–––0–––2–––––––2–––0––––––––––––––––––|–––––
B ––––––––––3–––3–––3–––3–––3–––3–––3–––––––3–––0––––––––––––––––––|–––––
G ––––––––––0–––0–––0–––0–––0–––0–––2–––––––2–––0––––––––––––––––––|–––––
D ––––––––––2–––2–––2–––2–––2–––2–––0–––––––0–––2–––––––––––0–––2––|–––––
A ––––––––––2–––2–––2–––2–––2–––2–––––––––––––––2–––––––0h2––––––––|–––––
E ––0–––––––0–––0–––0–––0–––0–––0–––––––––––––––0––––––––––––––––––|––0––
Em7 D Em
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1

And then play: Em C D G x3 (with harmonica)

Followed by: Em7 / D Em x1 (with riff)

VERSE
Em C D G
...I want to live... I want to give
Em C D G
...I've been a miner for a heart of gold
Em C D G
...It's these expressions.... I never give

CHORUS
Em G
...That keep me searching for a heart of gold
C C G
...And I'm getting old
Em G
...Keep me searching for a heart of gold
C C G
...And I'm getting old

BREAK
Em C D G x3 (with harmonica)
Em7 / D Em x1

VERSE
Em C D G
...I've been to Hollywood... I've been to Redwood
Em C D G
...I crossed the ocean for a heart of gold
Em C D G
...I've been in my mind... it's such a fine line

CHORUS
Em G
...That keeps me searching for a heart of gold
C C G
...And I'm getting old
Em G
...Keeps me searching for a heart of gold
C C G
...And I'm getting old

BREAK
Em C D G x3 (with harmonica)
CHORUS
Em7 D Em
...Keep me searching for a heart of gold
Em7 D Em
...You keep me searching and I'm growing old
Em7 D Em
...Keep me searching for a heart of gold
Em G C C G (let ring)
...I've been a miner for a heart of gold... ahhh... mmm...

Main riff
Aside from your normal strumming, the only real “riff” in this song is this one. This is heard in the
intro, as well as the chorus sections. This is played with all downstrums!
E ––––––––––0–––0–––0–––0–––0–––0–––2–––––––2–––0––––––––––––––––––|–––––
B ––––––––––3–––3–––3–––3–––3–––3–––3–––––––3–––0––––––––––––––––––|–––––
G ––––––––––0–––0–––0–––0–––0–––0–––2–––––––2–––0––––––––––––––––––|–––––
D ––––––––––2–––2–––2–––2–––2–––2–––0–––––––0–––2–––––––––––0–––2––|–––––
A ––––––––––2–––2–––2–––2–––2–––2–––––––––––––––2–––––––0h2––––––––|–––––
E ––0–––––––0–––0–––0–––0–––0–––0–––––––––––––––0––––––––––––––––––|––0––
Em7 D Em
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1

“And I’m getting old…”

"And I'm getting old..."
C / / C / G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
v v v v v ^ v v v v v ^
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Chord progression cheat sheet

For a bird’s eye view of the the progressions needed, here’s a write up without any lyrics.
INTRO
Em7 . . . D . Em . x2, with riff
Em . C . D . G . x3, with harmonica
Em7 . . . D . Em . x1, with riff

VERSE
Em . C . D . G . x3

CHORUS
Em . . . G . . . C . . . C . G . x2