David Bowie - Heat: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Heat" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

F#
When we saw Mishima's dog
Trapped between the rocks
Blocking the waterfall
     B
The songs of dust
The world would end
The night was always falling
The peacock in the snow

Chorus:
       D
And I tell myself, I don't know who I am
And I tell myself, I don't know who I am
    F#
My father ran the prison
My father ran the prison

I can only love you by hating him more
That's not the truth, it's too big a word
He believed that love is theft
Love and war, the theft of love

Chorus:
And I tell myself, I don't know who I am
And I tell myself, I don't know who I am
My father ran the prison
My father ran the prison

But I am a seer, I am a liar
I am a seer, but I am a liar

Chorus:
My father ran the prison
My father ran the prison


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

D

Guitar chord D

F#

Guitar chord F#

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Heat" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Heat" by David Bowie.

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